Dole silent on final health care reform push in Senate
An editorial notes Bob Dole’s failure to seal health care reform as modest proposals by Nancy Kassebaum and Ted Kennedy linger on Capitol Hill. A GOP compromise limited to small firms faces White House study, while medical savings accounts spark debate over tax revenue and insurer health. Dole’s last Senate day nears and Kassebaum’s hoped victory remains elusive.
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Kansas
Nancy Kassebaum
Massachusetts
Ted Kennedy
Capitol Hill
Dole
Clinton
Senate
MSA
GOP
Kassebaum
Congress
Bob Dole
U.S
Editorial endorses Frahm for U S Senate vacancy
Guest editorials praise Gov. Bill Graves for appointing Lt. Gov. Sheila Frahm to fill the unexpired term of Sen. Bob Dole, arguing her experience in the Kansas Legislature and her steady, common sense leadership will benefit Kansans and national politics.
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the Herald
Bill Graves
Bob Dole
United States Senate
Roberts
Senate
Frahm
Kansas
Westen Kansas
Sen
Dole
Nancy Kassebaum
Graves
Sheila Frahm
U.S. Senate
Abilene Reflector-Chronicle
NAFTA foes blast job losses from Blairsville plant closings
In Blairsville Georgia a North Georgia News critique charges NAFTA and trade groups with destroying 115 American jobs. Orbit Manufacturing and a dress factory shut as production moves offshore and imports flood the market. The piece argues Washington favors multinationals over workers and decries legal and illegal immigration as pressure on wages. It accuses officials of lies about trade deals and calls for honest discussion of policy.
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North Georgia News
Blairsville
NAFTA
Orbit Manufacturing
Washington
United States
GATT
Immigration
Mexico
Gatt and
America
World Trade Organization
WTO
Veterans honor memorial ceremony in Ottawa City Park
The Franklin County Veterans Memorial Committee thanks all who helped the May 24 ceremony at the City Park bandstand. Special thanks go to The Ottawa Herald Ottawa Times and KOFO for advertising. Gratitude to Wint Winter Marvin Ross and several pastors and to Jan Smith Jessie Cox and Voice of Praise for music. Supporters urged to buy a brick to fund the memorial.
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Franklin County Veterans Memorial Committee
City Park
Ottawa Herald
Ottawa Times
KOFO
Wint Winter
Marvin Ross
Justin Chamness
John Chamnesss
Ron Kimes
Michael Schooley
Walter Butler Remembered on Main Street in Herald
Walter Butler is honored in a Herald tribute noting his impact on Main Street and the community. The piece reflects on his absence from a once busy storefront and the void left by his passing.
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Herald
Walter Butler
Walter
Main Street
Letters to the editor guidance for publication rules
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Government contact directory for Kansas politicians and offices
Comprehensive list of national and state officials with addresses and phone numbers in Topeka and Washington. Includes President Bill Clinton and senators Sheila Frahm Nancy Kassebaum, congressmen Sam Brownback and others. Provides emails and web addresses where available.
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White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington
D.C
U.S
Sheila Frahm
Han
Senate
Topeka
Nancy Kassebaum
Russell
Fox
Sam Brownback
Longworth House
Washington, D.C
S. Kansas Ave
Brownbak
House
House.gov
Brownback
Bill Graves
State Capitol
Carla Stovall
Judicial Center
Ozzie and Harriet and the two career family critique
A critique of Rosalind Barnett and Caryl Rivers and their book arguing two-income households are healthier and happier. The piece questions the studies cited about working moms, cites personal experience, and warns readers to trust instinct over scientific claims about families and gender roles.
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Ozzie and
Pisses
Ciuil
Ladies’ Home Journal
Harriet
Rosalind Barnett
Caryl
Rivers
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Kathleen Parker
Tribune Media Services
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