Tough Kansas stance on domestic violence laws rising arrests
Editorial notes Kansas increases in domestic violence enforcement. A new law makes third offense a felony with at least 90 days in prison, aligning domestic violence penalties with other felonies. Offenders can be arrested on probable cause, reducing reliance on victims to file charges, and aiming to curb wife beating in Kansas.
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Ansas
Kansas
Bill Graves
Southwest Daily Times
Presidents become chief mourners in national tragedy
The president projects both grief and resolve, becoming mourner and commander in chief. Clinton’s Oklahoma City response is cited as a turning point, with Reagan praised for balancing emotion and strength. Historians discuss television’s role, the ceremonial burden, and mixed views on the president as pastor while noting Bush’s limited success.
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Ashington
Sam Kernell
University of California, San Diego
Clinton
Kernell
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Oklahoma City
Saudi Arabia
White House
France
Air Force
Florida
America
Richard Kirkendall
The
University of Washington
Truman
Bush
Columbia
Graff
Stark
Farrakhan challenged on Sudan slave trade exposed by Sun
The Augusta Chronicle notes Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan faced critique after The Baltimore Sun tracked Arab slave trade in Sudan. Sun reporters paid $500 to obtain two African child slaves from a trader during a March visit, showing the ongoing slave issue amid Farrakhan’s denunciations of U.S. slavery.
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Augusta
Farrakhan
Sudan
Nation of Islam
Louis Farrakhan
Baltimore Sun
Gary Hart
The
Sun
U.S
Gilbert Lewthwaite
Gregory Kane
Al-Akhbar
Israel
Benjamin
Netanyahu
Middle East
Virgo Horoscope Gripes Turn Lunch Into Satire
Mike Royko riffs on sun signs and a humming restaurant scene. He probes horoscopes for Virgo while mocks a faulty lunch service from busboy to cook, critiquing inefficiency and emotional management, then exits after declaring a 10 percent tip.
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Mike Royko
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Carolyn Curiel
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Melinda Bates
Commerce
Ron Brown
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Aries
By Mike Royko
Tribune Media Services
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