Wein district weighs options after middle school closure
Editorial urges the Wein school district to pursue a new structural assessment and cost analysis while exploring August housing for middle school students. Three options are considered including a Wal-Mart site lease, the East Central Vocational Cooperative building with portable modules, or sharing the high school on an odd schedule.
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Wein
Topeka
Wal-Mart
East Central Vocational Cooperative
Editorial Voices Clash Over 35-Mill Property Tax Plan
Guest editors defend Gov. Bill Graves against aggressive 35-mill levy critics in the Kansas Legislature and Kansas Chamber of Commerce. They argue Graves’ stance ensures fiscal responsibility, warns of potential revenue shortfalls, and urges leaders to publicly explain tax policy pitfalls.
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Herald
House of the
Kansas
Bill Graves
Kansas Chamber of Commerce and Industry
KCCI
Graves
Clinton Leads in Polls as TV Age Shapes Vote
A columnist argues Clinton’s massive lead stems from media savvy and the TV era. He contrasts Clinton’s youthful charisma and sound bites with Dole’s older, less TV-centric image, noting polls on babysitting and pizza toppings favor Clinton.
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Clinton
Bob Dole
American Movie Classics Channel
Geraldo
Oprah
Cole
Wolf
Arkansas
Dole
OK Corral
Meaneists Show Ottawa Students Unity After OMS Closure
Ottawa area students led by seventh graders and 14 OMS staff gathered at Neosho County Community College after Ottawa Middle School closed on May 6. The visit involved tours of youth detention, fire department facilities, water dept tours, and field use at Orlis Cox Field, with drivers guiding the bused students.
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Ottawa
Neosho County Community College
OMS
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Orlis Cox Field
David Drumright
Ethel Wallace
Kevin Kimball
Tom Ahrens
Ottawa Fire Department
Ottawa Water Department
Readers urged to sign letters with address and phone
Letters to the editor should be signed and include the writer’s address. Unsigned submissions will not be published. A telephone number is requested to expedite verification.
Government contact list for Kansas officials
A compiled contact roster for national and state representatives in Topeka and Washington. Includes addresses, phone numbers, faxes, emails, and websites for President Bill Clinton, U.S. Senators Bob Dole and Nancy Kassebaum, Rep. Sam Brownback, Governor Bill Graves, Attorney General Carla Stovall, Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius, and state lawmakers Bill Feuerborn Ralph Tanner and Doug Walker.
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Nancy Kassebaum
Russell Senate
Washington
D.C
Fox
Sam Brownback
Longworth House
Washington, D.C
S. Kansas Ave
Topeka
Brownbak
House
House.gov
Brownback
Bill Graves
State Capitol
Carla Stovall
Judicial Center
Kathleen Sebelius
Southwest 9Th
Bill Feuerborn
Statehouse
Ralph Tanner
Doug Walker
Hostility to Homosexuals and the Supreme Court Ruling
A fragmentary opposition excerpt argues that hostility to homosexuality equals hostility to sexuality, contending the Supreme Court rightly struck down Colorado’s Amendment 2. It contrasts cultural progress with fear and predicts broader civil rights impact beyond gay rights, warning of backlash if anti gay sentiment persists.
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T'sureme
Antonin Scalia
Colorado
Scalia
Supreme
New York
Sarajevo
Atlanta
Beirut
Los Angeles
Cape Town
L.A
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America
George Pyle
Harris News Service
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