Entitlements swell as officials face pensions and bills
The piece argues that Congress and administrations raised incomes and pensions for presidents, staff, and judges amid rising national debt. It cites high official costs, including ex presidents’ pensions and party figures’ telephones and postage, and notes tax exemptions for Kansas retirees. It claims officials’ entitlements feed deficits and criticizes political talks to curb them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reagan
Bush
Congress
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Richard Nixon
Robert F. Collins
Louisiana
Florida
Collins
Clinton
Gore
Kansas
Readers urged to sign letters with address and phone
The notice invites letters to the editor and requires signatures and return addresses. Writers must include a telephone number to speed verification, with unsigned submissions not published.
End Welfare Reform Sketch Ties Health Care to Federalism
A political speech urges linking health care reform with welfare reform, proposing a swap of responsibilities: federalize health care for the poor while letting states run welfare and nutrition programs. It argues for reducing state Medicaid funding shifts and notes administrative costs grow faster than need. The speaker criticizes federal constraints and urges empowering states to reinvent aid to the needy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Clinton
Reagan
Connecticut
Lorena Bobbitt case sparks debate on gender roles
A critical essay reflects on Lorena and John Bobbitt, arguing the affair reveals social conflicts over male vulnerability and female resistance. It credits feminists for viewing Lorena as a symbol of gender oppression while noting the public’s crude humor and broader implications for male and female perceptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobbitts
Mr. Bobbitt
Robert Keith Smith
Coalition of
Free Men
Mr. Smith
Bobbitt
Lout
Coalition of Free Men
John Bobbitt
Lorena Bobbitt
Catherine MacKinnon
University of Michigan
Andrea Dworkin
Europe
Anita Hill
America
Lorena
Virginia
Letterman
Lena
John
Thing
Contact details for Kansas government representatives
A reader reference lists addresses and phone numbers for officials in Washington and Topeka. It includes President Bill Clinton, U.S. Senators Bob Dole and Nancy Kassebaum, U.S. Rep. Jim Slattery, Gov. Joan Finney, Attorney General Bob Stephan, Insurance Commissioner Ron Todd, and state legislators George Teagarden Walker Hendrix and Doug Walker with their offices and contact numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Clinton
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
U.S
Bob Dole
Han
Senate Office Building
Wash
Ington
D.C
Nancy Kassebaum
Russell Senate
Washington
Jim Slattery
Rayburn
Topeka
Jayhawk
Jackson
Joan Finney
State Capitol
Bob Stephan
Judicial Center
Ron Todd
Southwest 9Th
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National Taxpayers Union
United States Treasury
By Karl A. van Asselt
Steve McQueen
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Tab Hunter
Coast Guard
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar E
J.D. Salinger
Tom Mix
World Features Syndicate
A-Kan
By Nancy Landon Kassebaum
Loreng
Miké Royko
Tribune Media Service
George Teagarden
Statehouse
Walker Hendrix
Doug Walker
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