Privatization eyed as Kansas foster care struggles persist
A Kansas audit finds SRS failed to protect children in seven areas including risk assessment and abuse investigations. A 2 year old died in Topeka in foster care amid repeated police calls. The state may privatize foster care while retaining oversight. Adoption services moved to private providers with Lutheran Social Service leading the effort.
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Department of Social Rehabilitation Services
SRS
Legislative Division of Post
Topeka
Lutheran Social Service of
Wichita
Kansas Adoption Network
Walnut Valley Festival to return to Winfield for 26th year
The Walnut Valley Festival and National Flatpicking Championships will stay at Winfield, with founder Bob Redford announcing a 26th festival next year. Crowds at the Cowley County Fairgrounds cheered the decision, while locals stressed the need for planning, funding, and organized logistics to sustain the event each September.
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Walnut Valley
Winfield
Bob Redford
America
Redford
Guest editorials offer diverse reader opinions
Opinion pieces invite reader perspectives with viewpoints not necessarily reflecting The Herald's editorial stance.
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Nothing to Hide prank shows Royko style curiosity
The piece reprints a Royko column from March 31, 1975 in which a caller questions a stranger and presses for personal details. The caller’s probing interview mockery exposes the obsession with “nothing to hide” while revealing the annoyance and suspicion of private information.
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Mike Royko
Reader Letter Urges Cut in U S Aid to Israel
David A. Lee voices strong opposition to American support for Israel, calling Netanyahu’s coalition brutal and unethically regressive. He condemns religious dogma used to justify violence, urges a total halt to aid, and warns the policy undermines U S Middle East interests and constitutional principles.
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Benjamin Netanyahu
Middle East
U.S
Poland
David A. Lee
Hickory
Reader Forum Guidelines for Submitting Letters
Readers are invited to send opinions to the Reader Forum. All submissions must be hand signed and include the author’s address and telephone number. Long letters may be edited for space.
Freedom of ideas in party politics and Christian Coalition influence
A reader defends open debate and rejects claims the Kansas Republican Party is dominated by the Christian Coalition. The letter argues that more participants fuel democracy, endorsements are issue based, and voters should judge candidates by merit rather than revenge or factional power.
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The
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Republican Party of Kansas
Christian Coalition
America
Government contact directory for federal and state officials
A contact list for President Bill Clinton and top Kansas officials including U S Sen Sheila Frahm Nancy Kassabaum Rep Sam Brownback Gov Bill Graves and Attorney General Carla Stovall plus Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius with office addresses phone numbers and emails for citizen inquiries and comments.
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White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington
D.C
U.S
Sheila Frahm
Hart
Senate
Washington, D.C
Topeka
Nancy Kassabaum
Russell Senate
Sam Brownback
Longworth House
S. Kansas Ave
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