The mystery of the vanishing crime rate
A lengthy AP analysis debates crime in America with FBI figures showing only modest rises and victim surveys suggesting declines. It notes public anxiety, political use, and differing measurements, highlighting violent crime spikes and ongoing fears despite stabilizing trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlene Levinson
Associated Press
United States
Congress
FBI Uniform
William Chambliss
George Washington University
Chambliss
American Society of Criminology
America
Desktop video maker finds a niche in Kansas
NewTek, creator of the Toaster for desktop video, updates its Kansas operation with new offices and a leaner focus on making video production affordable for average people. CEO Tim Jenison aims to democratize television creation while the company expands and hires scale, as a tapeless editing system debuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Opera, Kan
NewTek
Electronic Wizkids
Hightech
Tim Jenison
Hollywood
America
Donetta Colbach
Phil
Paul Montgomery
NewTek Serpe
Pete Say
Jenison
Belmont
Iowa
Colbach
Salina woman's gourd art turns humble gourds into wonders
Alina Kansas artist Kesa Smutz turns large vessel gourds into decorative works. She paints fairy tale scenes, carves designs with woodburning, and converts gourds into bird houses and containers. Her home craft business The Gourdgeous Gourd grew after early praise, with gourds selling from 65 to 250 dollars and plans for shows at the Smoky Hill River Festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alina
Kan
Kesa Smutz
Salinan
Feauchitchen
Smutz
Salina
Brookville Mercantile
YWCA
Forsberg Art Gallery
Louisburg
American Gourd Society Inc
Wisconsin
Kenny
Union Pacific Railroad
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Tom W. Smith
National Opinion Research Center
University of Chicago
Smith
Scart City
California
Ital
Jerry Harper Law Offices
Mass
Lawrence
Beeline Express
Biray
Elba
Sundeck
Edgecomb
N. Main
Ottawa
Aleh Aur Ae Lele Roam LO Re Raaeel Lee
Wellsville High School
Board of Education
USD 289
Hays Township
Briles School
Wellsville City
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