Atchison gag order on gag order sparks contempt case
In Atchison Judge Maurice O Keefe bars publication of a defendant s criminal past and the trial date. He then orders The Atchison Globe not to publish the gag order itself prompting contempt charges against publisher Gary Dixon. The case advances July 21 with questions over media secrecy versus fair jury.
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Atchison
Maurice O’keefe
Atchison Media
O’keefe
Atchison Globe
Globe
Gary Dixon
Judge O'Keefe
Dixon
Youths' park deeds make a holiday fun
A family picnic at Forest Park near the square dance and fireworks recounts joyful scenes of children at play. A great grandmother praises teens who paused and helpers who guided Elizabeth Ann, an 18 month old, praising their kindness and safe conduct during the celebration.
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Forest Park
Elizabeth Ann
NO KIDDING by Karl A Van Asselt
An excerpt from Furtive Fauna summarizes small creatures in a blunt list style. It catalogs an insect inspector and notes tick behavior flea jumping and fly bacteria carriage. The piece presents quirky science facts attributed to Knutson.
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Karl A. van Asselt
Roger M. Knutson
Penguin Books
Heavenly Scents Grand Opening Date Correction
A columnist reveals a calendar mix up for Heavenly Scents opening. He admits replacing July 17 with Saturday in a Biz Beat item, notes editor and reporter corrections, and jokes about style rules and anomalies while planning to attend next Saturday’s event.
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S. Main
Heavenly Scents
Bath and Fragrance Shop
Bill Tellier
Tellier
Wayne
Garth
Bill
Courts Take Command as Kansas Politics Stumbles
In a reflection on Kansas governance, the author argues courts dominate major issues, shaping education, tax, and pension disputes while the Legislature lags. Citing federal rulings on school funding, Board of Agriculture elections, and pension tax treatment, the piece warns of costly court-imposed remedies and a growing public distrust. It also notes Nebraska’s withdrawal from a nuclear waste compact, predicting courts will resolve the waste disposal impasse.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate
House
Kansas City
Kansas Board of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Joan Finney
U.S. Supreme Court
Virginia
Nebraska
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Barnwell
S.C
Boyd County
Presidents dress for public image across eras
A conversation traces how leaders from Kennedy to Nixon used clothes to connect with voters. It notes moments like Nixon’s Bermuda shorts look and Churchill’s stiff style, weighing the balance between image and serious governance during crises and campaigns.
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United States
Japan
George Bush
Hussein
Hitler
London
Winston Churchill
Ronald Reagan
Camp David
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Lyndon Johnson
Jack Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Nixon
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Telliers
Jim Hitch
By Jay Bemis
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John Marshall
Harris News Service
Slats Grobnik
Clinton
Iowa
Oxford College
England
Oxford
By Mike Royko
Tribune Media Service
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