Kansas Supreme Court orders KDOT to release safety data
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled KDOT acted in bad faith by withholding hazard ratings for about 8 000 railroad grade crossings. The Garden City Telegram sued, won reimbursement of trial costs, and the case pressures state agencies to obey open records laws. The decision signals potential punitive damages to deter future refusals.
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Kansas Department of Transportation
KDOT
Heather Becker
Finney County
Garden City
Supreme Court
Reader submissions urged for Ottawa Herald letters
Readers are invited to submit opinions to the Reader Forum at The Ottawa Herald. Submissions must be hand signed and include the author address and phone number. Mail to Reader Forum 104 S Cedar Ottawa KS 66067 or email letters ottawaherald.com. Limit 400 words. letters may be edited for space.
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Ottawaherald
Kansas Officials Directory Entry From State Capitol Addresses
Readable contact list for federal and Kansas state officials including George Bush Sen. Pat Roberts Sam Brownback Jim Ryun Kathleen Sebelius Robert Tyson Tom Holland Bill Feverborn Joe Humerickhouse Stanley Dreher with office locations in Washington D C and Topeka Kansas and phone numbers.
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White House
Washington
D.C
Whitehouse
U.S
Pat Roberts
Hart Senate
Washington, D.C
Roberts
Senate
Sam Brownback
Metro
Jim Ryn
Rayburn House
jim_ryun
Ryun
House
Kathleen Sebelius
State Capitol
Topeka
State
Robert Tyson
Tyson
Tom Holland
Holland
Bill Feverborn
Feverborn
Joe Humerickhouse
Humerickhouse
Guardianship of Fort Scott graves spans generations in family tale
A personal reminiscence traces Fort Scott National Cemetery history from early burials in the 1820s to a newly added 10 acre section. It recalls Arlington’s May 18 1864 first military burial, the Ottawa National Guard Battery B 161st Field Artillery, WWII service, local armories, parades, and the family burial plot with Col Elmer Richardson and Beulah Richardson in the Fort Scott cemetery.
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Elmer Richardson
National Cemetery
United States
Arlington National Cemetery
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Dad
Ottawa National Guard
161St Artillery
North Main Street
Forest Park
Pearl Harbor
Ottawa
Fort Ord
Calif
China
Jim
National Guard
Kanza Park
South Main Street
Fort Riley
Flint Hills
Highway 40
Junction City
LaMae
Carolynn Joyce
161St Field Artillery
Fort Leavenworth
Rex
Main Street
Guard
Beulah (Wesen) Richardson
Fort Scott National Cemetery
Journalism's decline blamed on anonymous sources and fabrication
Donald Kaul criticizes the New York Times Jayson Blair scandal and broader press failures. He argues reporting erred through editing lapses and overreliance on unnamed sources, aided by Woodward style sensationalism, urging stricter verification and accountability.
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New York Times
Times
Jayson Blair
Arthur Sulzberger, Jr
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Daily Trumpet
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Blair
Bob Woodward
Washington Post
Woodward
Bernstein
White House
CIA
Supreme Court
Federal Reserve
Donald Kaul
Washington
Des Moines Register
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