Statehouse renovation sparks budget debate over priorities
Gov. Bill Graves promoted a $135 million Topeka Statehouse restoration with patriotic pageantry and schoolchildren present while Kansas faces deep budget cuts. Critics argue funds would be better spent on education and services as lawmakers plan to trim $110 million next year and find $265 million to cover commitments in 2003.
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Topeka
Wichita Collegiate
Senate
Dave Kerr
Cedar Crest
Department of Transportation
Dean Carlson
Statehouse
Graves
Petition drive critique of Public Building Commission
A reader urges city voters to sign a petition to force a public vote on a proposed Public Building Commission, criticizing the mayor and commission for bypassing voters and funding an expensive recreation complex with revenue bonds, while praising Good Government Committee efforts.
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Ramsey
Commission
Herald
Kansas
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Public Building Commission
Reader Forum submissions require signature and contact
Readers are invited to send opinions to The Ottawa Herald Reader Forum in Ottawa Kansas. Submissions must be hand signed and include the author’s address and telephone number with contact details for verification.
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The
Ottawa Herald
Cedar
Ottawa
S. Cesar
Ohawa
New U S Russian partnership sparks post 9 11 diplomacy
The piece argues that the post Sept 11 era could foster a durable U S Russia alliance against radical Islamic terrorism. It recalls a 1985 Geneva dinner between Reagan and Gorbachev, suggesting the long arc of cooperation may redefine the bilateral relationship.
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Jeff Chidester
Grova City College
George W. Bush
Vladimir Putin
Geneva
Ronald Reagan
United States
Mikhail Gorbachev
Soviet Union
Ussr
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America
Russia
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U.s.russia
Iran
Sudan
Moscow
Comintern
Tehran
Putin
Kazakhstan
Northern Alliance
Bush
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Afghanistan
Turning the other cheek and the war on terror
A columnist argues that Americans misinterpret pacifism and religion amid terrorism. He contends that understanding the enemy, not mere force, is essential, warning against overconfidence in U S policies and urging policy changes to blunt bin Laden's propaganda. He stresses shared human rationality across cultures and calls for balanced, informed action.
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Jesus
China
India
Europe
United States
bin Laden
Taliban
Satan
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
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