Judge hands tough sentence in Johnson County drunken driving crash
PCA CSS Attaboy, Tom arbi Marquis of Independence suffered permanent injuries and coma after a crash caused by Jerry Auck of Lenexa driving drunk with a .20 BAC. Auck, on parole for burglary and weapon charges, received six months in jail, $500 fine, and restitution totaling $340,946. Judge Thomas Bornholdt labeled him remorseful but affirmed the maximum consequences for the harm.
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Jerry Auck
Lenexa
Tick
Marquis
Auck
Johnson County
Thomas Bormholdt
Ottawa
Bornholdt
No kidding of pirates and cannibalism in history
A compact list traces sensational claims from Aztec daily human sacrifices to pirate ransomings and Jamestown cannibal rumors. It cites Guy Bodie California murders 1876 to 1880, Pawnee rites until 1817, and Julius Caesar’s capture by pirates, framing debated historic anecdotes.
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Cervantes
Jamestown
Julius Caesar
Bodie
Calif
Cooking program credits and thanks to local contributors
Front page feature and photo on Fit, Fast, Fun Foods for Family and Friends highlighted key helpers. Jane Rock, Renee Holton, Gretchen Gahagan, Midge Ransom, Richard Daugharthy, Roger Burcham, Diane Burnett, and Marcia Houck are publicly thanked for input. Series sponsored by Ransom Memorial Hospital and Franklin County Extension Service with support from Country Mart.
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Jane Rock
East Central Vocational Cooperative
Renee Holton
Franklin County Health Department
Gretchen Gahagan
Midge Ransom
East Central Regional Prevention Center
Richard Daugharthy
Country Mart
Roger Burcham
Diane Burnett
Linn County
Marcia Houck
Franklin County
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Franklin County Extension Service
City Profits from RTC Real Estate Sales Questioned
The AP report cites RTC real estate liquidations at under half market value, enabling resale profits. It notes bargains in Arizona and asks if Ottawa Kansas is allowing First National Bank of Kansas to profit from Franklin Plaza building, quoting Marvin D Durbin.
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Associated Press
Richard Keil
Topeka Capital
Savings and Loan Cleanup Agency
The
RTC
Fair Market Vale
Ottawa
First National Bank of Kansas
Franklin Plaza
Marvin D. Durbin
Letters to the Editor Guidelines for Publication
Readers are invited to send signed letters with the writer’s address and a telephone number for verification. unsigned letters will not be published and all submissions should be signed and verifiable through contact details.
Dole attack on Clinton over Kim Il Sung condolences
A Washington punditry row questions President Clinton expressing condolences to North Korea after Kim Il Sung's death. The piece argues Clinton's gesture was diplomacy but warns it should not blanket the American public. It recalls Kim's regime crimes and cites Dole's critique amid broader political reaction.
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Washington
Robert Dole
Clinton
Dole
North Korea
Kim II Sung
Robert Novak
Novak
Kim Il Sung
Stalin
Hitler
Buzzard
Hillary
White House
Arkansas
John Gacy
United States
Sung
Kim Jong.Il
Crime bill sparks critique of federal overreach and waste
Washington analysis argues the crime bill expands federal powers and funding with urban and rural pork, creating new death penalty crimes while risking federal overreach, undermining local self-government, and fueling contempt for law. It cites the Ounce of Prevention Council, grants to youth programs, and controversial racial justice provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Stephen Moore
Cato Institute
Richard Nixon
Government representatives contact list for Kansas officials
A compiled directory of Kansas lawmakers and officials with addresses in Topeka and Washington. It includes U S senators Nancy Kassebaum and Bob Dole? and representatives, plus governor Joan Finney and attorney general Bob Stephan, with office locations and telephone numbers.
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Bob Doss
Hart
Senate
Wash
D.C
Fox
U.S
Nancy Kassebaum
Russell Senate
Bob Stephan
Judicial Center
Topeka
Ron Todd
Southwest 9Th
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World Features Syndicate
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Phoenix
By Mike Royko
Tribune Media Service
Justice Act
George F. Will
Jim Slattery
Rayburn
Obiakt I
Jayhawk Tower
Southwest
Jackson
Joan Finney
State Capitol
Bill Feuerborn
Garnett
Walker Hendrix
Statehouse
Doug Walker
Tacoma
Brody
Poland
Pont-Hebert
Normandy
Italy
Chianni
Verricciola
Ukhrul- Imphal
India
Mallard
Bruce Aera
Stipe
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