Brain drain in Kansas smaller than feared says economist
David Burress, a Kansas Business Review economist, argues the state’s brain drain is smaller than politicians and press suggest. He bases this on the 1980 census and notes that inflow may offset outflow if equal, while criticizing Gov Hayden’s Brain Drain bill and its tax credit for merit scholars as potentially unwarranted.
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Kansas Business Review
David Burress
Kansas
Burress
Gov. Hayden
Winged Pests Target Kansas Starlings in Feedlots
Kansas feedlot operators face about 2 million dollars in annual losses from grain spoiled by starlings and other birds. A Kansas State University extension specialist calls them winged pests and notes trials with poisons gunfire loud sounds and hawks. A forthcoming 1988 manual aims to guide control efforts despite past futile wars against the species.
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Kansas
Kansas State University
KSA Extension
KSA
Left to See As Americans on Nicaragua Policy
A reflective critique questions U S policy toward Nicaragua amid Iran Contra era debates. It argues against funding the Contras, suggests redirecting $105 million to aid Nicaragua’s people, condemns overthrow efforts, and proposes alternatives including leveraging Chrysler and Iacocca to influence the region. The piece warns against repeating costly foreign entanglements and emphasizes humane, pragmatic aid.
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Nicaragua
New York State
Chicago
Congress faces a trillion budget and rising debt
The piece cites a 1.06 trillion proposed budget with a 134 billion deficit, exceeding Gramm Rudman’s 108 billion limit. It recalls Carter’s 531.6 billion 1980s budget, rising debt to 2.25 trillion and projected 2.5 trillion, and laments rising interest costs while applauding Kansas City schoolchildren collecting envelopes for the Bureau of Public Debt to spur action.
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Congress
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Gramm-Rudman
Bureau of Public Debt
Washington
Responding to May 8 Letter Calls for City Hall Change
From Our Readers compliments Matthew Whiteford for a concise letter on Ottawa’s turbulent condition. The piece urges manufacturers bankers lawyers and working people to rise up over the current status quo and argues competence at City Hall is in question with tax money should be up
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Matthew Whiteford
Whiteford
Ottawa
City Hall
DPS Chart Not Worth Paper It’s Drawn On
A reader voices criticism of the Director of Public Safety and the organizational chart. He alleges the chart never reflected actual practice over ten years, notes recurring changes in the deputy director roles, and questions authority over the municipal court clerk. He cites prior arrangements, fiscal concerns, and calls for accountability and real change. Donna Murray adds a local address and signs the letter.
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Director of Public Safety
DPS
Kansas ends large pain and suffering awards in insurance reform
Governor Hayden and the Kansas Legislature pushed the 1987 Insurance Reform Act limiting pain and suffering damages to 250000 for serious injuries and restricting claims for most car accident victims. GAO data show high profits for the industry, funding questions rise over lawmakers with ties to insurers.
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Hayden
Kansas
Plus
Anti
Gov. Hayden
House
Senate
Hart's downfall blamed on press and process
In a Chicago column Gary Hart is blamed for his political downfall not by personal flaws but by the press and the nominating process. The writer recounts Hart's indiscretions, asserts his uniqueness, and warns the Democratic Party of potential fallout if he had secured the nomination. Letters to the editor policies follow.
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Gary Hart
Hart
Donna Rice
Washington Post
Chicago
Miami
Washington
Daniel Boone
Joe Biden
Paul Simon
Mike Dukakis
Jesse Jackson
Democratic Party
Miss Rice
Miss X
Miss Y
Miss Z
Gary
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates Effective July 1 1986
Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details and staff. It shows subscription prices effective July 1 1986 for Ottawa area carriers, Franklin County and adjacent counties, and all other areas by mail, with monthly, quarterly, half year, and yearly options plus a 5.5 percent sales tax for out of state subscribers.
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Franklin County
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