Paranoia Drives Kansas House Bill On Classroom Documents
Kansas lawmakers pass a contentious measure 97 to 27 authorizing teachers to display historic documents in classrooms including the Constitution and Declaration of Independence. Critics call the proposal a waste of time while supporters cite concerns about references to God.
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Kansas House
House
Kansas
George Washington
Senate
Kay O’connor
R Olathe
John D. Montgomery
Liberal media set parameters on negative campaigning
The letter argues that major U S media push a liberal bias and redefine negative ads to exclude criticism of Bill Clinton while labeling Republican critiques as negative. It claims this double standard would allow ongoing character assassination of Republicans as “investigative reporting.”
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Bill Clinton
Why Kansas Legislators Fear Ethics Reform Bill 3000
Lawmakers resist House Bill 3000 as a sweeping ethics reform. The 56 page measure bans no bid state contracts and post government lobbying, limits PAC cross funding, and would bar elected officials from serving on PAC boards. It highlights how PACs and special interests fund campaigns, with millions spent in 1994 and 1995 lobbying deals.
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House Elections Committee
Kansas
Gus Bogina
Ways and Means Committee
Bourbon County
Bogina
State Board of Tax Appeals
Senate
House
PACS
It's Your Quarter sparks debate on elderly drivers
A February newspaper column recounts a woman disputing a Kentucky professor who argues elderly drivers may be unsafe. She drives in the middle lane at a safe speed, challenging the idea that right lane driving is always courteous. The piece questions lane etiquette and road safety expectations.
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Kentucky
Keep to the right amid Richmond ball park controversy
The writer supports older drivers staying right to avoid inner lane dangers while criticizing the Richmond ball park closure. They label drivers, volunteers, and donors as victims of the court system and urge public input in the community forum Its Your Quarter calling hours.
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Barbara Freeman
Richmond Ball Park
REACH teachers thank community for eighth grade project support
The Ottawa Middle School eighth grade social studies teachers thank parents relatives and community members who helped the REACH research ethnic and cultural heritage project and signed the Franklin County Historical Scavenger Hunt. The staff credits Working Together Everyone Achieved More.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Blood Drive Urges Donations At Ottawa University Event
Central Plains Red Cross Blood Services seeks donors for a blood drive at Ottawa University Mowbray Union from 11 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. on Monday. People 17 or older, weighing at least 110 pounds, in good health may donate and become eligible for future drives.
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Central Plains
Red Cross Blood Services
Kansas
Oklahoma
Red Cross
Ottawa University Mowbray Union
Confederate jacket spikes school uniform debate in Anderson
In Anderson South Carolina a 13 year old seventh grader James Kinley is suspended for wearing a Confederate flag jacket prompting a federal suit and fueling the national push for mandatory school uniforms. The piece weighs the clash between civil liberties and school discipline, notes uniform benefits in other districts, and cites varied reactions including the ACLU saying rights are protected while supporting safety and order.
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Ayone
Clinton
Anderson
S.C
James Kinley
America
Kinley
California
Department of Education
South Carolina
Capitol
Philadelphia
Seattle
Long Beach
Calif
Newcomb Academy
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Charleston County
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