Editorialed cap on Kansas spending under debate
Guest editorials criticize a proposed constitutional amendment to limit city county and state spending to Kansas personal income growth. Backed by Gov. Graves and lawmakers, the plan aims to put the cap on next fall’s ballot but critics warn it risks underfunding services, ignores inflation surges, and harms small governments.
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Kansas
Bill Graves
Looking Back at Ottawa's Past Highlights and Changes
A century ago migratory birds stirred excitement though tramp migrations persisted. A 1895 mystery involved Dr W B Evans moving to Kansas City while his wife found no notice. Sixty years back Ottawa grocers set new hours and a 1945 bird noise scare troubled courthouse grounds. In 1970, a KFC building rose near 9th and Main as United Fund prepared campaigns.
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Ottawa Daily Republican
W.B. Evans
Ottawa
Kansas City
Kan
Missouri
Ottawa Herald
Chamber of Commerce
B.G
Doc’ Starkweather
Florence King
9Th & Main
Evan Steel Building Co
Wichita
GOP TV Forum Lacked Drama In New Hampshire
A 90 minute WMUR-TV GOP forum in Manchester NH for the February 20 primary drew eight minutes of questions per candidate with no clear winner. Favoring Sen. Bob Dole, the event featured exchanges where rivals mostly attacked Clinton or defended Washington outsider status. Several candidates argued tax cuts and reform while predicting more debates before the next primary.
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Ashington
Hingshire
Wmur-Tv
Manchester
N.H
CNN
Sen
Bob Dole
Dole
Clinton
Gramm
New Hampshire
Nbc-Tv
Alexander
Arlen Specter
Pennsylvania
It's Your Quarter on Oct 9 1995 at Highland Cemetery
A reader reflection recalls a fatal speeding incident that claimed a dog and endangered a couple strolling at Highland Cemetery. The writer laments the driver's escape and urges accountability, while also addressing community concerns about signals, birdlife, daycare welfare, Halloween safety, and neighborhood crime.
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Highland Cemetery
Ubi 5
Shene Hidiintayetec
Liberal therapy in a musical mood shocks waiting room
A satirical scene shows Dr. I M Kookie treating liberal distress with a musical regimen. Patients listen to Joan Baez, Peter Paul and Mary, and The Weavers while chanting This Land Is Your Land, claiming a complete cure. Conservatives receive no treatment due to lack of rhythm.
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Dr. I.M. Kookie
Dr. Kookie
Newt Gingrich
Congressional
O.J. Simpson
Joan Baez
Peter, Paul and
Mary
Bob Dylan
Rookie
Peter
Paul
The
Weavers
Pete Seeger
Michael
Land
California
New York Island
Redwood Forest
Gulf Stream
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