Editorial on Rural Wholesomeness and TV Equalizer
The piece argues that rural is not inherently wholesome and urban life may offer better child outcomes. A National Rural Development Institute study shows rural children fare worse in 87 percent of comparisons due to isolation and economic strain. It laments conformity and calls for re learning how to be content without uniformity.
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National Rural Development Institute
Television
United States
Weigand Joins GOP Governor Primary Upset Watch
The Republican race for governor heats up as Wichita real estate executive Nestor Weigand Jr joins Gov. Mike Hayden and others. Weigand’s anti property tax leadership boosts visibility but he faces a costly, tough primary tense with high expectations for party unity to avoid a self inflicted blow to November's general election.
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Wichita
Nestor Weigand Jr
Mike Hayden
Andover
Richard Peckham
Weigand
Kansas City
Kan
Jack Beemont
Kansas
Hayden
Pittsburg
Gene Bicknell
Larry Jones
Weigan
Parsons Sun
Bone to pick over puppy mills sparks cross-country protest
A Kansas dog biscuit protest from California targets Gov. Mike Hayden over puppy mills and new kennel laws. Californians plan to ship bones and bombard Topeka with petitions while Kansans debate regulation and taxes. The instance highlights Kansas as a large puppy producer and a major California buyer.
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California
Kansas
Mike Hayden
Hayden
The
Herald
Sonora
Calif
Ottawa
Name the bricklayer who built it
A reflective piece celebrates signed labor and pride in work. The author recalls a brick wall bearing the name T Morin and argues every craft should bear the maker’s signature. World War I craftsmen also signed their engines, highlighting accountability and lasting quality over mass production.
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T. Morin
Bristol
England
Gorbachev at Red Line as Empire Spreads Collapse
A critical meditation on Mikhail Gorbachev amid Soviet decline. The piece reflects on his strategic retreats from Afghanistan and Eastern Europe, weighs his legacy against Lenin Stalin and Brezhnev, and questions what monuments will endure from Time's Man of the Decade.
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Afghanistan
Nicaragua
Cuba
Moscow
Horn of Africa
Ethiopia
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Poland
East Germany
Bulgaria
Romania
West Germany
NATO
Helmut Kohl
Soviet Union
Gorbachev
West
Reykjavik
Lenin
Stalin
Brezhnev
Ronald Reagan
America
Mikhail Gorbachev
Lithuania
Germany
Gor
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Tribune Media Service
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Boris Yeltsin
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Pat Buchanan
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