Newspapers endure as presses shutter change local voices
Editorial notes that while the Wichita Eagle outsources printing to Kansas City and cuts 27 full-time and 47 part-time jobs, newspapers are not dying. Community papers like The Eagle, The Hutchinson News, and The Ottawa Herald remain vital, with reporting moving online, new multimedia storytelling, and a continued local voice for Wichita communities despite industry turmoil.
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Wichita Eagle
Kansas City
Ottawa Herald
The
Eagle
Herald
Hutchinson News
Kansas
Wichita
Guest editorials express varied reader opinions
Readers hear a spectrum of views in guest editorials published by The Herald. The columnists share perspectives that may differ from the paper and its editorial staff.
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Roberts pushes national GMO labeling pledge stalled in Senate
The article notes U.S. Senator Pat Roberts led a bid for a uniform voluntary labeling standard for foods made with agricultural biotech. The measure would have backed farmers, manufacturers, and consumers, but was blocked by colleagues amid opposition to mandatory labeling and anti-GMO sentiment. American Farm Bureau Federation leaders and Kansas Farm Bureau presidents supported the bill, urging Congress to act.
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Pat Roberts
Akansas
U.S. Senate
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
World Health Organization
Kansas
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Kansas Senate backs hunts rights and STAR Bond reforms
The Kansas Senate approved HCR 5008 to put a constitutional amendment on the November 2016 ballot protecting hunting, fishing, and trapping rights. The measure passed 36-0, amid ongoing STAR Bonds reforms aimed at restricting privatization and potential recapture of funds, with debate over overrides and fiscal impacts. Caryn Tyson, representing Franklin County and the 12th Senate District, weighs in.
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Kansas
STAR
Kansas Bioscience Authority
Poe Bioscience
Caryn Tyson
Parker
Franklin County
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Rich Felts
Kansas Farm Bureau
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