State failures cited in Timothy Kansas child death report
A 16 month old Timothy Post died from a beating in Council Grove, amid warnings of abuse ignored by SRS staff. The boyfriend Scotty Adams, previously convicted of involuntary manslaughter, was charged. An SRS social worker with prior convictions worked on the case, and internal reviews disclosed weak background checks and delayed petitions. Critics urge stronger safeguards rather than privatization. John D. Montgomery
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Timothy Post
Council Grove
Scotty R. Adam
Kansas State University
Timothy
State Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Adams
Frederick A. Ramirez
Ramirez
SRS
Rochelle Chronister
Legislative Post Audit Committee
Orson Welles War of the Worlds anniversary commentary
A column reflecting on Orson Welles 1938 War of the Worlds broadcast and its nationwide panic. It recalls how the broadcast evolved from music to faux news reports, the Grovers Mill landing, public fear, government and media reactions, and lessons for emergency communications and mass psychology.
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Etta Semple
Monica Lewinsky
Kenneth Starr
Prince Chuck
Calista Flockhart
Orson Welles
H.G. Wells
Howard Koch
Welles
CBS
Mercury Theater
Koch
John Houseman
Smith- Barney
Houseman
Ramon Raquelle
Mars
Edgar Bergen
Charley McCarthy
Bergen
Ramon Raquello
New Jersey
Carl
Grovers Mill
Silence
New Jersey National Guard
Watchung Mountains
Franklin Roosevelt
America
Local mortuary goes the extra mile twice for grieving family
Reader praises Dengel and Son Mortuary for handling a gravesite memorial at Leavenworth with care after a collapse. Jon Wiggins coordinated with the cemetery director to postpone the Sept 28 service and transported remains and flowers. A subsequent Oct 5 service proceeded and Carolyn Elder sent comforting assistance and grief brochures a month later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dengel & Son Mortuary
National Veterans’ Cemetery
Leavenworth
Jon Wiggins
Jon
Ottawa
Leavenworth Cemetery
Carolyn Elder
Dengel’s
Reader Forum Submissions Invite Signatures and Details
Readers are invited to send opinions to the forum. Submissions must be hand signed and include the author’s address and telephone number. Limit is 500 words.
Kansans rally to aid Mitch victims across borders
Harris News Service reports Kansans from Lawrence to Wichita donate to hurricane relief for Central America after Hurricane Mitch. Funds bolster Red Cross efforts in Garden City and other communities while Kansas missionaries organize local drive and international aid hinges on sustained U S reconstruction aid.
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Harris News Service
Central America
Lawrence
Garden City
Hays
Hutchinson
Wichita
Kansas City
Kan
Honduras
Nicaragua
el Salvador
Megan Hope
Red Cross
Kansas
Tony Mendez
Garden City Telegram
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Winsstonetown
Teresa Markowitz
Children and Family Services
Timothys
John D. Montgomery
Dadda
Cleon
Rickel
THE
Ottawa Herald
Mitch
By Sarah Kessinger
Latin American Solidarity
University of Kansas
Associated Press
Rio Grande
United States
U.S
Clinton
Washington
Sarah Kessinger
HNS
Topeka
Doonesbury
Charlotte
Missy
Welease
Mallard Fillmore
Kell
Hove
Gefallos
Cao
Kathy Nowe
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