Dole Visit Sparks Student Demonstrations at Kansas Campus
Former senator Bob Dole returned to Kansas as a retired figure while students protested non politically, with about 30 holding hostile signs opposing his presence. The incident highlighted issues of respect for visiting figures and the campus image amid debates on his policy views and a proposed center for his congressional papers.
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Kansas
Dole
University Daily
Kansan
Senate
Kansas Bank Funding Rule Sparks Taxpayer Backlash
The Wichita Eagle reports a Kansas bill barring local governments from placing idle funds in banks not chartered in Kansas unless interest rates are deemed unacceptable. State funds remain unrestricted, prompting concern that higher local earnings draw money away from taxpayers. NationsBank is cited among outsiders affected by the measure.
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Kansas
North Carolina
NationsBank
Wichita Eagle
Lawmakers clash with attorney general over crime policy
Kansas lawmakers debate prison expansion and sentencing guidelines led by Attorney General Carla Stovall. They seek alternatives such as halfway houses and probation, arguing for targeted penalties over broad prison buildup while resisting removing Stovall from the sentencing commission.
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Alina
Kansas
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Stovall
House
Kansas Sentencing Commission
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Sentencing Commission
Réedmit
Contact information for Kansas government officials list
A compiled set of addresses and phone numbers for federal and state offices including President Bill Clinton at the White House, U S Senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback, U S Representative Jim Ryun, Governor Bill Graves, and Attorney General Carla Stovall, with Topeka and Washington locations and public inquiry lines.
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Washington, D.C
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Dirksen
Washington
D.C
Fox
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Hart
Senate
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Topeka
W. 95Th
Land Park
Jim Ryun
Cannon
Hob
Telephone
Ryun
Bill Graves
Carla Stovall
Judicial Center
Editors urge accountability for abuse of power at Aberdeen
Washington Post and Courier editorial urges holding higher ranking officers accountable for a drill sergeant’s rape ring at Aberdeen Proving Ground. It condemns coercive relationships and a systemic failure of command, calling for inquiry into senior leadership and broader Army reforms.
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Washington Post
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Aberdeen Proving Ground
Maryland
Aberdeen
the Post and Courier
Charleston
D.C
Janet Reno
Congress
Reno
Associated Press
MDA Lockup Raises 4079 At Local Restaurants
Mitch Rorabaugh of Ottawa Antique Mall and Restaurant says area Muscular Dystrophy Association supporters held a Lockup event with 29 jailbirds collecting pledges totaling 4079 dollars. He urges honoring pledged gifts when envelopes arrive and notes 14 years of involvement in MDA funding research patient clinics.
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Area Muscular Dystrophy Association
MDA
Mitch Rorabaugh
Ottawa
Reader Forum Guidelines for Submitting Letters
Readers are invited to submit hand signed letters with full author address and telephone number. Submissions may be edited for space if they are lengthy and contain opinions suitable for publication.
Goodbye to Chelsea and the cost of growing up
A mother writes to Hillary Clinton about Chelsea choosing Stanford and the poignant, ongoing process of letting children grow independent. She reflects on five children, memories, and the balance between motherhood and pursuing new paths. The piece blends personal milestones with a broader meditation on parental attachment and change.
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Chelsea
Clinton
Fred Flintstone
Anne Tyler
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