CBS Ratings Clash Over Rooney Controversy
Editorial notes the race between gay rights advocates and the NAACP over CBS power struggles. David Burke suspended Andy Rooney for three months amid a misquote controversy, later lifting the penalty. Rooney returned to "60 Minutes" as ratings briefly dipped then potential rebound followed.
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T’s
CBS
NAACP
Andy Rooney
60 Minutes
David Burke
CBS News
Rooney
Burke
Let the Kansas Lottery Survive With Oversight
In this guest opinion the author argues the Kansas Lottery should continue to operate despite mismanagement and losses. It credits new director Gerald Simpson for cleanup and urges strong legislative oversight while noting the lottery has provided significant state funding since 1986 and advocates continued support.
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Kansas
Larry Montgomery
Montgomery
Gerald Simpson
Hayden
Torch of Freedom Rhetoric by Vernard A McGinnis
A letter argues for a perpetual funding mechanism to support unwanted children including disabled individuals. It links abortion to moral and financial outcomes, cites Pope Pius IX’s excommunication and Aquinas on soul stages, and urges voters to focus on turnout to curb pro choice, warning of welfare and crime costs while promoting a lifelong crusade for freedoms.
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St. Thomas Aquinas
Pius IX
Vernard
A. McGinnis Brownell
Commentary on race bias and handling of racist remarks
The piece debates whether joking about race makes one racist, the ethics of private moments becoming public, and the media's role in editorials versus news. It notes Kansas journalists wrestle with Dave Johnson's resignation, Frederickson's editorial approach, and the view that prejudice is common and must be confronted through education.
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Andy Rooney
Dave Johnson
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Kansas City Times
Johnson
Kansas Statehouse
Kansas
Ted Frederickson
Frederickson
Times
Joe Murray
Angelina County
Texas
Smokers and statistics from a wary Utah reader
Dwight Jurgens rails at Louis Sullivan and the Insurance lobby for using dubious figures to condemn smoking while mocking claims that smokers are less productive. He skewers health-scare statistics, mocks non smokers, and ends with self-deprecating editor’s note about his own smoking.
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Dwight Jurgens
Garden City
George Bush
Louis Sullivan
Sullivan
Utah
Rhode Islanders
Washington, D.C
Contact details for US lawmakers and offices listed
A list of government representatives with mailing addresses and phone numbers including President George Bush at The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave Washington DC 20500 Sen Bob Dale Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 202 224 6521 Sen Nancy Kassebaum Russell Building Washington DC 20510 202 224 4774 Rep Bob Whittaker Rayburn Building Washington DC 20515 202 225 3911 State Sen Jim Alten Topeka KS 66612 1285 State Rep Bettie Sue Shumway Statehouse Topeka KS 66612 281W 296 7361 296 7699
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George Bush
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
Bob Dale
Hart
Senate
Nancy Kassebaum
Russell
Wash
Ington
D.C
Bob Whittaker
Rayburn
Washington
Jim Alten
Statehouse
Topeka
Bettie Sue Shumway
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Ahlao
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University of Kansas
Julie Doll
Hays Daily News
Norma Nichols
Daffy
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