Editorials From other editors on sex education funding
The piece argues lawmakers fear new Lee sex education programs will spark more sexual activity, while endorsing information as a friend. A bipartisan bill would fund $200,000 yearly for alternative pregnancy prevention targeted at at risk youth and create a 15 member governor appointed council to oversee grants. It urges not cutting sex education as teen pregnancy rises. The second segment recounts Ibert Hurd alias Elbert Arthur Fallis, a juvenile offender linked to a 1989 family murder and later a robbery and kidnapping investigation, raising concerns about rehabilitation efficacy.
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Tate
Barbara Ballard
D-Lawrence
Kansas
Hutchinson News
Ibert Hurd
Elbert Arthur Fallis
Fee
Hurd
Arkansas River
Sterling
Topeka
Olathe
Vote Yes for Spirit Trail Postcard Plea to Commissioners
A reader urges residents to send signed postcards to county commissioners to vote yes or no on the Prairie Spirit Trail. The letter advocates a personal, direct appeal over a few voices and signs off with a firm yes.
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Prairie Spirit Trail
Deserve Better Government or Change Ourselves
A critical essay argues that Americans must stop demanding federal funds and start funding needs locally. It links personal responsibility and political outcomes, condemns welfare liberalism, praises self reliance, and warns that voters create the government they deserve. It notes IRS effects on political leanings and urges genuine fiscal restraint over empty promises.
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Dave Gardner
America
Abortion politics exposed as spin in GOP debate recap
A South Carolina debate reveals GOP candidates split on rape exceptions and abortion. Dole initially yes, then no. Forbes and Alexander endorse rape exceptions or shift to states. Buchanan staunchly pro life, urging counseling and adoption, while others are accused of misleading rhetoric to appease Christian Right. Abortion debate framed as personal choice vs political instrument.
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South Carolina
Pat Buchanan
Buchanan
Bob Dole
Dole
Steve Forbes
Lamar Alexander
Gerber
Robert Dole
Tolling the trail to fund its upkeep
A reader argues the trail should become a toll road with daily passes priced at $2 and yearly passes at $10 to avoid taxpayer funding. The note also comments on Highway 59, blaming slow drivers for most accidents and supporting a 65 mph speed limit to reduce travel time.
It's Your Quarter clarifies driving in center lane debate
A resident defends driving in the center lane amid traffic merging, cites 60 years of safe driving in Missouri and Kansas, and urges courteous sharing of road space. The note mentions a rail-trail in Garnett and proposes city bike access, plus a community call for feedback via a late-evening local number.
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Kansas
Kentucky
Garnett
Ottawa
Wal-Mart
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