Editorial clash over Dole Kassebaum backing Helms
A Kansas dispute erupts over Sen. Nancy Kassebaum and Sen. Bob Dole appearing in ads supporting Sen. Jesse Helms. Kassebaum aides insist it was senator courtesy, not agreement, with Helms on policy. The piece argues politics drives party and personal calculations, with seniority and favors shaping governance and elections.
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Kansas
Bob Dole
Nancy Kassebaum
Jesse Helms
North Carolina
Dole
Kassebaum
Helms
Congress
Otry
To Presen
Burns bill threatens fair telecom competition
Guest opinion argues that Senator Burns and Senator Dole propose letting phone companies enter the cable business, risking biased pricing and reduced options. It urges keeping phone firms as common carriers and cautions against converting monopolies into new competitors.
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the Herald
Conrad
Burns, R-Mont
Ser
Bob
Dole
R-Kan
Telehone
At&t
Letters to the Editor Policy Encourages Signed Submissions
The paper invites readers to send letters signed with a full return address and a telephone number for verification. Unsigned communications will not be published, ensuring accountability and verifiability for the editorial page.
Appomattox Courthouse trip recalls Civil War surrender scene
The narrator visits Appomattox Courthouse Virginia after traveling Highway 24. They recount the surrender of Robert E. Lee to Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, note the Wilmer McLean house parlor, and describe restored buildings, stage road routes, and local memories including Hannah the slave who died during the bombardment. The piece reflects on the war’s end and personal homesickness.
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Appomattox Courthouse
Richmond
Appomattox
Washington, D.C
Robert E. Lee
Northern Virginia
Ulysses S. Grant
Clover Hill
Prince Edward Courthouse
Nottoway Court House
Cumberland Courthouse
Wilmer McLean
National Park Service
McLean
George T. Peers
Mr. Peers
McDonald's
McDonalds
Howard Johnson
Lynchburg
Courthouse
McLean House
Petersburg
Lee
George Armstrong Custer
Hannah
Sam Coleman
Grant
Joseph Johnston
William T. Sherman
North Carolina
Edmund Kirby Smith
Galveston
Texas
Old Stage Road
School choice debate grows across the nation
A Brookings Institution study endorses free school choice with publicly funded vouchers to use at public or private schools. The plan aims to cut bureaucracy and boost school accountability, while critics warn of harming poor and minority students and raising church state concerns. Polly Williams in Wisconsin pushes a local voucher program, though unions and NAACP challenge its constitutionality.
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Brookings Institution
America
Massachusetts Avenue
N.W
Washington D.C
John Chubb
Brookings
Terry Moe
Stanford University
Brookings Report
Chubb
Wisconsin
Polly Williams
Innercity
Milwaukee
Tommy Thompson
Keith Butler
Ohio
Kentucky
Ken Blackwell
al Brown
Teachers’ Union
NAACP
Historic Names in Alphabetical Order for Ottawa Road Signs
Franklin County residents favor road names with historic significance. A letter writer urges use of historic names, retention of existing ones like Sand Creek Road, John Brown Highway, and Centropolis Road, and invites public input before the July 23 hearing with commissioners Charles Mavity Hayden and Leroy Wasmund.
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Franklin County
The
Ottawa Herald
S. Main
Ottawa
Mabel
Gilliland
911 Committee
Sand Creek
John Brown
Centropolis
Charles Mavity
S. Cedar
Gardner Hayden
Leroy Wasmund
Princeton
Franklin County Pride Shines In Topeka Skunk Run Day
Dorothy Beesley of Pomona expresses pride in Franklin County during a Topeka visit for Skunk Run Day. She notes the journalist’s negative remarks about the courthouse, but believes locals remain proud and should respond.
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Topeka
Franklin Countians
Dorothy Beesley Pomona
Contact details for government representatives listed
Names and addresses for several government figures are provided including George Bush at The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave Washington DC 20500 Senator Bob Dole 141 Hast Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 and others with street addresses and telephone numbers for outreach in Topeka and Washington.
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George Bush
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D
Bob Dole
Hast
Senate
Washington, D.C
Sen
Kaseebbaum
Russell
Washingon
Telepone
Whittaker
Rayburn
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Philip Clarke
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Lloyd Olivia Davis
Ms. Davis
Margi Harris
N. Mulberry
Charles Gillette
Egypt
Turkey
Bettie Sue Shumway
Statehouse
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