Kansas debate over hog farm bans splits western towns
Kansas lawmakers allowed counties in 1994 to opt out of a state ban on corporate hog farms. Western counties have seen clashes over the issue as concerns grow about nitrates and nutrients polluting rivers and the Ogalallah Aquifer. A Kansas State study suggests lagoons may meet water protection rules but did not test existing lagoons. Calls rise for a moratorium on new large hog operations until further study.
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Kansas
Ogalullah
Kansas State University
Kansas Park Producers Council
What about the kids in Kansas day care centers
A legislative audit finds the Kansas Department of Health and Environment slow to inspect licensed child care centers. Many inspections occur 30 days or more after license applications or temporary permits. The average delay is 43 days. Temporary licenses let centers care for children before full inspection. Lawmakers must fund KDHE to speed inspections or risk exposing many children to unsafe conditions.
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Kansas Department of Health and Environment
KCHE
Kansas
KDHE
West Virginia School Board Bans 17 Books in Jackson County
The Jackson County Board of Education in West Virginia removed 17 titles from high school reading lists, citing concerns over profanity and violence. Books by Alice Walker, Cynthia Voigt, and others were deemed inappropriate for adolescents, part of a broader 1,400 title accelerated reading program. The move drew criticism that officials overstep by restricting access to ideas and literature.
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Jackson County
West Virginia
Charleston
W.va
Daily Mail
Tom Clancy
Don Wilson and the Pearl Harbor day monologue
A reflective reminiscence recalls Pearl Harbor survivor Don Wilson who taught Sunday school and fueled students with vivid war stories. The narrator questions his tall tale about firing the first American shot, checks history, and learns the destroyer crew did fire first after a misfired alarm. The piece ends with a modest respect for Don's impact.
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U.S. Navy
Pearl Harbor
United States
Don Wilson
Don
Pacific
Government contact list for Kansas officials and offices
A compiled contact guide for federal and state officials including President Bill Clinton, U S Senator Pat Roberts, Sam Brownback, U S Representative Jim Ryun, Governor Bill Graves, Attorney General Carla Stovall, Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius, and state legislators with Washington D C and Topeka addresses, phone numbers, and office locations.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington
D.C
U.S
Pat Roberts
Dirksen
Fox
Topeka
Frank Carlson
Federal Office
S.E. Quincy
Sam Brownback
Hart
Senate
S. Kansas Ave
W. 95Th
Overland Park
Jim Ryun
Cannon
Hob
Washington, D.C
Ryun
Quincy
Bill Graves
State Capitol
Carla Stovall
Judicial Center
Kathleen Sebelius
Southwest
Ralph Tanner
Statehouse
Robert Tyson
I State Capitol
Kasich Drowns Out Whispers On The White House Run
A reader rebukes John Kasich for campaigning against regulations he helped create accusing him of shifting blame to federal workers for laws passed by Congress. The letter argues the federal civil service enforces acts like the Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act, not authored them.
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John Kasich
Ohio
White House
Kasich
Congress
Federal Civil Service
Presidency
Karley Reese
Oscreese
Aol.com
Kasich Critiqued as Self Focused and Unready for Leadership
Charley Reese argues John Kasich shows little grasp of the Constitution or foreign and defense matters. He accuses Kasich of ego-driven rhetoric, a lack of leadership vision, and a career built on politics rather than public service. Reese notes Kasich’s long Congress tenure since 1983 and provides a pointed profile.
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