Augusta under pressure over women members at Masters era
The Augusta National Golf Club faces backlash as the National Council of Women's Organizations urges opening membership to women before 2003, while chairman Hootie Johnson defends the club's timetable. The piece notes past discrimination against black members and caddies, and discusses broader issues of private club exclusivity and potential venue alternatives.
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Augusta National Golf Club
Tiger Woods
Augusta National
Golf Club
Augusta
New Augusta
National Council of Women's Organizations
Hootie Johnson
NCWO
Johnson
Bill Gates
Arivate
Ottawa Country Club
Woods
NCWC
Professional Golfers’ Association
Pebble Beach
Georgia Golf Club
Reader Forum seeks safer curb at busy city corner
A reader describes repeated tire blowouts after hitting a corner near the Herald office at First Street and Cedar. They claim a steel plate protects the curb but exposes razor sharp edges, causing costly tire damage and urging city officials to find a safer repair.
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First Street
Cedar
Herald
Political contact list for national and Kansas officials
Addresses and phone numbers for President Bush officials, U S senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback, Representative Jim Ryun, Governor Bill Graves, and Kansas state legislators Robert Tyson Ralph Tanner Bill Feverborn with office locations in Washington D C and Topeka Kansas including district offices and websites.
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George Bush
White House
Washington
D.C
Pat Roberts
Hart Senate
Washington, D.C
Pat
Roberts
Senate
U.S
Sam Brownback
AIDA sues Sopranos over Italian American dignity
Sean Carter comments on the American Italian Defense Association’s bid to sue HBO’s The Sopranos for alleged insults to Italian Americans. He notes prior dismissal, questions the case’s basis, and argues the suit wastes scarce court resources while acknowledging the show’s fictional portrayal.
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Mr. Roth
American Italian Defense Association
AIDA
HBO
Illinois
Cook County
Ilinois
Sopranos
Ted
Godfather” Grippo
Illinois Supreme Court
Dan Quayle
Michael Jackson
Jimmy “J.J.” Walker
Fred Sanford
Big Dummy
Tony Soprano
Willis
Sean Carter
Lawpsided.com
Greenland Ice Melt Threaten Sea Levels Globally
Roger Martin reports from the University of Kansas on Prasad Gogineni and Dave Braaten’s radar study of water under Greenland’s ice. If ice lifts off the bedrock, rapid glacial flow could raise sea levels, with 20 feet potential rise affecting nations like India and Bangladesh and prompting island evacuations such as Tuvalu.
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Greenland
France
Antarctica
Earth
United States
India
Bangladesh
Prasad Gogineni
University of Kansas
Gogineni
Dave Braaten
National Science Foundation
NASA
Braaten
Pacific
Tuvalu
Roger Martin
Kansas Public 16
Ottawa Herald Readers Share Views on Local Matters
Readers in Ottawa Kan share views on city governance and community priorities. Contributions note concerns about services, growth, taxes, and public safety, urging constructive dialogue and civic engagement from residents and officials alike.
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Bil Groves
State
Topeka
Robert Tyson
State Capitol
Tyson
Ralph Tanner
State-Ks
Bill Feverborn
Feverborn
House
The
Ottawa Herald
Jeanny Sharp
Ottawaherald
S. Cedar
Ottawa
Stacy Cohen
Ehen
Ottawaherald.com
Bill Gray
B Gray
Kathy Miller
Otawaherald
Ken Kistner
Kismner
Tim Millicam
104 & Cedar
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