Ryun Faces Criticism Over Kansas Highway Needs
The House highway bill targets nearly 2 billion dollars for Kansas over six years, but Jim Ryun's fourth district receives no high priority projects while rivals push for US-59 improvements from Lawrence to Ottawa. Ryun says US-59 could be elevated later, as Kansas overall gains federal road funding under the bill.
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Orther
Jim Ryun
Kansas
Washington
Ryan
House
Wichita
Vince Snowbarger
Miami County
Lawrence
Ottawa
Ryun
Snowbarger
Jerry Moran
Todd Tiahrt
Scruffy case stirs calls to raise animal cruelty penalties
Topeka Capital-Journal argues that designing tougher animal cruelty laws after the Yorkshire terrier Scruffy video is driven by emotion rather than logic. The piece says minor penalties would only marginally rise and could reclassify offenses, urging a broad, consistent view of criminal penalties rather than per incident reactions.
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Scruffy
Kansas City
Topeka Capital-Journal
Ottawa Truck plant shows global reach of local industry
Ottawa Truck, world leader in tractor trucks, hosts a Chamber of Commerce coffee tour revealing a 267-employee operation with a $7.5 million payroll and a two week assembly cycle. The plant uses just in time materials, powder coated chassis, and final assembly of cabs off site. The story also highlights Franklin County soybean farming, the Sylvester family, Midland Seed, and Brato Dogs derived from soy and pork as a growing local export, underscoring Franklin County's global industry ties.
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Ottawa
Detroit
Chamber of Commerce
Franklin County
Sylvester
Russ
Sandy Sylvester
Sylvesters
Midland Seeds Company
Iowa
Kansas Soybean Association
Riley County
War crimes and Kosovo crises across global editorials
The Columbus Dispatch discusses Saddam Hussein as a war criminal citing a 60 Minutes report on Halabja and Iraqi chemical attacks. La Repubblica analyzes Kosovo diplomacy at London, US leadership shift, and risk of regional spread amid Dayton-era UN roles. La Stampa comments on Yeltsin and Chernomyrdin maneuvers ahead of 2000 elections.
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Columbus
Ohio
Saddam Hussein
Iraq
Halabja
Kuwait
CBS News
Saddam
United Nations
United States
la Repubblica
Rome
Kosovo
London
Bosnia
Balkan
Albania
Macedonia
U.N
Dayton
la Stampa
Turin
Italy
Boris Yeltsin
Russia
Viktor Chernomyrdin
Yeltsin
Chernomyrdin
Titanic and Frankenstein as Twentieth Century Metaphors
The essay argues Titanic’s 11 Oscars reflect a peak in modern cinema and compares the film to Frankenstein as a century defining metaphor. It notes Titanic's enduring impact, including Broadway, soundtrack, and multiple related works, while contrasting it with Ben Hur and commenting on technology, class, and fate in modern life.
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L.A. Confidential
Charlton Heston
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