How Kansas created good jobs without busting the budget
Editorial notes that a 1989 Kansas highway program costing 2.6 billion spurred 3,400 construction jobs and cut unemployment to 4 percent, arguing infrastructure spend can boost the economy if directed to needs, while warning that federal deficits and politics distract from hard solutions. Jim Hitch reflects on honesty and national viability.
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U.S. News & World Report
Kansas
U.S. News
Towa
Ottawa National Guard
West 17Th
Bush
Bill Clinton
Rogers
America
Jim Hitch
Ottawa Kansas helper crew saves driver in 75 minutes
A delivery vehicle breakdown in Ottawa Kansas on Tuesday, Oct 6, drew rapid aid from many residents. A woman with jumper cables, a Bell's Wrecker Service worker, the Ottawa Retirement Place staff, a telephone man, and Steve Crawford aided before a starter was replaced, returning the driver to the road in 75 minutes.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Registration drive urges early voting registration
A column stresses the Oct. 19 registration deadline for the Nov. 3 election. It notes 18 plus voters can register at the Franklin County Court house clerk’s office, Ottawa City Hall, or Ottawa Library, with hours extended and mail registration available via the clerk’s office. It argues voting matters and urges civic participation.
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Franklin County
Ottawa City Hall
Ottawa Library
Debate questions mock political leaders with sharp quips
A collection of provocative questions targets President Bush, Gov. Clinton, and Ross Perot. The reformatted queries touch on Iran Contra, education, appearance, wealth, and public image, using tongue in cheek humor to probe leadership and personal scrutiny.
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Bush
Bill Clinton
Ross Perot
United States
Gov. Clinton
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England
Yale Law School
Ivy League
Mr. Perot
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Attila the Hun
Clinton
Perot
Bimbo
White House
Maine
Texas
Gov
Carter
Jimmy
Bill
Larry King
Zsa Gabor
Ronald Reagan
Kansas Parents Clash Over State Education Standards
A Kansas town meeting on Quality Performance Accreditation triggers debate between USD 362 staff and state board members. Patrons criticize mandated outcomes, data tracking, and intrusion into family values while defending local control and traditional Carnegie standards.
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Kansas
USD 362
Prairie View
Craig Shore
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