Lawmaker voices concern over RU-486 and parental rules
The state AG has not formed an opinion on whether RU-486 fits the parental consent law. Spokeswoman Mary Tritsch says more information is needed. Critics warn that treating RU-486 as routine medicine lowers the perceived stakes of abortion and highlights gaps in the law.
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Carla Stovall
Mary Tritsch
Lawrence
Sandy Praeger
Praeger
Reader Forum Letter Critiques CPD Debate Limits
A reader criticizes the CPD for a 15 percent polling threshold that excludes candidates from debates. The letter urges contacting debates.org and the number 202 872 1020 to protest, arguing that corporate influence and campaign finance curb true freedom and promote bipartisanship. The writer urges action now.
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Charley Reese
CPD
America
Debates.org
Thanking First Baptist Church for Sampler bus service
A note thanks First Baptist Church for providing a bus to the Kansas Sampler Festival in Ottawa. The volunteers visited all public lots, waited for everyone, and offered a comfortable ride with a TV and radio aboard.
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First Baptist Church
Kansas
Ottawa
Political Contacts for Washington and Kansas Officials
A compiled list of contact details for U S leaders and Kansas lawmakers including President Clinton, Senators Roberts and Brownback, Representative Jim Ryan, Governor Graves, and state legislators Tyson Tanner Feuerborn. It provides office addresses in Washington D C and Topeka along with phone numbers and websites.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Washington
D.C
Whitehouse
U.S
Pat Roberts
Hart Senate
Pat
Leaders take first step toward better race relations and leadership
A columnist reflects on leadership, citing Mayor Jackson's pledge drive, Wichita reconciliation efforts, and global cases like Truman, Milošević, and Rwanda. The piece argues true leadership is shown by difficult personal choices, not image or easy moves, and highlights the lonely burden of guiding others toward better conduct.
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Richard Jackson
Herald
City Commission
Jackson
Wichita
Harry Truman
Truman
McCarthy
U.S
Wall Street
P.T. Barnum
Slobodan Milosevic
Yugoslavia
Rwanda
Burundi
Congo
Turtle mover ethics in a Bush Gore car poll debate
A satirical riff on voter humor compares Bush and Gore to car types in a fakely serious poll. It quips Gore as a dependable Volvo and Bush as a large SUV, then imagines whether either would stop for a turtle in a Volvo commercial. The piece skews political and lampoons consumer attitudes.
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Cote D’azur
George Bush
al Gore
Gore
Bush
Bushh
South
Volvo
Tipper
Mr. Turtell
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