Endorsing Cundy and Wollard in 5th District primary
Editorial endorses candidates Stan Wollard and John Cundy in the Kansas House race from the 5th District GOP primary set for August 2. Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Absentee ballots due by 7 p.m. Aug. 2. Feuerborn unopposed in Democratic 5th District. no endorsements in 10th District.
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Stan Wollard
Parker
John Cundy
Garnett
Dan Fogle
Ottawa
GOP N
Doug Walker
Kansas Senate
Fogle
Wollard
Cundy
Jackie
Johnson County
Kansas State University
Ae Ee
Packiante
Bill Feuerborn
Kansas
Gene Ramsey
Ralph Tanner
Baldwin City
Jim Hitch
No Kidding Fifty Miles Pence Tale
A fragmented note references a 50 mile distance and a pence figure, plus a nod to Nero-away and the Birdman of Alcatraz, noting birds were never present there. The garbled text hints at a cipher-like or colloquial reference rather than a clear event or person.
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Nero
Alcatraz
Ottawa waitress pleads for tips amid hard hours
A local message from Ottawa describes waitstaff enduring low hourly wages and lack of tips as they feed families. The writer notes road improvements in Harrison Township and highlights concerns about service quality and child behavior at a cinema.
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Ottawa
Harrison Township
Housing vouchers for Russians sparks outrage in Albany speech
A fiery Albany address condemns U S housing vouchers for 2 500 Russian officers as duplicitous policy. The speaker decries federal aid priorities amid floods in Georgia and the Florida Panhandle and accuses Clinton era actions of waste and bribery.
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U.S
Georgia
Florida Panhandle
United States
Latvia
Estonia
Ivan
Albany Ga
Clinton
Boris Yeltsin
Italy
Washington
Letters endorse Jim Slattery over Joan Wagnon in Kansas race
A reader criticizes the Herald for endorsing Joan Wagnon and urges support for Jim Slattery. The letter highlights Slattery's congressional tenure, stance against the B-1 bomber and super collider, opposition to pork projects, and detailed attention to Kansas issues. It contrasts Slattery's health care moderation and local engagement with claims about Wagnon's school finance leadership.
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Joan Wagnon
Jim Slattery
Franklin County
Jim
Eine
Atchison County
Kansas House
Lawrence Welk
U.S
NAFTA
Kansas
Mexico
Washington
Thornburgh Urged To Lead Kansas Secretary Of State Office
A supporter argues for Ron Thornburgh in the Kansas secretary of state race. The letter touts his 11 years in the office, the office’s efficiency and awards, and urges voters to keep Thornburgh to maintain high quality service and ongoing technological improvements.
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Ron Thornburgh
Ron
Kansas
Secretary of State
Generosity Remembered in Franklin County Campaign
In thanking Franklin County and Ottawa residents, the letter notes warm hospitality during the bid for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. It credits county chairman Dan Fogle and volunteers for hard work, and urges support on Tuesday, August 2, in the primary.
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Franklin County
Ottawa
Nancy
Franklin Countians
Kangas
Dan Fogle
Dan
Deadline for letters to editor on Aug. 2 primary
The publication notes that letters to the editor must be received by July 30 to be considered for the Aug. 2 primary election cycle. Cynan
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