Editorial Fruits of Labor Pressing Self-Reliance
AARP Bulletin notes Secretary of Labor Lynn Martin promotes self reliance while leading a 18,000 employee agency with a 32 million budget. Critics say her views shifted under President Bush, with past support for ERA abortion funding and paid leave, now tempered by veto threats and a focus on pensions, retraining, and retirement security.
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Richards declares war for new Southeast Kansas industry
Mid-America Inc president Richards frames economic development as a war for growth. He spoke in Kansas City launching a $20,000 ad campaign to recruit industries to the 12-county Southeast Kansas region, citing personal relocation and family needs as motives.
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The Coroner's Office: From Gangster Deaths to Medical Examiners
A lively tour of Chicago's coroner era notes how deputies hustled to scenes to seize jewelry and ship effects, while politics fueled sensational poses. It profiles the shift to a professional medical examiner, contrasting past flamboyance with new science.
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State-wide reform call from Walt Chappell in Kansas
Walt Chappell of Chanute argues for major overhauls in health care, education funding, and state budgeting. He urges nursing and PA led clinics, tighter university and medical school budgets, welfare work requirements, and shifting the fiscal year to curb tax increases and waste.
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