Be Ready: Kansas Warns on Weather and Terror Threats
An editorial urges Kansans to maintain emergency plans for severe weather and terrorist threats. It cites Pratt County tornado damage, notes low Franklin County preparedness, and outlines Red Cross guidance on family plans, shelters, kits, and contacts. It warns readiness saves lives amid storms and potential bioterror risks.
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Plains States
Kansas
Pratt County
Health Department
Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Jimmie Dean
Franklin County
American Red Cross
United States
Editorial questions expanded gambling in Kansas
Guest Editorial argues the Kansas House should not approve a bill expanding gambling to five pari mutuel tracks and an undetermined site. It warns of a can of worms, a large budget shortfall, and the need for real debate before permitting slot machines as a revenue fix.
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Kansas House
House
Political contacts for Kansas and national lawmakers list
A compiled directory of U S officials with offices in Washington and Topeka. It includes President George Bush, U S Senators Pat Roberts Sam Brownback, U S Representative Jim Ryun, Governor Bill Graves, and state legislators Robert Tyson Ralph Tanner Bil Feverborn. Contact details cover office addresses phone numbers and websites.
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George Bush
White House
Washington
D.C
Whitehouse
U.S
Pat Roberts
Hart Senate
Pat
Gore Returns To Campaign Trail with Vitriol and Vanity
Charley Reese weighs in on Democratic rivals including Al Gore John Kerry Dick Gephardt and Fritz Hollings noting Gore’s moral failings and predicting a Green vote. He compares Bush’s Internet claim and mocks campaign theatrics while praising Barnum style savvy and cautioning about Democratic leadership. He closes inviting readers to contact him.
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al Gore
George Bush
Gore
Son
John Kerry
D-Mass
Kerry
Jay Leno
Dick Gephardt
Dmo
Sen
Fritz Hollings
D-S.c
Fritz
Clinton
Mr. Gore
Ralph Nader
National Rifle Association
White House
Bush
P.T. Barnum
Reader Forum Urges Support For Priests In Abuse Debate
A Herald reader condemns anti Catholic sentiment in a Tuesday cartoon and urges trust in Vatican policy to remove abusers. The letter defends priests as mostly good, calls for public sharing of stories to counter damage to the church, and stresses local bishops enforce misconduct rules.
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Herald
Rome
Vatican
U S 59 plan for Ottawa urged to use current highway
Local residents argue KDOT plan is impractical and unsafe. They advocate using the existing U S 59 corridor as one pair of lanes for a new freeway, extending south to Sand Creek Road, to protect farms, bypasses, and Main Street businesses while reducing land use and environmental impact.
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U.S. 59
KDOT
Ottawa
Lawrence
Main Street
Shawnee Road
Sand Creek
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Bill Graves
State Capitol
Topeka
State
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Tyson
Senate
Ralph Tanner
Tanner
Bil
Feverborn
Ottawa Herald
Harris Group
Jeanny Sharp
Ottawaherald.com
S. Cedar
Ottawaherald
Stacy Cohen
Bill Gray
B Gray
Kathy Miller
Ken Kistner
Kkistner
Tim Millburn
Tom Daschle
Snake Daschle
Oval Office
Charley Reese
Briarl
Earthlink.net
Charley
Reese
King Features, Syndicate
S. Cada
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