Ad wars reshape abortion debate as ads intensify
The national fight over abortion intensifies as pro-life and pro-choice groups launch Madison Avenue style campaigns. The Caring Foundation emphasizes crisis women and alternatives like adoption, while pro-choice groups push ads focused on the right to choose and access concerns, amid legal reversals of partial-birth abortion laws.
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The
Caring Foundation
Missouri
Michigan
Wisconsin
Roe v. Wade
Inter-Mountain
Elkins
W.va
Guest editorials present diverse opinions from readers
The Herald notes that guest editorials offer a range of viewpoints and that the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the editor’s stance. Readers are invited to consider different angles while recognizing the publication’s own editorial position.
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Herald
Government contact list for U S federal and Kansas officials
A compiled directory of government figures including Prescient Bill Clinton at the White House in Washington and offices for U S Senators Pat Roberts Sam Brownback and Jim Ryun plus Governor Bill Graves and Attorney General Carla Stovall in Topeka. Contact details include addresses phone numbers and fax lines for each office.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Washington
D.C
U.S
Pat Roberts
Dirksen
Topeka
Frank Carlson
Federal
E. Quincy
Sam Brownback
Hart
Senate
Washington, D.C
Kansas Ave
Overland Park
Jim Ryun
Cannon, Hob
Talaphone
Fox
Ryun
Quincy
House.gov
Bill Graves
State Capitol
Carla Stovall
Judicial Center
Kathleen Sabelius
Southwest 9Th
Whit Austin and the hard-edged craft of Salina journalism
David S. Awbrey reflects on Whit Austin, longtime Salina Journal editor and Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame member. The column contrasts Austin’s public, rigorous editing style with modern editors tied to markets and corporate goals, arguing readers still crave credible, hard news and community connection.
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Austin
Kansas
Salina Journal
Whit Austin
Salina
Kansas Board of Regents
William Allen White Foundation
Kansas State Historical Society
American Society of Newspaper Editors
ASNE
David S.awbrey
Kansas Press Association
Reader Forum clashes over school meal responsibility in Ottawa
A readers letter to the editor prompts a counter argument from a food service director. The critic blames a parent for a student missing breakfast and questions school duty for meals. The reply defends parental responsibility and calls for better readiness from families and schools.
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Nikki Lehman
Ottawa Herald
Europe’s euro a suave debut with unsure fate
The Times notes the euro’s debut in Europe’s financial centers is stylish but uncertain. Consumers will still use national currencies until 2002, while elites feel more European and publics may grow nationalist as currencies change. The piece warns the single currency faces a long, risky test with possible public backlash.
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the Times
London
Europe
Supreme Court suit tests schools authority over harassment
Kathleen Parker argues that LaShonda Davis's $1 million Title IX case against Monroe County Board of Education risks expanding harassment law beyond its scope. The column contends peer on peer misconduct in schools is a discipline issue, risk to taxpayer funds, and could erode school board authority if allowed to proceed to the Supreme Court.
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LaShonda Davis
U.S. Supreme Court
Davis
Supreme Court
Oyez
Cou
Enyone
Monroe County
Mt. Everest
Taxpayer
Louisiana
Kathleen Parker
Orlando Sentinel
Kparker1
Mindspring
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Manhattan Mercury
David S. Awbrey
Visions OF Kansas
Schools’ Authority
Tribune Media Services
Doonesbury
Mallak
Jae
MR Starr
Mre
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