Budget surplus ends long deficit era with $70 billion gain
The federal government closes fiscal 1998 with an estimated $70 billion surplus, the first since 1969, as lawmakers spar over tax cuts and debt reduction. Both parties claim credit, though restraint and a strong economy drive revenues. fixing Social Security and reducing interest on the debt remain priorities.
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White House
Capitol
Government contact list for Kansas officials
A compiled directory of contact details for U S senators, state officials, and state representatives. It includes addresses in Washington D C and Topeka, phone numbers for Sen Pat Roberts Sam Brownback Gov Bill Graves Attorney General Carla Stovall Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius and several Kansas legislators.
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U.S
Pat Roberts
Dirksen
Washington
D.C
Telephone
Fox
Topeka
Frank Carlson
Quincy
Sam. Brownback
Hart
Senate
S. Kansas Ave
W. 95Th
Overland Park
Bill Graves
State Capitol
Carla Stovall
Judicial Center
Kathleen Sebelius
Southwest 9Th
Bill Feuerborn
Statehouse
Kansans urged to focus on basic skills over tech flood
David S. Awbrey argues against overreliance on computers in Kansas schools. He warns that reading writing and arithmetic drive learning more than gadgets and internet access. He advocates preserving traditional curricula and electing school board candidates who value fundamental skills.
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United Press International
Olympia
Wichita State University
Kansas State Board of Education
Jack Davidson
Seek- Owe-En-Stete
Kansas
Davidson
Clinton
U.S
Silicon Valley
Gutenberg
England
Japan
Boards of Education
Presidents and the long history of political deception
Historians argue that presidential lying spans eras and contexts from foreign policy to private life. They cite Jefferson, Polk, Roosevelt, Johnson, Reagan, Nixon and Clinton, noting that lies range from strategic misstatements to deniable truth, with public tolerance varying by stakes and outcomes.
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Leo Ribuffo
George Washington University
Brookings Institution
Stephen Hess
Hess
Nixon White House
Tricia
Richard Shenkman
Thomas Jefferson
Congress
France
Spain
Florida
United States
Shenkman
James K. Polk
Mexico
Texas
Polk
Abraham Lincoln
Franklin Roosevelt
Ribuffo
Johnson
Vietnam
Reagan
Lyndon Johnson
Joseph Califano
Washington
Saigon
Garfield
Wilson
Kennedy
Bill Clinton
Richard Nixon
Clinton
Parole System Flaws Cited After Daughter's Murder
Larry Williams Parsons details a 1996 murder by Gary Kleypas and a 77-year-old rape case, alleging KDOC parole failures. He cites 14 specific failures, test breaches, a DUI during parole, and lack of access to reviews as grounds for a suit and calls for state investigations and charity-matched damages.
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Gary Kleypas
Carrie Williams
Kleypas
Missouri
Kansas Department of Corrections
KDOC
Crawford County
Kansas
Pittsburg
PSU
Larry Williams
Parsons
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