Editorial on Joan Finney's Senate bid against Jill Docking
Former Kansas governor Joan Finney enters the Senate race after Bob Doles resignation, facing Jill Docking in the Democratic primary. The piece notes Finneys mixed record, unique public image, and reputation for political resilience as she resumes politics at age 70.
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Joan Finney
Kansas
Bob Dole
Jill Docking
Wichita
Tom Docking
Finney
Washington
Senate
John D, Montgomery
Slats Grobnik
Bill Clinton
Clinton
Editorial notes hidden costs of more Wichita police
Guest editors warn that 9 million dollars for 112 extra cops will not repair crime alone. Higher costs mean jailers prosecutors probation officers and court staff are needed from Sedgwick County and Kansas. State and local budget pressures may rise as lawmakers trim personnel. Residents should weigh taxes against police gains.
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Herald
Wichita
Sedgwick County
State of Kansas
Bill Graves
Wichita Eagle
Sudden Sam and Sudden Moves in Politics
A nostalgic riff on pitcher Sam McDowell and Kansas congressman Sam Brownback, linking Sudden Sam to Dole’s Senate pathway. The writer critiques Gov. Bill Graves and lawmakers Doug Walker and Ralph Tanner for handling Ottawa Middle School’s closure, urging aggressive state leadership to aid Ottawa residents.
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Cleveland
Indians
Sam McDowell
Sudden
Sam
McDowell
Sudden Sam
San Francisco Giants
Gaylord Perry
Perry
Baseball Hall of Fame
San Francisco
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Brownback
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
Senate
Bob Dole
Omaha
Washington
Bill Graves
Sheila Frahm
Dole
Graves
Frahm
Doug Walker
Ralph Tanner
Ottawa
Draft dodging becomes campaign clash across generations
A dialogue among veterans and pundits probes whether Clinton's draft history helps or hurts him. They discuss class, race, and age dynamics, warn that GOP attacks may backfire, and note how wartime memory shapes voter attitudes toward Clinton and Dole as the 1990s political landscape unfolds.
Plane crash offers lessons
Charley Reese argues that government regulation cannot guarantee safety in aviation and warns against assuming airline safety from government licensing. He contrasts big airlines’ profit motives with startup ventures, noting cost-cutting as a risk in cheaper seats and endorses conservative, established ownership over entrepreneurial risk in airlines.
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Charley Reese
King Features Syndicate
Everglades
Federal Aviation Administration
Secretary of Transportation
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