Kansas to invest 10 million in state park improvements this summer
John D. Montgomery notes Governor Bill Graves backs a 10 million plan to upgrade Kansas state parks including Pomona and Eisenhower State Parks. The push aims to renew camping areas beaches and rest rooms while stressing ongoing operating budgets and federal park maintenance issues.
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Pomona Lake
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Eisenhower State Park
Melvern
Hillsdale Lake
Federal Corps of Engineer
Washington
John D. Montgomery
Government contact list for public comments and offices
A compiled roster of government representatives with contact details including President Bill Clinton The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave Washington DC 20500 Comments Office (202) 456-1111 U S Rep Jim Ryun 511 Cannon HOB Washington DC 20515 Topeka office 820 Quincy Suite 100 Topeka 66612 (785) 232 4500 www house gov ryun Gov Bill Graves Topeka State Capitol Second Floor Topeka 66612 Attorney General Carla Stovall Judicial Center Topeka 66612 Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius 420 Southwest 9th Topeka 66612 1 800 432 2484 or (785) 296 3071
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Washington
D.C
U.S
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Hob
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Topeka
Quincy
Suite
House.gov
Bill Graves
State Capitol
Carla Stovall
Judicial Center
Kathleen Sebelius
Southwest 9Th
Kansas On The Mind As KU Guides Faculty Tour
David S. Awbrey profiles the Wheat State Whirlwind tour by University of Kansas faculty from Lawrence through Kickapoo Reservation Konza Prairie and Nicodemus. He notes Kansans’ rural roots, spirituality, dignity, and community, plus the need for professors to engage publicly with the state and its six Regents universities shaping the 21st century.
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Kickapoo Reservation
Topeka
Konza Prairie
Manhattan
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Hemenway
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Jayhawks
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Gorillas
Hornets
Tigers
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London
Brookville
Kansas State
Hugo Wall
Wichita State
Regents
Star Wars plan renamed and wasted funds debate
Editorials warn Clinton kept a renamed missile defense program wasting money while threat of attack remains low. Boeing won a 1.6 billion contract to coordinate the system. Nike faces scrutiny over sweatshop labor and oversight, with Knight pledging higher worker ages and environmental standards though wages remain debated. Critics urge monitoring of factory air as proof of responsibility.
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Clinton
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
United States
Boeing Co
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Calif
Mercury News
Nike
Philip Knight
U.S
Knight
Michael Jordan
Indonesia
Vietnam
School gun violence and the urge for action
A columnist argues laws alone cannot solve school shootings and notes a decline in youth homicides overall while highlighting heightened incidents in small towns. The piece praises Boston’s Cease Fire program and urges closer attention to troubled youths rather than arming teachers or expanding metal detectors.
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James Alan Fox
Northeastern University
Moses Lake
Wash
Boston
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