Kansas Lawmakers Expand Welfare Agency Powers over Deadbeat Parents
Kansas lawmakers moved to empower the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services to track non paying parents, garnish wages, and file liens after a 1996 federal welfare reform. The potential loss of federal funds loomed 29 to 150 million dollars, pressuring tax base cuts or tax hikes. Critics lament insufficient focus on children owed support, amid partisan disputes over privacy and enforcement reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Kansas Welfare Agency
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
SRS
Government contact list for Kansas political offices
A compiled list of contact details for federal and state officials in Kansas. Includes addresses in Topeka and Washington, DC, plus telephone numbers for the President’s comments line, U.S. Senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback, Rep. Jim Ryun, Gov. Bill Graves, Attorney General Carl Stovall, Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius, and state representatives and senators.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington
D.C
U.S
Pat Roberts
Dirksen
Fox
Sam Brownback
Hart
Senate
S. Kansas Ave
Topeka
W. 95Th
Overland Park
Kathleen Sebelius
Southwest
Bill Feverborn
Statehouse
Ralph Tanner
Liberty, democracy, and resisting coercive utopians
In a reader forum voice, the piece argues that true American liberty rests on popular sovereignty through elected leaders, not private coups or cults. It condemns groups like the Republic of Texas and Montana Freemen as anti American and dictatorial, urging involvement through mainstream parties and the ballot. It cites Jefferson and Sam Houston to emphasize self government and warns against coercive utopians on both left and right.
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Texas
America
Republic of Texas
Montana Freemen
Hitler
Sam Houston
Mexico
Houston
U.S
Taxpayers
Thomas Jefferson
Karley Reese
Osgreesead.com
Reunion Call for Wellsville High School 20th Anniversary
Julie Hughes Kinney a 1977 WHS graduate invites Wellsville Texas alumni to reunite along Interstate 35 from Dallas for a 20th reunion. She recalls school spirit memories at Combine Road Trails and Three Corners, notes aging and life milestones, and urges attendees to wear a smile and reconnect in Trinidad, Texas.
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Dallas
WHS
Combine Road
Three Corners
Wellsville High School
Julie (Hughes) Kinney
Trinidad
Texas
Cleveland Hosts Rock Hall Inductions In Grand Debut
Akron Beacon Journal praises Cleveland for hosting the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies the first time, noting Cleveland fans long fought for the honor after New York and Los Angeles previously kept it. Stars shone onstage and in the crowd as Cleveland claimed its place in rock history.
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Akron
Ohio
Beacon Journal
Cleveland
New York
Los Angeles
North Coast
Big Bucks
Guest editorials present reader opinions in The Herald
The piece notes that guest editorials offer diverse viewpoints and that opinions voiced do not necessarily reflect The Herald's editor. It frames the column as a platform for reader perspectives while clarifying editorial separation.
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Herald
Late term abortion debate sparks strong, worn arguments
A national clash over late term abortion pits bans against exceptions as Congress weighs bills. The piece critiques rhetoric from both sides, questions data reliability, and argues for clearer language and ethics in discussing fetal life and maternal health. It contrasts pro choice limits with pro life zeal and reflects on public attitudes.
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Congress
Senate
Clinton
House
Prolife
Ron Fitzsimmons
National Coalition of Abortion Providers
Fitzsimmons
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Twisted Liberty
Charley Reese
King Features Syndicate
Good Ol’ Wellsville
Gloria Feldt
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Barbara Boxer
D-Calif
Kathleen
Parker
Tribune Media Services
Doonesbury
Mark
Yona Doe
Avs
Mallard Fillmore
Doug Covers
Wits
Ewgleh
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