Prairie conflict ends with prairie destroyed near Lawrence
Douglas County failed to buy 80 acres of virgin prairie west of Lawrence as part of a trafficway funding condition. Jack Graham plowed 30 acres then the rest, destroying habitat for Mead's milkweed and western prairie fringed orchid while critics question the enforceability of Environmental Impact Statements despite continued funding.
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Douglas County
Jack Graham
Lawrence
South Lawrence
Graham
Jim Hitch
Cost of freedom a plea for public libraries in Kansas
Guest opinion argues access to information preserves democracy and urges funding for Kansas libraries. It notes Jefferson and Carnegie as library legacies, cites rising information costs, and calls for financial and volunteer support to avoid a two tier information society.
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State Capitol
Thomas Jefferson
Library of Congress
Andrew Carnegie
America
Topeka
Kansas
Letters to the Editor Guidelines Emphasize Signatures
The notice requests signed letters with writer addresses and a phone number for verification. Unsigned submissions will not be published, and letters should be sent with contact details to expedite authentication.
Hitching posts and Amish country memories in Missouri and Iowa
A reflective travelogue across northern Missouri and southern Iowa recalls shifting colors of winter fields and bare trees. The writer notes Amish country near Cantril, names small towns in Missouri, and ponders pioneer journeys and homecoming themes after long two six hour drives.
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Missouri
Iowa
Cantril
Mt. Sterling
Pulaski
Mt. Moriah
Goshen
Lucerne
Unionville
Kahoka
Plains childhood on a Medicine Lodge ranch and a mule barn
Dorothy Branson recalls a 1600 acre Hybsha ranch near Medicine Lodge Kansas with a 100 mule barn three cupolas and two haymows where she rode, helped milk and brand and fed crews. She recalls boys and girls picnics sled rides and riverbank cabins revealing Plains life in the 1920s.
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Dorothy Branson
Manhattan
Medicine Lodge
Dorothy
John Hybsha
Plains
Jimmy
North Antelope School
Chapin, Weidner
Watkins
Chain Ranch
Look alike cancer charities target ACS fundraising
Franklin County Unit of the American Cancer Society warns against look alike and sound alike cancer organizations that imitate ACS names during Crusade events. The piece outlines guidelines from ACS and NCIB, urges donors to verify cost effectiveness, annual reports, and board qualifications, and promotes supporting ACS for research and education.
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Franklin County
American Cancer Society
Sword of Hope
Cancer Fund of America
Roxville
Tenn
National Charitable Information Bureau
NCIB
New York
National Charities Information Bureau
Organi
Zation
Brad Howard
Franklin County Unit
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