Shock jock prank targets widow of Darryl Kile in Phoenix
A Phoenix radio DJ called the widow of late St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Darryl Kile, telling her she was hot and asking about a date, during a live on air prank that drew national attention. The station suspended then fired the DJ after backlash from sponsors and listeners.
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Reader Forum: Wellsville Not a Model for Ottawa Schools
An Ottawa area principal cites Jeanny Sharp’s Wellsville school praise and argues that building because neighbors did is poor rationale. He emphasizes safety, parental support, dedicated teachers, and adequate resources as core needs for effective education, praising Sacred Heart Elementary for Kansas standards of excellence.
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Ottawa Herald
Jeanny Sharp
Wellsville
Ottawa
Sacred Heart Elementary
Kansas Department of Education
Support Woolman for District Four Write-In
Beverly Grabham urges Franklin County voters in District Four to write in Dennis Woolman for county commissioner, contrasting his stance with opponent Don Hay on Ransom Memorial Hospital and sales tax. She highlights her long hospital involvement and for others to back Woolman for strong hospital support.
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Don Hay
Ransom Memorial Hospital
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Ransom
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Ransom Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
Hospital Auxiliaries of
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Ransom Memorial Hospital Charitable Association
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District Four
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Cyborg City and the KU Media Study Findings
University of Kansas research shows students favor telephone contact for higher quality exchanges than online or face to face. Open-ended interviews reveal diverse Internet uses, from long-distance relationships to online gaming, with media shaping relationship quantity rather than replacing face time.
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Cyborg City
University of Kansas
Nancy Baym
Baym
Roger Martin
Kansas Public Io
Slavery to possessions echoes in warnings from hurricane storms
Charley Reese reflects on how owning things increases insecurity as storms loom over the Gulf. He recalls childhood thrills, later wealth, and the Romans’ warning that men become slaves to possessions. The piece ends urging readers to write him in Orlando, Florida.
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Charley Reese
P.O. Box
Orlando
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