Blues sale to Anthem looms despite spotty Kansas rains
Kansas Blues face a near 300 million sale to Anthem Inc. and possible demutualization payments to state agencies and school districts. The deal hinges on Insurance Commissioner Sebelius approval, with politics shaping who benefits and who pays as debates focus on teacher refunds and state finances.
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Kansas Statehouse
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Kansas
Blues
Anthem Inc
Indianapolis
Anthem
Kathleen Sebelius
Kansas Blues
Blue Shield of
Kansans
Coffeyville
Kansas Supreme Court
Carla Stovall
U.N
Stovall
Blue Cross-Blue Shield
Kansas City
Martin Hawver
Hawver
Capitol Report
Hawvernews.com
Reader Forum accepts signed letters with contact details
The Ottawa Herald invites reader submissions to its Reader Forum requiring hand-signed letters with the author’s address and telephone number. Submissions must be under 500 words and may be edited for space. Letters should be sent to the newspaper or emailed to letters@ottawaherald.com.
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Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar
Ottawa
Ottawaherald
Kansas officials contact list in Topeka and Washington
A reads like a directory of political figures with addresses in Washington and Kansas. It lists President George Bush, U S Sen Pat Roberts, U S Sen Sam Brownback, U S Rep Jim Ryan, Gov Bill Graves, State Sen Robert Tyson, State Rep Ralph Tanner, and State Sen Bill Feuerborn with their Capitol and district office locations and phone numbers.
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George Bush
White House
Washington
D.C
Whitehouse
U.S
Pat Roberts
Hart Senate
Pat
Bush and Europe trip reveal clash of cowboy heritage
Opinion argues President Bush should be proud of American Western values while European leaders fear an external, unpredictable approach. It stresses the need for mutual respect, cooperation, and clear US leadership amid EU caution and climate treaty debates.
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Bush
Europe
European Union
E.U
United States
Great Britain
Tony Blair
George W. Bush
Clinton
Soviet Union
U.N
U.S
Middle East
Mr. Bush
America
Congress must grant trade authority to Bush
Dean Kleckner argues that fast track trade authority is essential for global free trade to advance democracy, human rights, and farming livelihoods. He credits Bush’s moral framing, notes the Free Trade Area of the Americas goal, and urges Congress to reauthorize trade-promotion authority to lead in reducing global poverty and feeding 6 to 9 billion people.
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Congress
Bush
Dean Kleckner
American Farm Bureau
Council of the Americas
Washington, D.C
Quebec
The
Americas
Point Barrow
Alaska
Tierra del Fuego
Chile
United States
Gerald Ford
Bill Clinton
Clinton
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Bill Graves
State Capitol
Topeka
State
Robert Tyson
Ralph Tanner
Bill Feuerborn
Harris Group
Jeanny Sharp
Fox
Franklin County
Walter Rubel
Rabel
Ottawaherald.com
Bill Gray
Bgray
Kathy Miller
Ken Kistner
Kistner
Tim Millbern
Moreenam
Drlan Possenting
Kelly
Clark
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