Editorial Calls for National Voting Reform and Voting Day Change
The editorial argues for mail voter registration and automatic enrollment tied to licenses or benefits, noting Senate passage 68 to 31 against Dole and Kassebaum. It urges broader participation, questions Tuesday voting, and cites public calls for simplifying registration and changing Election Day.
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U.S. House
Senate
Bob Dole
Nancy Kassebaum
Ross Perot
Washington
Lex
Yattar Vey
Kansas editors clash over health care reform
The Manhattan Mercury and The Lawrence Journal World weigh in on health care and Kansas tax shifts. Editors note progress toward universal coverage is slow, while a new small-business health plan and school finance bill raise questions about implementation and regional competitive impacts.
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Manhattan Mercury
Kansas
Jim Slattery
U.S
Congress
U.S. Congress
Slattery
Lawrence Journal-World
Kansas City
Missouri
Johnson County
Wyandotte County
KC Metropolitan
Perot reshapes political norms and party power
The piece argues Perot challenges media misquotation norms and criticizes lobbyists, highlighting parties as covert powers. It notes independents seek real ballot access, while parties remain gatekeepers, fueling disillusionment and a rallying cry against the status quo.
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Perot
Tittke
You-Gotta-Suffer diet offers no-lose weight gimmick
This 1984 column recalls a fat actor’s hype for a best selling diet book and brands it a rip off. The author satirically defines the You Gotta Suffer Diet as abstaining from tasty foods and forcing misery as the only path to weight loss.
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Mike Roykeo
Demand for a vote on state casinos in Kansas action
A letter urges Kansans to demand a statewide vote on casinos and to override Governor Finney’s veto. It cites Daniel Inouye and Nancy Kassebaum backing state legislative power to outlaw casino operation and calls readers to contact their representatives before May 26 to ensure casinos stay illegal if the democratic right is withheld.
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Kansas
Finney
Washington D.C
Senate Select Committee On Indian Affairs
Daniel Inouye
Nancy Kassebaum
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