Sherrer joins Graves ticket in Kansas race
The Salina Journal notes Lieutenant Governor Gary Sherrer, once a high school teacher, joins Gov. Bill Graves as running mate. Sherrer’s calm approach contrasts with rival David Miller’s aggressive family values rhetoric, as he advocates practical economic development and restraint in campaign boasts.
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Gov. Till Graves
Kansas
Bill Graves
Gary Sherrer
Graves
Sherrer
Namie
Yeoman
David Miller
Miller
Wichita Way
The
Salina
Guest Editorials Offer Reader Variety of Opinion
Guest editorials present diverse views for the reader. The Herald notes that opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the editor’s stance.
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Herald
Reader Forum letters call for signed submissions
Readers are invited to submit opinions to the Reader Forum. All letters must be hand signed and include the author’s address and telephone number. Submissions should not exceed 500 words.
Spam the Nation Sums Up A Canned Obsession And Odd Traditions
Vickie Hull recalls the cultural oddity and humor around Spam, noting its 60 year rise to cult status. The piece surveys family reactions, quirky recipes like Spam Jell-O, Spam stuffed zucchini, and a Spam Queen contest with a $2,500 prize, while highlighting Spam’s curious marketing history.
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Kay Neff
Sedgwick
Kan
John Frye
Wichita
Frye
Japan
Rodney Dangerfield
Bryan Rebel
Kansas City
Alberta Dunbar
San Diego
Dunbar
Mall of America
Vickie Hull
Lawrence
Unmentionables and a rookie caller on the line
Jacquelyn Mitchard recalls a book tour moment as she orders underwear by phone and confronts embarrassment. She notes how adults discuss intimate items with strangers and reflects on conversations about sex and privacy with humor and candor.
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Jacquelyn Mitchard
Population limits and the fate of humanity 200 years after Malthus
Charley Reese argues that Malthus was largely right about finite food and rising population. He traces technological progress delaying the crisis, notes global misery, oceans’ depletion, and the impossibility of interstellar travel. Reese urges accepting natural limits and rejecting one dimensional advocacy while stressing Earth as birthplace and graveyard.
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Thomas
Robert Malthus
Malthus
Hiroshima
Earth
Charley Reese
Oso
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