Hutchinson ordinance targets loud vehicle sound systems
Editorial notes Ottawa readers face loud car radios and reports a Hutchinson Kansas city commission ordinance that bans sound amplification from within vehicles so sound is audible at 50 feet or more. First offense up to 500 dollars, second offense up to 750 dollars and three days in jail.
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Ottawa
Main
Kansas City
Hutchinson
Parsons City Commission to impound junk vehicles site
The Parsons City Commission voted to use a vacant industrial building as the impound lot for nuisance vehicles. Vehicles without registration or with missing parts kept on blocks for over 30 days will be held at least 30 days before auction, with exceptions for inaccessible ones. controversy and neighbor concerns noted.
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Parsons City Commission
Parsons Sun
Feedback on the Change Free Scheme and School Experiments
Commentary covers Michael Rossides proposal to round prices to the nearest dollar using a random generator, critiques a Mark Twain quote incident at Beaver Falls High School, Wichita's potential teacher led elementary schools experiment, Enviromint in Mt. Prospect reclaiming film silver for medallions, and playful note on Batman themed silver medallions selling for 34.95.
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Michael Rossides
Chicago
Rossides
Northwestern University
Kansas Lottery
Mark Who
Mark Twain
Ottawa
Beaver Falls
Enviromint
Mt. Prospect
Batman
Catwoman
Penguin
Head Start's mixed legacy and the cost of care
A reader reflects on a Head Start graduation with 14 youngsters, praising the devoted teachers and volunteers while lamenting limited funding and slow adoption by schools. He links the program’s struggles to broader cuts in poverty programs and to national priorities, noting the era's social and infrastructural decline.
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National Guard
U. S
Vietnam
Office of Economic Opportunity
Class of 1992 letters urge end to graduation critiques
A CHS senior letter defends the Class of 1992 at OHS graduation, arguing beach balls, silly string, and cheering were harmless while lamenting ongoing editorials. The writer appeals for focus on school issues and apologizes for the disruptive display.
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OHS
Detwiler
Schuster
CHHS
CHS
Contact details for U S government representatives
A list of officials including President George Bush at The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave Washington DC 20500 Gov Joan Finney at Topeka KS 66612 Sen Bob Dole Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 Sen Nancy Kassebaum Russell Building Washington DC 20510 Rep Dick Nichols Longworth Building Washington DC 20515 State Rep George Teagarden Topeka KS 66612 State Sen Dave Webb Stilwell KS 66085 State Rep Walker Hendrix Statehouse Topeka KS 66612
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George Bush
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
Joan Finney
State Capitol
Topeka
Bob Dole
Hart
Senate
Nancy Kassebaum
Russell
Washington
D.C
Dick Nichols
Longworth
George ‘Teagarden
S Statehouse
Dave Webb
Nall
Stilwell
Walker Hendrix
Statehouse
Yopeka
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