Rail-trail bill withdrawn signals closer look at issue
Congressman Jim Ryan pulled his rail-trail legislation from the House Sub Committee on National Parks and Public Lands amid concerns over landowner compensation and future railway use. Ottawa City Manager Scott Lambers and Garnett Mayor Janice Hodgson joined hearings in Washington representing communities along the Prairie Spirit Rail-Trail as debate shifts to state versus federal control and safeguards for existing trails.
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Ans
Jim Ryan
House
National Parks and Public Lands
Washington, D.C
Ottawa
Scott Lambers
Garnett
Janice Hodgson
Ryan
U.S
Retan
Congress
Dan Schneider
Washington
Anderson
Franklin
Lambers
John D. Montgomery
Government contact details for federal and state representatives
A list of contact points for President Bill Clinton and several lawmakers. It includes The White House address and comments line, U.S. Senators Pat Robarts and Sam Brownback with Washington and Topeka offices, and U.S. Rep. Jim Ryun with Washington and Topeka addresses and phone numbers.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
U.S
Pat Robarts
Dirksen
Fox
Topeka
Frank Carson
E. Quincy
Sam Brownback
Senate
Kansas Ave
W. 95Th
Overland Park
Jim Ryyn
Cannon, Hob
Washington
D.C
Ryun
Quincy
Hold on just a minute war talk on Iraq
In talk of war with Iraq editors question Congress plans to use force to defend sanctions. Saddam Hussein bans UN inspectors, but Iraq remains a threat. Cooler heads prevailed as Iraq agreed to admit a UN trio to defuse the crisis. Military action should be last resort with broad opposition.
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Journal Star
Peoria
Iraq
Congress
Saddam Hussein
United Nations
United States
Saddam
Middle East
Arab League
Prohibition documentary faces Kansas backlash on A and E
Rev Richard Taylor voices support for Kansas stance on prohibition amid critique of A and E TV and Behr’s documentary. He recalls aiding Clive Maltby and Charlotte Moore, recounts filming June 20 1996, and argues Maine’s earlier statewide prohibition and reduced cirrhosis deaths counter the film’s narrative.
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A&e TV
America
Clive Maltby
Charlotte Moore
BBC
My House
Clive
Charlotte
A&e
Edward Behr
Behr
Kansas
Maine
Ed Asner
Plains
Middle America
Pecatee
Wall Street Journal
David F. Musto
Yale University School of Medicine
Nanny Louise Woodward freed in reduced murder ruling
Kathleen Parker comments on Superior Court Judge Hiller B. Zobel reducing Louise Woodward's conviction for second degree murder to involuntary manslaughter and sentencing to time served. She notes public reaction, contrasts with OJ Simpson coverage, and argues the ruling sends a troubling message about accountability for harm to children.
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JFK
O.J
Diana
Superior Court
Hiller B. Zobel
Louise Woodward
Zobel
Woodward
Matthew Eappens
Matthew
Simpson
Susan Smith
South Carolina
Smith
Larry King
Eappens
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