Nun bun sparks rights clash at Nashville coffeehouse
A Bongo Java customer spotted Mother Teresa on a cinnamon bun now sold and displayed at the Nashville shop. Mother Teresa’s charity, via her lawyer, asks the owner to stop merchandise plans, while the proprietor defends sales as a joke that prompts reflection. The nun’s order runs 50 Indian cities and 30 other countries, with charity proceeds urged but not mandated.
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Nashville, Tenn
Mother Teresa
Calcutta
India
Bob Bernstein
Bernstein
Missionaries of Charity
Government contact list for federal and state offices
A compiled set of addresses and phone numbers for national and state government officials. Names include President Bill Clinton, U.S. Senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback, U.S. Rep. Jim Ryun, Gov. Bill Graves, Attorney General Carla Stovall, plus state office contacts in Topeka and Overland Park.
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Bill Clinion
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington
D.C
Semaine
U.S
Pat Roberts
Dirksen
Fox
Sam Brownback
Hart
Senate
Talaphone
S. Kansas Ava
Topeka
W. 95Th
Overland Park
Jim Ryun
Cannon
Hob
Washington, D.C
Ryun
Bill Graves
State Capitol
Carla Stovall
Judicial Center
Roseanne Ends as Ratings Tell the Story of Rise and Fall
The piece recalls Roseanne once a top rated show fading to 34th place before its end. It credits the program for shaping a cynical family realism that contrasted with The Cosby Show and hints at sociological impact through the era. The author notes waning urgency as economy improves and laments the final curtain.
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America
Cosby
Ronald Reagan
Suddéplp
Utah
Roseanne Barr
Roseanne Arnold
Roseanne
Anapolis
Conners
TV Family
Ralph Kramden
Ralph Whitehead
University of Massachusetts At Amherst
Times
Bill Clinton
Whitehead
Reader letters push for answers on city commission
A reader maintains forums seeking responses from the city manager and four commissioners regarding Dale Howard. One commissioner sent a conciliatory note urging cooperation and unity, asking the writer to discuss matters further and avoid infighting.
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Dale Howard
Small
Land mine danger sparks Lawrence protest letter
Milan Lambertson requests lawmakers act against land mines after meeting in Lawrence with residents. He cites 2,000 injuries per month, 110 million mines in 68 countries, and lists affected nations. He notes low mine cost but high removal cost and urges U.S. leadership to ban or restrict production.
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Lawrence
Angola
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Cambodia
China
Croatia
Egypt
Eritrea
Iran
Iraq
Mozambique
Somalia
Sudan
United Nations
U.S.A
Washington
Milan Lambertson
Ottawa school dean under fire in Chanute critique
A former Ottawa NCCC student leader criticizes Chanute campus policies and staff, alleging favoritism in scholarships, hostility to Ottawa staff, and mismanagement. He urges local officials and residents to investigate finances, enrollment control, and program parity while defending Ottawa's dean and instructors.
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NCCC
Ottawa
Franklin County
Neosho County Community College
Ncccottawa
Chanute
Cial
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