Supreme Court ruling on dangerous sexual offenders upheld
Opinion supports allowing states to detain violent sexual offenders after prison if a mental abnormality or personality disorder is found. Critics warn of slippery slope and lifelong registry harms, while supporters urge treatment and second chances for rehabilitation. John D. Montgomery.
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Herald reader poll on comics guides July 7 debut
The Herald weighs readers views on favorite and least favorite comic strips. Family titles like The Family Circus and For Better or For Worse top votes, while Doonesbury and Mallard Fillmore lead least favorite counts. Zits joins July 7, replacing Doonesbury and Mallard Fillmore on the page.
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Doonesbury
Mallard Fillmore
Mallard
Eagwin Ere
Drab
Family Circus
the Lockhorns
Blondie
Pickles
Garfield
Beetle Bailey
Baby Blues
Dilbert
Gasoline Alley
Hocus-Focus
John Hope Franklin chosen to lead race advisory panel
The Herald Sun notes President Clinton selected historian John Hope Franklin to chair a seven member advisory panel on race issues. Franklin, 82, a former N C Central professor and Duke emeritus, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1995 and is praised as a leading scholar guiding America's multiethnic future.
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China
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Washington
Bill Clinton
Beijing
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Singapore
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Sen
Cambodia
Ottawa City Commission Denounces Rail-Trail Proposal
Reader argues against Kansas Wildlife and Parks and Friends of the Prairie Spirit Rail-Trail, criticizing Phase I unfinished work at Anderson Franklin County line and potential Phase II impacts. Claims trail revenues do not cover costs, warns Ottawa and Garnett officials about costly mandates, and questions railbank status amid interchanges and ownership. Proposes Ottawa let WP manage only basic upkeep and for users to buy permits.
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Franklin County
Scott
Lambers
Ottawa
Garnett
Anderson County
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MidAmerica Division
National Association of
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