Aug 2 Primary Votes and Kansas Secretary of State Race
Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on August 2 for the primary. Absentee ballots must be at the county clerk by 7 p.m. the same day. Republicans debate candidates Thornburgh Oleen and Houston for secretary, with Thornburgh favored by some observers for experience and records. Democrats nominate Fran Lee, Paula Jasso-Wedel, and Kathleen Sebelius for various offices, while Kathleen Sebelius is highlighted as a strong contender for insurance commissioner. The piece notes internal party dynamics and candidate contrasts, including endorsements and campaign focuses.
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Secretary OF State
Bill Graves
Ron Thornburgh
GOP
Thornburgh
Lana Oleen
Manhattan
Macle Houston
Topeka
Oleen
Fran Lee
Paula Jasso-Wedel
Phyllis Lopez
Kathleen Sebelius
Patrick Herron
Junction City
Lopez
Paul Feleciano
Wichita
Feleciano
Lmnear
Ron Todd
Todd
Sebelius
Fletcher Bell
Walker
Hendrix
Ottawa
Doug Norman
Dan Martinez
Kansas Corporation Commission
Letters to the Editor Policy Note
The newspaper publishes signed letters with writers full address and a telephone number for verification. Unsigned submissions are not published and readers are instructed to include contact details to ensure authenticity.
Moon Vision Versus Shuttle Era In Space After Apollo
A reflective piece contrasts the 1969 moon landing with 25 years of shuttle era. It notes Armstrong and colleagues achieving the giant leap for mankind, while critiquing America’s ongoing space goals and the shift from lunar aims to reusable orbiters.
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Neil Armstrong
America
John Kennedy
Kennedy
Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
Orbiter
Michael Collins
Associated Press
Space Center
Houston
Columbia
Space Center, Houston
Hubbell
Travel Route 169 safety plea prompts funding question
A reader urges Kansas legislators to spend federal funds to fix a dangerous stretch of Route 169 from Linn through Miami to Johnson County near Spring Hill. The letter notes frequent accidents and cites proposed transfers of about 1.9 million dollars from FHWA to highway safety, due to partial helmet laws, as a potential safety boost.
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Linn County
Miami
Johnson County
Spring Hill
Kansas
FHWA
Exchange program brings foreign culture home in Ottawa
Kansas families open their homes to Academic Year in America exchange students for 5 to 10 months, hosting teens aged 15 to 18 who bring health insurance and English background. Local coordinator Jane Bigler praises the program as a chance to share Kansas traditions and gain a lifelong friend, with contact numbers provided for interested families.
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Kansas
Ottawa
America
United States
Jane Bigler
Ottawa Area
Bigler
Sign rules on public property prompt forum note
Ottawa officials reiterate city ordinance forbidding yard sale and political signs on public property and in the sidewalk street right of way. City staff will prepare a summary of the rules. enforcement currently limited to removal of illegal signs. Community forum invites public input by phone.
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S. Main
Ottawa
Scott Lambers
Lambers
Fifty Years Ago Tod July 20 1994 Battles and Bomb Attempt
Fifty years ago today German officers detonated a bomb at Hitler's East Prussia headquarters but failed to kill him, suffering minor injuries. Conspirators were swiftly rounded up as Allied forces pressed in Normandy with Canadian troops taking St Andre en Ome near Caen while German resistance slowed the eastern flank and intelligence pointed to an invasion of Guam.
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Hitler
East Prussia
St. Andre-eur-Ome
Caen
Normandy
Guam
NO KIDDING Sy Karl A Van Asselt round by round inflation
ROUND BY ROUND WITH INFLATION The Rocky movies show escalating per round costs from 66 667 for Rocky 1 to 2 million for Rocky 4. Separate item lists famous men who fathered children late in life with ages.
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Sy Karl A. van Asselt
Paul Revere
Renoir
Bach
John Tyler
Brigham Young
Charlie Chaplin
R.J. Reynolds
World Features Syndicate
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TOD
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