Kansas moves to punish juveniles with new justice authority
A Kansas House bill revamps juvenile justice shifting control from the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services to a new Kansas Youth Authority under corrections. It allows judges to impose both juvenile and adult sentences, enables trials of youths as young as 10, and may require parental counseling if parents refuse. The measure also adds a parental rights clause granting guardians the right to seek legal action over government care. The change aims to hold youths and parents more accountable for crimes.
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Contact details for Kansas government representatives
A compiled list provides contact addresses phone numbers and emails for U S Rep Sam Brownback Gov Bill Graves Attorney General Carla Stovall Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius State Reps Bill Feverborn Ralph Tanner and State Sen Doug Walker with offices in Topeka and Washington D C including Longworth House Office Building and State Capitol locations.
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Sam Brownback
Longworth House
Washington, D.C
S. Kansas Ave
Topeka
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House
House.gov
Brownback
Bill Graves
State Capitol
Carla Stovall
Judicial Center
Kathleen Sebelius
Southwest 9Th
Bill Feverborn
Statehouse
Ralph Tanner
Doug Walker
I State Capitol
Betty Crocker goes multicultural and multigender in face of future
The piece notes Betty Crocker’s new contest produced a blended face for the cake queen, reflecting America’s diversity and shifting demographics by 2050. It compares with Kurt Wait’s Pillsbury triumph, questions political correctness, and mocks static gender roles in the kitchen.
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America
Betty Crocker
Betty
Crocker
Florida
Crockers
Sky
Kurt Wait
United States
San Francisco
Castro
Prairie Spirit Rail Trail gains local cycling backing effort
Johnson County Bicycle Club petitions 364 signers from Franklin County Ottawa and the region urging Franklin County commissioners and local leaders to approve and fund the Prairie Spirit Rail Trail. The effort notes tourism economic benefits, safety for cyclists and walkers, and hopes for support ahead of a second petition and fundraiser in April 1996. Kath leen Harnish Doucet and Dale Crawford signatories.
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Franklin County
Ottawa Herald
Friends of the Prairie Spirit
Kansas
Ottawa
Kansas City
Lawrence
Topeka
Ottawa University
Johnson County
Prairie Spirit
Buy Local Critique of Franklin County County Purchases
A Franklin County resident questions why official orders go to Quill Office Supply in Lincolnshire Illinois while stressing a Buy Franklin County ethos. A surprise package of a deceased husband’s personal items arrived via UPS to the son, traced to Quill Corporation Illinois, raising concerns about mail routing and proper distribution of county property. The writer urges commissioners except Weigand to practice the buy local principle and support local Franklin County vendors.
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Franklin County
Lincolnshire
Franklin County Public Works Department
UPS
Kansas City
Quill Corporation
Ilinois
Letters to the Editor Policy Prompting Signatures
The notice invites reader letters to be signed with the writer’s address and a phone number for verification. It states unsigned letters will not be published and emphasizes contact details to expedite verification.
Wisconsin travelers thank Kansas Patrol and Ottawa tire crew
Larry and Betty Silbernagel of Osceola Wisconsin express gratitude to the Kansas State Patrol Office Badge 226 and the experts from Expert Tire of Ottawa for rescuing them after a blowout on I 35 Monday night. They praise the help from a couple of travelers and emphasize mercy and thanks.
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Ottawa
Rail-trailgate open letter to Senators on property rights
Orville J. Cole of Gamnett questions Senators Nancy Kassebaum and Bob Dole about the Rail Bank Act. He argues the act preempts state law and contracts, confiscates private property, and reallocates land and gas tax dollars for public trails. He asks for constitutional justification and whether the act shifts railroad clean-up costs to taxpayers.
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Nancy Rassebaum
Bob Dole
Congress
State of
Kansas
Orville J. Cole
Gamnett
Fixed levies raise taxes as valuation climbs
A reader contends in response to Mr. Montgomery's editorial that fixed levies are tied to valuation and will raise taxes even if the local budget size stays the same. The letter notes a 35-mill school level and possible fixed county library and hospital taxes, urging The Herald to obtain precise figures from the county clerk.
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