Glickman Shuns Races and Speaks Fees Policy
Dan Glickman, representative of the Fourth District, opts not to run for governor or U.S. Senate. He has held his House seat seven terms, with his toughest race earlier against Garner Shriver. He will no longer accept speaking fees, aligning with others like Kassebaum and Meyers, while Dole Roberts Slattery still collect fees.
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Dan Glickman
Wichita Hutchinson
U.S. Senate
Nancy Kassebaum
Glickman
Garner Shriver
Washington D.C
Kassebaum
Jan Meyers
Bob Whittaker
Fifth
Bob Dole
Pat Roberts
Jim Slattery
Slattery
Hayden
Duds of HUD Development Abuses Face Congressional Malice
Reports by HUD inspector general and the GAO warned of influence peddling and millions missing in HUD programs. Congress blamed for lack of staffing and timetables, while hearings promise publicity. The piece questions if Congress can curb a sprawling government.
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HUD
Inspector General
General Accounting Office
Congress
Letter writers call for more Jack Walker in government
Vern Chesbro urges readers to recognize Jack Walker by citing his career at Kansas University Medical Center and state service. Chesbro contrasts editorials, defends public involvement, and praises Walker’s credentials, urging more people like him in politics.
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Jack Walker
Kansas City Times
Guy
Whatchamacallit
Jack Walkers
Vern Chesbro
Rockwood Drive
Ottawa Herald subscription rates 1989 declared
Ottawa Herald lists delivery and mail rates effective July 1 1989 for Ottawa surrounding area Franklin County and adjacent counties. Carrier rates: one month 5.01 three months 14.03 six months 26.82 one year 51.37. Major route: 5.27 for one month 14.53 for three months 28.07 for six months 53.63 for one year. Mail rates vary by area up to 69.67 per year. Continuous publication details and staff listed.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Abortion debate lacks reason in Kansas politics
A Kansas columnist argues the abortion dispute has long stalled debates and character attacks. The Supreme Court Missouri ruling forces renewed state action, with pro and anti abortion factions urged to present reasoned, evidence based arguments on funding, rape and incest exceptions, and cost implications.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Missouri
Kansas
Supreme Court
National Organization For Women
Right To Life
Voyage with Santa Paula Leaves Lasting Ocean Love
A Burlington narrator recalls a 1957 New York to Caracas voyage aboard the British registered Santa Paula. He paints vivid scenes of family bonding, sea nights, and a boy’s daring spitting at the wind, while aging memories link to Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty, and a hoped return that may never come. The memoir tethers family history, wartime memory, and American vistas to a single sea voyage.
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Burlington
Iowa
New York
Buenos Aires
Caribbean
Caracas
Santa Paula
France’s 200th birthday bash and a tempered revolution
A reflective column contrasts French 1789 to the present, noting cafe culture and daily pleasures, while detailing revolutionary years from Bastille to the guillotine. It recalls Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, early revolutionary laws, church property sales, and the birth of a new calendar system.
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France
America
Paris
Hirhday
United States
Louis the XVI
Marie Antoinette
Louis
Community letters require signature and return address
Readers are urged to sign letters with a full return address and include a telephone number for verification, ensuring authenticity before publication. unsigned letters will not be published. replies facilitate prompt confirmation.
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Jim Hornbeck
Mike Geiss
Pay Armstrong Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman
Hays
Right
Planned Parenthood
Julie Doll
New York-to-Caracas
Dad
South Pacific
China
England
Norfolk
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Verranzo Narrows Bridge
Ellis Island
Hudson
Mike Sweet
Bastille
National Assembly
Council of Ancients
Andy Rooney
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