Editorials From other editors on sex offender laws
The Kansas Supreme Court struck down the sexual predator law allowing indefinite confinement for dangerous offenders. Legislators consider a new approach with a proposed automatic 40 year sentence for repeat offenders to protect communities, citing Stephanie Schmidt’s brutal murder by a known prior sex offender.
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Herald
Kansas Supreme Court
Stephanie Schmidt
Pittsburg State University
Slot promoters oversell Kansas gambling benefits, warn of costs
Paul Archer argues in The Ottawa Herald that Steve Montgomery’s rosy Slot machine forecast misleads Kansans. He claims funds mostly leave the state to promoters, with limited returns for education, charities, or public services, and warns gambling increases crime and policing needs.
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Steve Montgomery
Pari Mutuel
Kansas
Ottawa Herald
Kansas Charities
Kansas Economic Development Initiatives Fund
Montgomery
Paul Archer
Hickory
Peace prospects in Middle East after bombings urged
The author urges Israel and Palestine to pursue peace despite the bombings, noting June’s possible shift with Russian politics and a less cooperative Moscow. Four pillars enabled peace: Iraq defeat, Scud threats, Palestinian uprising, and Soviet collapse. Without lasting justice, both sides risk renewed conflict and a new cold war.
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Boris Yeltsin
Russia
United States
Middle East
Israel
West Bank
Gaza
Soviet Union
Syria
Iraq
Likud
Shimon Peres
Prenuptial Agreement Comes Into Modern Focus
A lengthy prenuptial contract by Rex and Teresa LeGalle of Albuquerque highlights how couples use premarital agreements to set day to day standards and budgets. The piece notes public attention from a 16 page document and illustrates common disputes couples seek to forestall with clear expectations.
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Rex
Teresa LeGalley
Albuquerque
N.M
LeGalleys
Contact details for Kansas government officials
A compact list provides phone numbers and office addresses for U S Representative Sam Brownback Governor Bill Graves Attorney General Carla Stovall Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius State Rep Bill Feuerborn State Rep Ralph Tanner and State Senator Doug Walker with Topeka and Washington D C offices and phone lines for public inquiries and communication.
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U.S
Sam Brownback
Longworth House
Washington, D.C
Topeka
Bill Graves
State Capitol
Carla Stovall
Judicial Center
Kathleen Sebelius
Southwest 9Th
Bill Feuerborn
Statehouse
Ralph Tanner
Doug Walker
Rodman Psychoanalysis Satire From Sports Columnists
A sports columnist interviews Dr. LM. Kookie about Dennis Rodman after a six game suspension. The piece lampoons referee bias and Rodman's antics by mixing clinical theory with humor and hyperbole.
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LM. Kookie
Rodman
Kookie
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