Death bill faces police and prosecutors over Kansas plan
Kansas Attorney General Carla Stovall and county prosecutors question a House death penalty bill expanding capital murder to include child victims and granting judges power to substitute life without parole. They warn the provision may undermine the death penalty's reach while courts could still choose life at sentencing.
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Kansas
Carla Stovall
House
Stovall
Tom Sawyer
John D. Montgomery
Paula Jones tragedy exposes political manipulation
Kathleen Parker argues Paula Jones is a pawn in a larger political game. The column denounces the self serving spectacle around Clinton accusers, portrays Jones as isolated and exploited, and contends the real humiliation lies with those who weaponize personal scandal for gain.
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Monly
Linda
Tripp
Clinton
Paula Jones
Arkansas
White House
David Brock
Golden Boy
Paula
American Spectator
Esquire Magazine
Brock
Jones
Post
Little Rock
Kathleen Parker
Orlando Sentinel
Kparker
Kparker.com
Protecting students from bad journalism is a bad idea
The Kansas Legislature is asked to give school administrators more say over high school papers. The author argues Senate Bill 699 would censor student journalism, harming education and citizenry. Free press realities, even when messy, should be taught rather than sheltered from truth.
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Kansas
Laurie Bleeker
Great Bend
Great Bend High School
Tax cut debate pits inheritance repeal against education funding
Kansas Democratic leaders urge readers to oppose a 70 percent inheritance tax repeal for the wealthy few and favor broader tax relief and funding for education. They contrast plans costing 178, 169, and 226 million dollars with a reform that exempts children and grandchildren up to nearly all inheritances, arguing it harms most Kansans and overruns budgets. They urge public input via the state hotline.
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Kansas
Kansas House
Senate
House
Bruce Larkin
D-Baileyville
Reader Forum instructions for submissions in Ottawa Herald
The Ottawa Herald invites reader opinions in the Reader Forum and requires hand signed letters with the author’s address and phone number. Submissions must be sent to 104 S. Cedar Ottawa KS 66067 or by email to letters ottawaherald.com and be no longer than 500 words.
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Ottawa
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