Editorials trumpet Hatfield stance on budget clash
The piece laments Hatfield’s refusal to back the balanced budget amendment, calling party discipline excessive and noting his offer of resignation to Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole. It questions punishment as leverage and argues Hatfield pursues deficit reduction honestly from his appropriations chair. It also urges Kansas to adopt a presidential preference primary next February 27, 1996, signaling voter wishes to parties.
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Mark Hatfield
R-Ore
Hatfield
Sen
Bob Dole
Senate
Dole
Senate Appropriations Committee
Nancy Kassebaum
Appropriations
Herald
Kansas Senate
Kansas
Senate Committee
New Hampshire
Wichita Eagle
The Worst Time of Year There Is
A reflective column on spring’s tease with unseasonable warmth and lingering snow. The writer visits Clinton to see Franklin Bidinger’s martin gourds, buys gourds, and notes yard chores, gardening catalogs, and the itch to start planting despite late freezes.
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Riley
Grand Lake
Oklahoma
Clinton
Franklin Bidinger
Bidinger
Debates Over Debt Taxes and School Funding
The writer argues the Constitution era values differ from today, blaming Democrats for spending and urging restraint on new school construction. Cites a national study claiming employers distrust schools and universities in training workers, urging resource shifts toward reform. Calls for leaving leaves as mulch instead of landfill disposal.
It is Your Quarter Call to Audit Local Government
A reader calls for budget cuts and lower taxes, urging officials to reduce salaries and pensions, save the school on South Main, and live on 359 monthly retirement. The note also criticizes the Weekender headline, warns of impending change, and offers a community forum with a contact number.
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South Main
Chamber of Commerce
Fifty Years Ago Today Rhine Bridge Seized at Ramagen
Soldiers of the U S Army's Sth Armored Division race across a railroad bridge at Ramagen seizing the Rhine's only intact span. German offensives push in Hungary while U S Marines take a high point on Iwo Jima and Nationalist Chinese seize Lashio in Burma.
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U.S
Sth Armored
Ramagen
Rhine
Hungary
Iwo Jima
Lashio
Burma
Ottawa Middle School Custodians Call for Building Upgrade
Custodians at Ottawa Middle School urge replacement or major renovation, citing vibration loosening exit lights, failing windows, plumbing and drainage odors, roach and water bug infestations, cramped spaces, warped floors, cracking walls, old wiring and extreme temperature swings, arguing maintenance costs exceed a new building.
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Ottawa
Ottawa Middle School
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