Editorial urges permanent NCCC site in Ottawa for nursing program
Editorial argues NCCC needs a permanent Ottawa location to continue nursing and outreach courses serving over 500 students. It cites transfer GPA comparisons, projected LPN and RN output, and local needs, urging use of out of district tuition to fund a local building in Franklin County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eosho County Community College
Ottawa
NCCC
Mary Grimes
Emporia State University
Emporia State
Grimes
Franklin County
Bush plans billion trees amid forestry funds clash
Guest opinion notes President Bush's pledge to plant one billion trees as part of the Am the Beautiful campaign, a $175 million effort praised by supporters yet challenged by Sen Wyche Fowler who cites proposed large cuts to federal forestry funding. The article cites Dale Robertson of the U.S. Forest Service and observes reductions in pest management and private fire protection spending, questioning consistency with increased tree planting.
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Bush
Patricia M. Kearney
Agriculture For Natural Resources and Environment
America
Wyche Fowler
Senate Agricultural Subcommittee On Conservation and Forestry
Dale Robertson
U.S. Forest Service
Fowler
The
Manhattan Mercury
School bond choice favors brick construction over metal frames
The school board explains that maintaining the original high school’s architectural style is key. Conventional brick construction preserves appearance and avoids an add-on look, despite higher cost, due to easier upkeep and better overall maintenance and suitability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of
Edu
Government representatives contact list in Washington and Topeka
A compact contact roster lists officials including President George Bush at The White House and Senators Bob Dole Nancy Kassebaum and Representative Bob Whittaker. Also noted are State Senator Jim Allen and State Representative Bettle Sue Shumway with their respective office addresses and phone numbers.
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George Bush
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington
D.C
Bob Dole
Hart
Senate
Washington, D.C
Nancy Kassebaum
Russell
Wash
Ington
Bob Whittaker
Rayburn
Jim Allen
Statehouse
Topeka
Bettle Sue Shumway
Vietnam war commentary defends U S role and films impact
A Greensboro News & Record editorial critiques Oliver Stone's Born on the Fourth of July as harrowing yet instructive. It argues U S action in Vietnam aimed at defending freedom at South Vietnam's request, cites David Horowitz, and counters myths about U S defeat and atrocities while noting lasting casualties and the cost endured by Southeast Asia and Americans.
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Greensboro
N.C
News & Record
Hollywood
Oliver Stone
Rosemary Yardley
United States
Vietnam
South Vietnam
David Horowitz
Berkeley
Baton Rouge
Kennedy
Johnson
Hanoi
Indochina
Southeast Asia
Ms. Yardley
Congress
Saigon
The
Yardley
U.S
Cambodia
Laos
My childhood road to writing and the Hemingway spark
The narrator recalls early work as a milkman helper and a grandfathers’ house painter, noting hard labor and injuries as turning points. He cites Ernest Hemingway’s writing routine as the inspiration to become a writer, aiming for a livelihood without back breaking steps or aching feet.
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Ernest Hemingway
Hemingway
Gambling like a first date by Dwight Jurgens
In a personal essay, Dwight Jurgens recalls his awkward first date and uses the memory to frame support for Kansan Senator John Strick Jr.’s push to legalize floating crap games and riverboat gambling. He argues public odds favor the house and criticizes anti gambling sentiment, noting how people chase easy bets in Vegas or river towns.
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Dwight Jurgens
Garden City Telegram
Garden City
Donna Ducote
Fort Carson
Colo
Dwight
Quasimodo
John Strick Jr
Kansas City
Iowa
Illinois
Kansas
House
Senate
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O&a
Cation
Philip Clarke
America’s
Child’s Play Touring Theatre
Samuel Johnson
Mike
Royko
Tribune Media Service
Vegas
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