Kansas Governor Rules Out Gas Tax Moratorium
Gov. Bill Graves resists suspending sales taxes on gasoline as relief from high pump prices. He cites the need for longer term supply gains, possibly from OPEC production boosts, while federal probes into price spikes in the Midwest suggest manufacturer gouging in response to cleaner fuel mandates. Farmers blame ethanol costs, and refiners say ethanol adds under five cents per gallon.
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Bill Graves
OPEC
Graves
Midwest
Keep ID out of classroom
Kenneth R. Miller argues that the intelligent design movement lacks scientific validity and should be kept out of science curricula. He notes the genome project’s rise of genomics and warns that ID masquerades as science, failing to withstand peer review and scientific scrutiny. He urges educators and parents to demand rigorous science in schools.
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Ganoline
Concordia College
Wisconsin
Earth
Kenneth R. Miller
Biology
Brown University
Political Contacts Amid Washington Kansas State Lawmakers List
A dense OCR fragment lists political figures and office addresses in Washington D C and Topeka Kansas. It includes President Bill Clinton White House contact details, U S Senators Pat Roberts Sam Brownback, Rep Jim Ryan, Gov Bill Graves, and state legislators Ralph Tanner Robert Tyson Bill Feverbom with street addresses and phone numbers.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Washington
D.C
Whitehouse
U.S
Pat Roberts
Hart Senate
pat_roberts
Roberts Senate
Sam Broymback
Sam
Ralph Tanner
State Capitol
Topeka
Bill Feverbom
Evolution dominates Board of Education race in Kansas
In Kansas the State Board of Education race centers on evolution and student testing. Candidates cite testing changes from 1997, calls for teacher prep reform, and leadership needs to ease board rancor while urging flexible licensing to attract skilled teachers. Names include Mary Douglass Brown Sue Gamble Linda Holloway Carol Rupe Brad Angell Bruce Wyatt Roger Rankin Steve Abrams.
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Topeka
Evolution
State Board of Education
Mary Douglass Brown
Wichita
Brown
United States
Ceylon
South Africa
Sue Gamble
Linda Holloway
Shawnee
Gamble
Shawnee Mission School Board
Carol Rupe
Rupe
Brad Angell
Junction City
GOP
Scott Hill
Abilene
Angell
Salina
Bruce Wyatt
Wyatt
Roger Rankin
Kansas
State Board of Bagestion
Rankin
Elk Valley
Longton
Steve Abrams
Abrams
Arkansas City
Flawed missile system debate hints at wasteful spending
The essay argues the antimissile shield is technically flawed and unnecessary. It notes critics say tests were rigged and outlines a history of ambitious yet impractical schemes from Carter, Reagan, to current plans. It details Clinton's limited bid option tied to Shemya Island and treaty loopholes amid pork-barrel incentives.
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State Department
Charles Manson
Pentagon
Clinton
Jacques S. Gansler
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Congress
Isaac Walton League
Defense Department
Shemya Island
Aleutians
Soviet Union
Grand Forks
N.C
United States
North Korea
Joint Chiefs of Staffs
North Dakota
Hawaii
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Tubel
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Vemn
Kathy Milles
Krmiller
Otawaharald
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Stubbs
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