Editorial urges easier voter registration and mail ballots
The Franklin County editorial urges citizens to register by July 22 for the August 6 primary and notes multiple registration sites plus a mail-in option starting July 17. It cites the national Voter Registration Act and praises county clerk Donna Mietchen’s outreach, urging active participation amid national voter apathy.
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Kansas
Franklin County
Ottawa
Fifth
Main
Ottawa City Hall
Fourth
Walnut
Department of Motor Vehicles
SRS
Donna Mietchen
United States
Reunion of Antiabortion Protest Groups Prompts Caution
Guest editorials describe The Summer of 91 Remembrance event July 19 to 20 in Wichita hosted by Spiritual Resistance with Operation Rescue plans. The piece recalls 1991 protests that drew 2700 arrests, prior injunctions, and a 46 day demonstration, underscoring ongoing vigils and the role of U.S. marshals in maintaining peace.
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Herald
Wichita
Operation Rescue
Kansas
Spiritual Resistance
U.S
Oregon
Garden City
Take Time to Work Dream Ponder Love and Laugh
This column reflects on turning fifty and aging with perspective. Don Taylor urges readers to invest time in work, thinking, dreaming big, loving others, playing, and laughing, arguing that steady effort yields success and joy. He shares personal regrets and quotes James Barrie while inviting readers to live fully.
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Christi
Association
James Barrie
Don Taylor
Wal-Marts
Amarillo
Government contact list for Kansas political offices and officials
A compiled contact guide for major state and federal officials including President Bill Clinton, Senators Sheila Frahm and Nancy Kassebaum, Representative Sam Brownback, Governor Bill Graves, Attorney General Carla Stovall, Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius, and state lawmakers. Includes addresses, phone numbers, and emails or websites where available.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington
D.C
U.S
Sheila Frahm
Hart
Senate
Topeka
Nancy Kassebaum
Russell Senate
Washington, D.C
Sam Brownback
Longworth House
Kansas Ave
Brownbak
Bill Feuerborn
Statehouse
Ralph Tanner
Doug Walker
State Capitol
Military education in the Supreme Court era a push for VMI reform
The Herald notes court decisions spur calls to modernize military schools including VMI and The Citadel. VMI contemplates a $100 million private transition while Maj. Gen. Josiah Bunting III weighs public opinion and possible lawsuits. The piece urges sharing the program nationally if it proves superior.
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The
Herald
Everett
Wash
Supreme Court
Times
Virginia Military Institute
Citadel
Shannon Faulkner
Faulkner
VMT
VMI
Josiah Bunting III
Justice Department
Herald-Dispatch
Huntington
W.va
Clinton
Bob Dole
Bill Clinton
Dole
Christina Martin
Southerners and Their Incorrigible Individualism
A columnist recalls colorful Southern characters from burglar interrogations to a stubborn felon who dies in a dog feud. Anecdotes highlight persistence, wit, and regional politicking, including Marvin Griffin’s rule of politics to reward friends and punish enemies.
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West
Florida
Georgia
Marvin Griffin
John
State of
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