Festival debunks Kansas dullness with spirited showcases
Murray McGee and Marci Penner, leaders of the Kansas Sampler Festival in Ottawa, aimed to prove Kansas is not dull or flat. The Forest Park event drew communities statewide, with Civil War reenactors, stage performances, and hands on demos from Fort Scott to Strong City, while Penner shared travel slides and a lively tour of the state.
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Murray McGee
Marci Penner
Kansas
McGee
Franklin County
Ottawa
Penner
U.S.50
Hutchinson
Royal Gorge Canyon
Canon City
Colo
Forest Park
Sunflower State
Galen Ewing
Fort Scott
Fort Larned
Topeka
Nicodemus
Strong City
Amelia Earhart
Walter Rubel
Seniors require mental health services in Kansas
By Connie Hubbell Kansas Department on Aging urges awareness of senior mental health. With 114000 older Kansans needing care, barriers persist from stigma to access. Partnerships among aging agencies, CMHCs, and universities aim to boost awareness and resources including a guide, wall chart, and a May 2001 Governor’s Conference on Aging.
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U.S. Census Bureau
U.S
Surgeon General
Mental Health and Aging Coalition
Galichia Center On Aging
Kansas State University
Cmhcs
Aaas
Department On Aging
Landon Center On Aging
University of Kansas Medical Center
Agency On
Kansas City’s 1956 Glory and the Path to a Stronger Kansas
A reflective essay contrasts Kansas City’s postwar rise with its later decline amid political and social strife. It cites the Menninger Foundation’s relocation, the stalled regional growth, and a bold yet uncertain life sciences plan led by Jim Stowers Jr. and state leaders to revitalize the metro and boost Kansas.
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Ting Menninger
Kansas City
Jim Stowers Jr
American Century
Bill Graves
Pat Roberts
University of Kansas
Robert Hemenway
Missouri
Kansas
Midwest
Voices in debates: third-party candidates deserve hearing
In this commentary the author criticizes the Commission on Presidential Debates for excluding Ralph Nader Pat Buchanan and Harry Browne arguing that debates should include diverse perspectives. The piece defends Nader and Buchanan praising their critiques of corporate influence and trade policy while urging support for Bush to keep Gore out and urging protest to the debates commission.
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Pat Buchanan
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George W. Bush
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Buchanan
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Browne
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Debates.org
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