Wellsville School Board Rejects Graduation Prayer
The Wellsville district chose not to include prayer at the high school graduation to avoid ACLU litigation costs and legal delay. The board believed fiscal cautions and district stability justified the decision, noting students conducted themselves maturely and prayed privately before and after the ceremony.
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The
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Kansas
Wellsville Board
Wellsville
Herald
Duriteremony
Contact details for Kansas and federal lawmakers listed
A compiled set of contact addresses and phone numbers for President Bill Clinton, U S Senators Bob Dole and Nancy Kassebaum, Representative Jim Slattery, Topeka officials, Governor Joan Finney, Attorney General, and several state legislators and staff, with office locations in Washington D C and Topeka.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
Bob Dole
Hart
Senate
U.S
Nancy Kassebaum
Russel
Washington
D.C
Jim Slattery
Rayburn
House
Washington, DC
Fox
Topeka
Jayhawk
Jackson
Joan Finney
Bobee
George Teagarden
Statehouse
Walker Hendrix
Doug Walker
State Capitol
Franklin County Seeks Storm Spotters For Weather Alerts
National Weather Service Topeka seeks volunteers for a Cooperative Storm Spotter Network across Franklin County to report severe weather and help save property and lives. Training and a Weather Watchers newsletter are provided. Residents are urged to contact Topeka NWS or mail postcards with name address and location to the Storm Spotters Network in Topeka.
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Franklin County
National Weather Service
Topeka
NWS
Pete Nicholson
Nicholson
Richmond-Williamsburg-Pomona
WCM
Strait Ave
More equal rights movement on a Orwellian track
A viewpoint arguing that equal rights rhetoric masks doublethink and newspeak. It contends homosexuals already have rights, while government labels some groups as special victims. The piece cites Civil Rights era progress, then warns of preferential treatment creating new discrimination through an assembly line of special interests.
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George Orwell
Animal Farm
Otry
Bosnia
Wellsville Graduation Prayer Controversy Reveals Sponsor Plans
Reported action by the Wellsville school board withdraws approval for student prayer at graduation. Private sponsorship was discussed but administration kept control of the ceremony, diplomas, and scholarships. The class chose to proceed with graduation as scheduled, with no private sponsor.
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Wellsville
Friends of the
Reader criticizes sports page photos of Dieterich and local golfers
A Kansas reader blasts the Thursday sports page for tasteless photos of Jeff Dieterich and local youth golfers. The letter asks whether the editor’s insecurity or regional sensibilities influenced the pictured images.
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Jeff Dieterich
Ottawa- KU
Jeff
Kansas
Dietrich
It's Your Quarter Promoting At Hawthorne School
Working parents thank Mr Duncan and Dr Maxwell for organizing fifth grade promotion events at Hawthorne School. The notice advertises a 2 40 pm program and a 3 30 pm repeat for working parents, and invites community dialogue by calling 2424708 at specified hours.
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Hawthorne
Duncan
Maxwell
Board of Education
Mr. Duncan
Dr. Maxwell
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Lawrence
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