Olathean joins women in business surge
Joyce Stawarz took over Hi-Line Plastics Inc in 1989 after her husband died. Despite early doubts from employees, she expanded into plastic tableware and consumer goods, illustrating rising women entrepreneurs in the 1990s. Census data show women own about 30 percent of US businesses, though gender pay gaps persist. Stawarz, KU advertising graduate, emphasizes honesty with customers.
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Olathe Daily News Lathe
Kan
Joyce Stewart
Hi-Line Plastics Inc
Stewart
Stewarz
Stawarz
U.S. Census Bureau
Bureau
Working Woman Magazine
University of Kansas
Kennedy health reform plan aims to aid small businesses
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy proposes a compromise health reform plan exempting firms with five or fewer employees and average wages under 24,000 from the employer mandate while adding a 2 percent payroll tax. States would create voluntary private health purchasing cooperatives to boost purchasing power.
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Edward M. Kennedy
Kennedy
Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee
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Clinton
Dent
Nancy Kassebaum
Kansas
Spelling snags and Bardot appeals top New York news
In New York Dan Quayle mishandles a name at a book signing drawing laughs from fans. Brigitte Bardot threatens to renounce the Legion of Honor unless France acts on animal welfare and bans hunting. Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston discuss their daughter Bobbi Kristina as the couple’s foundation. Mary Kay Ash’s mansion auction nets about 1 million dollars while her company’s cosmetics fame endures. Chad Everett returns to TV in McKenna, with Medical Center alumni linked to the project.
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Dan Quayle
Quayle
Samantha
Karen Dittmeier
Oak Beach
Paris
Brigitte Bardot
Bardot
France
Legion of Honor
Francois Mitterrand
Dallas
Mary Kay Ash
Ash
National Auction Group
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Gannon
Joe Gannon
Chad Everett
Medical Center
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ABC
McKenna
Everett
Pacific Northwest
CBS
Children Telling Congress of Brushes With Death
One hundred two children who survived near fatal injuries head to Capitol Hill to urge injury prevention. Officials say preventable injuries kill 8,000 children yearly and cost 13.8 billion dollars for treatment. helmet use and car seats could prevent most injuries. A Senate subcommittee will hear their experiences as part of the Safe Kids Campaign.
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Capitol Hill
Heather Paul
Senate Labor and Human Resources
Safe
Oregon
Rhode Island
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