Tanner defies abortion vote in Statehouse call
Rep Ralph Tanner faced a forced vote on a parental consent bill as the House held a call to compel abstaining members to vote. The measure passed 79 to 45, while Tanner failed to abstain by eight votes. The Ottawa, Kansas debate centered on abortion policy and individual choice versus legislative action.
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Haps
Statehouse
Tony Powell
Richita
Tanner
George Dean
Wichita
Baldwin
House
Ottawa
U.S. Supreme Court
Kansas
Mr. Tanner
John D. Montgomery
Ralph Tanner
Tragedy prompts call for gate crossings in Kansas
The Garden City Telegram reports two Kansas grade crossing deaths, Gene Harper in Newton and Susan Jacobs in Peabody, highlighting absent gates at crossings. The Kansas Department of Transportation withholds hazard ratings, spurring a lawsuit to force disclosure and debate over gate requirements.
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Jin “Gene” Harper
Kansas
Newton
Harvey County
Susan Jacobs
Peabody
Kansas Department of Transportation
Garden City Telegram
KDOT
Chanute Tribune
Demagogues and political doublespeak in modern campaigns
Charley Reese analyzes demagogic techniques in Al Gore and others, noting vague problem statements, calls for broad reforms, and absence of concrete solutions within constitutional limits. He cites civil rights rhetoric, traffic concerns, and imagined enemies as common tools used to sway voters without specifics.
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Aristotle
al Gore
Gore
Mr. Gore
Reader Forum condemns Kosovo war and UN role
Lucinda Munyan decries Clinton administration policy on Kosovo and NATO. She argues U.S. troops are under foreign command, urges Congress to reclaim authority, withdraw from UN and NATO missions, and end global policing. Shawnee Mission.
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Kosovo
Clinton
Madeline Albright
NATO
United Nations
Kosovo Liberation Army
United States
U.S
Congress
Executive Branch
America
United Nations’ “Globocop
Lucinda Munyan
Reader Forum submissions sought with signatures and contact info
Letters must be hand signed and include author address and telephone number. Send to Reader Forum Ottawa Herald 104 S Cedar Ottawa KS 66067 or by email to fetters ottawaher ald com. Submissions capped at 500 words.
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The
Ottawa Herald
Ottawa
Ottawaherald
Medicare reform stalls as blue ribbon panel falters
AP Special Correspondent reports that a bipartisan Medicare commission failed to agree on recommendations after a year, with President Clinton and lawmakers divided. Breaux and Thomas proposed a private-insurance like system with limited drug coverage and higher eligibility, while Clinton seeks broader prescription coverage and preserving the core benefit. The stalemate persists into the 2000 election cycle, threatening long term solvency without overhaul or funding.
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Commission On
Medicare
Clinton
Breaux
Rep
Bill Thomas
California
Thomas
Congress
Commission
Senate
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Washington
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