NEA budget faces cut in House subcommittee vote
In a party line 6-5 vote the panel recommended reducing the National Endowment for the Arts from 99.5 million to 10 million next year. Kansas groups like Bowlus Fine Arts Center note NEA funds support quality performances with no obscene content, urging preservation and urging letters to Sens. Roberts and Brownback and Rep. Ryan.
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Bowlus Fine Arts Center
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Pat Roberts
Sam Brownback
Jim Ryan
National Endowment
Iola
Kansas
Disney boycott split over family values and TV portrayal
The Advocate pedes in editorial form arguing Southern Baptists push boycott of Disney over health benefits for same sex partners and a lesbian character on ABC. It contrasts Disney’s family entertainment with Baptist concerns and questions tobacco settlement wisdom and future industry conduct. The Oregonian notes a tobacco liability pact, urging judgement by leaders and public.
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Baton Rouge
Southern Baptist Convention
Disney
Red Cross
ABC
Elien
Disney Co
Oregonian
Portland
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Soviet Union
South Africa
Mars
Congress
Oregon
Wartime strength at risk under Clinton policies
A personal letter argues the U.S. military is weakened by Clinton administration decisions, with morale plummeting and equipment shortfalls. It claims forces are overextended in 100 foreign postings and U.N. missions, while pilots quit at high rates amid political controversy and bureaucratic favoritism. The writer insists the military must remain a killing machine focused on fighting and winning wars.
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South Korea
Panama
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Bosnia
Air Force
Iraq
Chicago Bulls
David Wood
Newhouse News Service
Karley Reese
Osoreese
Aol
Reader Forum on Prairie Spirit Trail Contract and Concerns
A reader criticizes KDWP for the Prairie Spirit Trail contract, arguing no funds are truly free and taxpayers will cover maintenance and weed control. They question landowner suits, seek liability clarity for injuries and property damage, doubt KDWP’s ability to manage the trail, urge city leadership to limit or reject the contract, and call for more police, streets, youth recreation, and property upkeep.
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KDWP
Ottawa
Kansas Board fails to renew testing contract with KU
The Kansas State Board of Education split 5 to 5 on June 10, blocking renewal of its contract with the University of Kansas to continue standardized testing for school improvement. Proponents blame a five-member bloc endorsed by KEW Net for derailing decades of work, risking gains in education reform and complicating plans for the July 8 board meeting.
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University of Kansas
Kansas
Kansas Education Watch Network
Kew-Net
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Kevin Gilmore
Topeka
William O. Wagnon
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