Tobacco bill collapse exposes Capitol gridlock and industry influence
The tobacco tobacco settlement bill, aims to curb teen smoking and fund health costs, stalls amid partisan fights and industry campaigning. It would have raised cigarette prices, funded states health care, anti smoking ads, and FDA regulation, but died after two failed votes and a party line rejection.
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Capitol Hill
Big Tobacco
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Pat Roberts
Food and Drug Administration
Lott
Con
Hope Floats inspires with hopeful, humane cinema praise
Columnist extols Sandra Bullock's Hope Floats praising its hopeful, nonviolent storytelling. He argues good art deserves support, cites Bullock's backing as executive producer, and urges audiences to vote with tickets rather than complain.
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America
Sandra Bullock
Judge Roy Bean
Miss Lillie Langtry
Pecos River
Miss Bullock
Vinnie
Hollywood
Bullock
Benefactors honor Ottawa High School baseball softball drive
Ottawa readers forum salutes a long list of benefactors who backed the OHS baseball and softball project with raffles pledges and direct gifts. Special thanks go to Marcia and Jerry Servatius Ronn and Ty Heise Linda Leach Gary Kuntz and 7 649 raffle buyers. Total contributions reach 25054 including a 7000 gift from the Wal-Mart Foundation and 1000 donations from Wal-Mart Distribution.
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Ottawa
Marcia
Jerry Servatius
Ronn
Ty Heise
Linda Leach
Gary Kuntz
Taylor Brothers Construction
Rent Masters
Underwood Plumbing
Air Technologies
Town & Country Supply
Croucher Abstract
Carswell Automotive
Jim Hepner
Homestead Land Surveying
Perfection Body Shop
Saffron Glass
Loyd Builders Inc
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Butler’s Florist
Country Mart
G Willikers
Pelton
Kramer Drug Store
Guys and Dolls
Crooks
Farm Bureau Insurance
Dodson Aviation
Kansas State Bank
Charles and
Deb
Deb Scoville, $100; G & E Services Inc
Team Bank
Span
Porter, Spears & Bundy
Kelly
Ed Smith
Heartland China
OHS
John
Kay Cessna
Malcolm
Lisa Gillihan
Wal-Mart Distribution
Wal-Mart Dispatch
Wal-Mart Foundation
Ourselves
Wal- Mart Distribution
Lawmakers and Lawyers Clash Over Tobacco Money
Don Kaul critiques tobacco legislation and the role of lawyers in state suits. He notes high attorney fees, partisan funding shifts, and a proposed fee schedule that would curb excessive payouts while arguing for justice for victims. He cites Texas and Florida settlements and calls for a sliding scale to balance rewards.
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Phil Gramm
Texas
New York Times
George W. Bush
Florida
Congress
Senate
House
Service of Justice
Contact details for government representatives listed
A reader provides names and addresses for President Bill Clinton and U S representatives including Jim Ryun, Topeka offices of Governor Bill Groves Attorney General Carla Stovall and Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius with phone numbers and a homepage link.
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White House
House.gov
Ryun
Bill Groves
State Capitol
Topeka
Carla Stovall
Judicial Center
Kathleen Sebelius
Southwest
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