Five Member County Commission Vote Stirs Franklin County Debate
Franklin County voters approved expanding the county board from three to five members by 63 percent. Gov. Graves will appoint two new commissioners to serve until the next election, while the existing three redraw district lines by January. A push favors a full time county administrator and a citizen panel to guide reform and budget control.
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Bill Graves
Charles Mavity
Bill Ogle
Tom Weigand
Don Waymire
Mavity
Franklin County
County Commission
John D
Montgomery
Black Racism Debate and Crime Statistics
The article cites U S Justice Department figures to claim blacks commit over a third of serious crimes while constituting about 12.6 percent of the population and argues media and government hypocrisy on hate crime coverage. It notes racial disparities in conviction rates and crime involvement, discussing neighborhoods, policing, and gun presence in 1994.
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American Enterprise Magazine
U.S
Justice Department
Alexandria, la
U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics
America
United States
Charley Reese
Oscreese
Aol
Reader Forum on County Manager and Representation
A reader letter critiques the Franklin County commissioners hiring a full time manager, arguing that hired bureaucrats bypass elected representatives and threaten republican principles. The writer warns of reduced local accountability, questions voter turnout, and urges officials to fulfill their duties. Submissions must be signed with address and phone number and stay under 500 words.
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Herald
Franklin County
Washington
America
Contact details for government representatives in Kansas and D C
A listing provides addresses and phone numbers for President Bill Clinton White House communications and for U S senators Pat Roberts Sam Brownback plus U S representative Jim Ryun with district offices in Topeka Overland Park and Washington D C. Also includes Fox fax line and Topeka Frank Carlson Federal Office Building contact.
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White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
U.S
Pat Roberts
Dirksen
Washington
D.C
Fox
Topeka
Frank Carlson
S.E. Quincy
Sam Brownback
Hart
Senate
S. Kansas Ave
W. 95Th
Overland Park
Jim Ryun
Cannon, Hob
Ryun
Kansas voters a contented lot
In Kansas voters favored incumbents and a centrist path in a status quo election. Gov. Bill Graves won easily, Sam Brownback held the U.S. Senate seat, and only Rep. Vince Snowbarger lost in the general election. Dennis Moore defeated Snowbarger, signaling bipartisan, center-minded politics.
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OPERA
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Kansas
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Sam Brownback
U.S
U.S. House
Vince Snowbarger
Kansas City
Herman Dillon
Gene Shore
Ulysses
Vince Cook
Topeka
State Board of Education
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Iola
Snowbarger
Gary Sherrer
Sherrer
Graves
Tom Sawyer
Jim Ryan
Todd Tiahrt
GOP
David Miller
Dennis Moore
Moore
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