Penny Politics and the Balancing Budget
Opinion piece argues federal spending on travel by Congress members is minimal relative to other costs yet highlights the reluctance to cut government waste. It cites Jan Meyers Bob Dole Nancy Kassebaum Dan Glickman Jim Slattery and travel to nine countries as examples. The author urges honest budget balancing.
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Bush
Congress
Kansas
Missouri
U.S. Senate
Jan Meyers
Bob Dole
Nancy Kassebaum
Dan Glickman
Jim Slattery
Kansas Farmers Win Salt Company Suit After 12 Years
A central Kansas farmers group celebrated victory after a long suit against American Salt Company over groundwater contamination by salt brine. The case, filed years ago, reached the Supreme Court, which refused to review the federal ruling ordering damages. The farmers finally secured justice after 12 years.
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Kansas
American Salt Ca
U.S. Supreme Court
Salt Company
Government contact list for federal and state officials
A compiled list gives contact details for George Bush at the White House, Bob Dole and Nancy Kassebaum in Washington offices with street addresses and phone numbers, plus state figures Jon Allen and Bettie Shumway in Topeka with their addresses and lines.
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George Bush
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, DC
Bob Dole
Hart
Senate
Washington, D.C
Nancy Kassebaum
Russell
Senafi
Wash
Jom Allen
Statehouse
Topeka
Bettie Sue Shumway
Ottawa Herald JSPS pricing and staff listing
Ottawa Kansas daily newspaper publication details with staff roles and subscription rates effective July 1, 1989. Rates cover Ottawa area by carrier, motor route and mail options for Franklin County and surrounding counties, plus all other areas.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Ma Bell TeleKansas plan would freeze rates for three years
Southwestern Bell’s TeleKansas proposal before the Kansas Corporation Commission promises a three year rate freeze for residential and business customers in Ottawa and area, with rural savings, upgraded party lines, reduced mileage charges and a $4 million three year cut in long distance rates. If approved, SW Bell would invest $160 million to modernize 131 central offices.
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Southwestern Bell
Kansas Corporation Commission
Dave Nichols
Ottawa Rotary
Kiwanis Clubs
Ottawa
Nichols
Southwestern Beil
TeleKansas
Ma Bell
KCC
SW Bell
Williamsburg
Abortion viewed as a public moral issue in letters
A reader argues abortion is not a private matter, calling it murder and urging responsibility before pregnancy. They contrast personal choice with protecting life, warn against catering to convenience, and reference Social Security and Nazi-era fears while invoking sacredness of all human life.
City Park thief spared valuables and memories by stealth
Mildred Watts recalls the Wednesday band concert when a purse was taken then recovered. A nine or ten year old boy and a man fled with the wallet contents. the community helped recover stolen items and witnesses noted small losses. Watts thanks the thief for not taking irreplaceable personal items like licenses, cards, and keepsakes.
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Skunk Run
County ambulance worker thanks co workers for compassion
A Franklin County ambulance service employee, with over three years of service, cites a severe back injury and five colleagues from the Franklin County Sheriff's Office and the Department of Public Safety for superb professionalism and caring support during recovery, noting how their compassion eased his pain.
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County Ambulance Service
Compassion
Franklin County
Branklin County
Cancer scare overshadows surgeon’s cold remark
A patient recalls a Saturday spot on the shoulder that turned cancerian and the surgeon’s harsh dismissal of journalists and lawyers. After a tense procedure and days awaiting a biopsy, the result was benign, prompting reflection on care and accountability.
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Dim A. Hiteh
Terry Ostmeyer
Dim Harmback
Mike Geiss
Peg Armstrong
Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman An
Jim Hitch
City Park
Paul
Garnett
Hickory
New York
North Carolina
Mildred Watts
John Marshall
Marrs News Service
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