Kansas colleges boost in state recruitment of National Merit Scholars
Kansas universities curb brain drain by targeting in state top students. University of Kansas earned 41 National Merit Scholars this past year, 34 the prior year, while Kansas State University attracted 33. In total 80 semifinalists chose Kansas colleges, many of them Kansas graduates, after intensified outreach and personalized contact with families.
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Kansas
Academe
University of Kansas
Kansas State University
Sally Bryant
Larry Moeder
Spelling Bee Winner Sees Nation Top Speller From Colorado
The No 1 speller from Kansas Robert A Getz of Lawrence was not invited to participate in the final cut with Nasturtium as the winning word. Scott Isaacs an eighth grader from Littleton Colo spelled spoliator to win the national bee earning 1500 while geography bee winners received 25000. The piece notes irony in prize disparity and urges better pay for spellers.
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Kansas
Robert A. Getz
Lawrence
Getz
Scott Isaacs
Littleton
Colo
Scott
National Geography Bee
National Geographic Magazine
Hutchinson News
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 Sen Bob Dole 141 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 tel 202 224-6521 Sen Nancy Kassebaum 304 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 tel 202 224-4774 Rep Bob Whittaker 2436 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 tel 202 225-3911 State Sen Jim Allen Room 1288 Statehouse Topeka 66612 tel 296-7361 State Rep Bettie Sue Shumway 281W Statehouse Topeka 66612 tel 296-7699
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George Bush
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
Bob Dole
Hart
Senate
Nancy Kassebaum
Russell
Bob Whittaker
Rayburn House
Jim Allen
Statehouse
Topeka
Bettie Sue Shumway
Ottawa Herald: Subscription Rates Effective April 1 1989
Ottawa Herald lists delivery and mail rates for Ottawa surrounding area and Franklin County. Carrier prices: one month 5.00, three months 14.00, six months 26.75, one year 51.25. motor route: one month 6.25, three months 14.50, six months 28.00, one year 53.50. Mail in Franklin County and adjacent counties: one month 5.25, three months 18, six months 29.50, one year 56.75. All other areas by mail: one month 6.25, three months 18.75, six months 36.00, one year 69.50.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Portable signs spark debate on Chanute growth and aesthetics
In Chanute a local dispute centers on portable signs placed by storefronts. The city plans limits and a potential ban to protect property values, attract business, and improve quality of life. Proponents argue for economic development, while opponents label signs as ugly, distracting, and harmful to neighborhoods.
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Chanute
Chanute Chamber of Commerce
Koop targets drinking policy after anti smoking drive
A column debates Surgeon General C Everett Koop’s call to curb alcohol use to prevent traffic deaths. It weighs policies like higher taxes, liquor industry sponsorship limits, and stricter legal liability against personal choice and the pleasures of drinking.
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C. Everett Koop
Koop
Dr. Koop
From Skid Row to Homeless Plaight Language Shift
In a dialogue about urban decline and language, two men compare old terms like skid row and bums with the modern label homeless. They cite a New York Times piece arguing most homeless are addicts, and reflect on how empathy and wording evolve with social views.
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Madison Street
Clark Street
New York Times
Uncle Harry
Harry
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el Tracks
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