Posture of Kansas insurer Bell cited in workers' comp reform
Editorial argues Kansas insurance commissioner Fletcher Bell exploited workers compensation rules after a back injury. He resumed golf soon after and retired, drawing a $94,469 award now challenged under reforms effective July 1 that bar benefits if the worker returns to old job at the same wage. The piece condemns abuse while defending genuine cases.
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Ormer Kansas Insurance
Fletcher Bell
Bell
Lawrence
Kansas
Powerless at Home in a Tech Fueled World
Guest Opinion questions whether military actions abroad and domestic efforts can make the world safer while noting cities like Kansas struggle with gang violence. The piece argues technology accelerates life but not moral progress, suggesting individuals have not kept pace ethically with the computer age.
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Rye
Somalia
Middle East
Iraq
Panama
Kansas
NO KIDDING by Karl A van Asselt funny legal oddities
A World Features Syndicate collection lists seven legal quirks across states, including Hartford Connecticut prohibitions on carrying a corpse in a taxi and whistle blowing underwater in Vermont, with other unusual bans such as pocket ice cream, bike speed limits, and tying a giraffe to a pole.
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Hartford
Rain Crow Mystery Solved By Ornithology In Kansas
A jogger encounters a park rumor about a rain crow and learns from KSU ornithology that the bird is the yellow billed cuckoo Coccyzus americanus. The expert notes its song, size, and common eastern Kansas presence, while joking that any noise making bird can be credited with predicting rain.
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Zimmerman
Kansas
Environmental impact and NAFTA spar over new law
A federal district judge ruled that environmental impact statements must be filed for major federal actions including NAFTA. The decision, tied to a 1970 law, questions what counts as major and significant, and sparks debate over judicial activism versus policy. It highlights tension between Clinton's NAFTA stance and a liberal-leaning administration.
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Washington
Charles Richey
Clinton
Richey
Congress
Nafta
Teddy Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Mickey Kantor
Commerce
Ron Brown
Laura Tyson
Council of Economic Advisers
Treasury
Lloyd Bentsen
Bentsen
America
Mexico
Magine
U.S
United States
Father asks return of stolen twin boys' tricycles
A North Oak porch theft targets two brand new tricycles given to twin boys for their third birthday. The father pleads for the return, questions the thief's motives, and offers no questions if the items are left where found. He expresses heartbreak for his children and extends sympathy to the thief and their family.
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North Oak
Frustration Over Franklin County Road Situation Continues
Readers critique the ongoing Franklin County road issue and express views on welfare policy. The letter argues parents abuse welfare while praising child welfare as the program’s aim, noting irritation at absentee fathers.
Community dialogue prompts welfare and parenting concerns
A participant criticizes welfare reliance and absent fathers while praising a father's provisioning. The writer notes issues of child support, diapers, and formula, shares a Sunday at Forest Park, and commends Jaycees for a fireworks event. Call 242-4700 for the ongoing community discussion I s Your Quarter.
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Kanza Park
Kansas State University
John Zimmerman
Ornithology Department
KSU
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TVA
George F. Will
Washington Post Writers Group
Franklin County
Forest Park
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