Random acts of kindness program should continue in Ottawa area
The piece urges keeping public prompts for random acts of kindness alive in Ottawa and surrounds. It notes the program began in January 1996 with boxes for reports, highlighting daily reader notices of help for motorists and seniors, and argues publicity spurred other good deeds despite occasional misuse.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Frem
Government contact list for officials in Topeka and Washington
A brief directory providing contact details for U S Representative Jim Ryan and several Kansas officials including Governor Bill Graves Attorney General Carla Stovall and Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius. Includes office addresses telephone numbers and fax where listed.
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U.S
Jim Ryan
Cannon
Hob
Washington
D.C
Ryun
Topeka
Quincy
Bill Graves
State Capitol
Carla Stovall
Judicial Center
Kathleen Sebelius
Southwest 9Th
Bill titles appealing appalling
Lawmakers spar over bill names as labels mask true aims. Kennedy criticizes a GOP bill titled Family Friendly Workplace Act while Democrats push a payroll reduction plan. Labor unions warn that friendly titles mask coercive time off schemes amidst a parade of euphemisms and political taunts.
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Tom Raum
GOP
U.S. Senate
Mitch McConnell
R-K
Paul Coverdell
R-Ga
John Ashcroft
R-Mo
Ashcroft
Supreme Court rules Paula Jones case may proceed
The Supreme Court's unanimous ruling allows Paula Jones to pursue her sexual harassment suit against President Clinton while in office. The decision signals limits to presidential immunity and sets up potential settlement or trial, a matter with lasting political implications.
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Washington Post
Supreme Court
Paula Jones
White House
Wall Street Journal
Clinton
Bill Clinton
John Paul Stevens
Jones
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Abortion bills split Senate over partial birth ban
Abortion opponents backed a one procedure ban called intact dilation and extraction. Santorum admitted it would not stop abortions, while Daschle proposed a broader viability based ban. Clinton signaled support for Daschle’s approach, but political blame and slippery slopes cloud prospects for a compromise.
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Fowell
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Clinton
House
Ashington
Congress
Rick Santorum
Pennsylvania
Santorum
Supreme Court
Senate
Tom Daschle
Daschle
American Civil Liberties Union
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