Nichols campaigns across Kansas as district lines blur
In a candid guest opinion Dick Nichols of McPherson blasts Congress as arrogant and self-serving. He stresses he will campaign statewide despite losing his Fifth District, aiming to face Jim Slattery in the next election once new boundaries are set, highlighting routine re-election motives in politics.
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Congress of
United States
Topeka
Dick Nichols
McPherson
Franklin County
Kansas
Jim Slattery
Nichols
Slattery
Sedgwick
Dan Glickman
Congress
Thomas
Anita Hill
Senate
Hill
Dixon
George Bush
Kansas lawmakers weigh gambling bets amid lottery sunset fears
The Legislature debates promoting or banning video slots, casino, and riverboat gambling as Gov Finney pushes electronic slots for tots. Critics call state gambling regressive, invite to crime, and urge killing the lottery before it dies under the sunset law.
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Jim Dandies
Missouri
Joan Finney
Kansas
Finney
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Commentary on instant replay and purple martins
The column jokes about the NFL ending and possibly reinstating instant replay, then shifts to purple martin sightings. G A Diamond Jr reports martins landing on his house after elm-tree removal. Bettie Sue Shumway notes rapid activity as scouts arrive and her martin houses are opened. The writer adds personal notes on unvisited houses and common birds.
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G.A. Diamond Jr
S. Willow Lane
Diamond
Bettie Sue Shumway
Ash
Braun's Upset in Illinois Primary Signals Anti incument Coalition
TheSpring upset of Sen Alan Dixon by Carol Moseley Braun in Illinois Democratic primary hints at anti incumbency coalitions ahead of November. Braun, Cook County recorder, could become the first Black woman in the Senate, facing Republican Richard Williamson after a three-way race with Al Hofeld spending heavily.
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Carol Moseley Braun
Alan Dixon
Sinois
Bush
Braun
Cook County Recorder of Deeds
U.S. Senate
Chicago
Richard Williamson
al Hofeld
Dixon
Paul Wellstone
Minnesota
Selling Ransom Memorial Hospital a wrong to right a wrong
Franklin County residents face a million dollar shortfall to cover debts at Ransom Memorial Hospital. John Coen and the hospital board seek county funds amid years of losses, management issues, and calls for accountability. Critics urge no sale and demand resignations, warning of potential buyers and taxpayer costs.
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Ransom Memorial Hospital
Franklin County
Our Hospital
John Coen
Hospital Board of Trustees
County Commission
Coen
Larry Fore
Daugherty
HMP
Kansas City
Arti
Mavity
Wasmund
Government contact list for federal and state representatives
A compact roster provides the names and mailing addresses for President George Bush, Gov Joan Finney, Sen. Bob Dole, Sen. Nancy Kassebaum, Rep. Dick Nichols, State Rep. George Teagarden, State Sen. Dave Webb and State Rep. Walker Hendrix with street addresses in Washington, D C Topeka and Stillwell and telephone numbers for public contact. The records enable citizens to write or call officials about requests and complaints.
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George Bush
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
Joan Finney
State Capitol
Topeka
Bob Dole
Hart
Senate
Dave Webb
Nall
Stillwell
Walker Hendrix
Statehouse
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Maryland
John McCormally
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