Editorials From Other Editors on Kansas College Funding
Editorials discuss funding community colleges like the state universities, noting long-standing calls for change and potential tax relief. The piece touches on casino plans by Wyandotte and tribal groups in Kansas, plus Russian political upheaval and the need for a smooth election process. It cites Kansas tribal compacts, and mentions Gov Graves and tensions with Wyandotte County.
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Community Colleges’ Council of Trustees
Colleges’ Council of Presidents
Washburn
Bob Burch
Theodore Wischropp
Kansas
Fort Scott Tribune
Oklahoma
Kickapoo
Horton
Wyandotte County
Kansas City
Kan
Bill Graves
When to flip the air conditioner this summer
A columnist recalls growing up without A C and the modern family struggle to decide when to turn it on. The piece contrasts old farmhouse summers with current heat norms and ends with a light verdict: only after the kids demand relief. Vickie Hull of Lawrence offers a humorous nostalgia driven rule of thumb.
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Florida
Vickie Hull
Lawrence
Carriers urge strong mail service against management plans
Ottawa letter carriers of Branch 582 AFL CIO deliver a door to door message to citizens. They urge protecting the future quality mail delivery and the U S Postal Service as a great American institution. They warn management in Washington seeks to remove service from the name and threaten deteriorating service in the name of financial viability. The demonstration, led by President Richard Brown, asks customers to support preserving service over profit.
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Ottawa
U.S. Postal Service
Washington
National Association of Letter Carriers
Afl-Cio
U.S
Richard Brown
Vassar
Letters to the editor guidelines published for readers
Readers are invited to submit signed letters with a writer’s address and a telephone number for verification. Unsigned letters will not be published, and the policy emphasizes prompt verification through provided contact details.
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Tor
Contact details for Kansas government representatives
A list of federal and state officials with addresses phone numbers and emails for public comments and inquiries including President Bill Clinton U S Senators Sheila Frahm Nancy Kassebaum and Rep Sam Brownback plus Governor Bill Graves Attorney General Carla Stovall Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius and state legislators in Topeka and Washington D C.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington
D.C
U.S
Sheila Frahm
Hart
Senate
Topeka
Nancy Kassebaum
Russel
Fox
Sam Brownback
Longworth House
Washington, D.C
S. Kansas Ave
Brownbak
House
World Wide
House.gov
Brownback
Bill Graves
State Capitol
Carla Stovall
Judicial Center
Kathleen Sebelius
Southwest 9Th
Bill Feuerborn
Statehouse
Ralph Tanner
Doug Walker
Parents should draw lines against state indoctrination in schools
The author advocates the Family Privacy Act requiring written parental consent before federally funded studies on children. They argue a cabal of organizations oppose it to protect state education and warn of secular humanism as a state religion. The piece warns against school based psychology, urges homeschooling or private schooling, and claims the state does not recognize parental rights to educate.
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House
Senate
National
Parent-Teacher Asso
Ciation
American Sociological Association
The
American Academy of Pediatrics
Child Welfare League
American Public Health Association
National Association of School Psychologists
Leviathan
America
Texas
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