Garner favored to continue consumer tilt of state insurance office
The Kansas Insurance Commissioner race features Democrat Jim Garner and Republican Sandy Praeger in a tight contest. Garner, a Coffeyville attorney and former state representative, is praised for consumer advocacy, refusing industry contributions, and opposing the Blue Cross Blue Shield Anthem merger. Praeger argues for objective decisions despite contributions and would review merger guidelines. The piece endorses Garner, citing his alignment with Kathleen Sebelius’s consumer-focused reforms and concerns about corporate influence.
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State Insurance Commissioner
Kathleen Sebelius
Ron Todd
Fletcher Bell
Jim Garner
Sandy Praeger
Garner
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Sebelius
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Coffeyville
House
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Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee
Insurance Commissioner’s Office
Jeanny Sharp
Jimmy Carter Wins Nobel Peace Prize
South Florida report notes Jimmy Carter the 39th U.S. president named Nobel Peace Prize winner. It highlights his Camp David Accords, mediation inclinations, and post presidency roles shaping nuclear tensions, Haiti, Cuba, and human rights advocacy while defending his interventionist reputation.
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South Florida
Sun-Sentinel
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Fla
Jimmy Carter
Washington
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Scandinavia
United States
Carter
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Israel
Egypt
Menachem Begin
Anwar Sadat
Ronald Reagan
North Korea
U.S
Haiti
Cuba
National Business Women’s Week celebrated with free lunch
In Ottawa, National Business Women’s Week is marked by a free lunch for area working women. The piece reflects on women in leadership, wage gaps, and the author’s role as a working mother. It notes 46 percent of today’s workforce are women, up from 18 percent in 1900, and envisions Abby joining the ranks of working women someday.
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Wal-Mart
Abby
Ottawa
The
Herald
United States
Global terror shift amid war on Iraq and unseen dangers
The piece argues the war on terror has shifted from al Qaeda to Iraq while unseen threats persist worldwide. It notes renewed terrorist tactics, small cell attacks, and the need for vigilance as civilians and nations face evolving dangers beyond overt combat. The author warns against complacency and highlights international targets and the blurred lines of attribution.
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Iraq
Bush
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Afghanistan
U.S
Middle East
Indonesia
Phillippines
Kuwait
France
United States
Taliban
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Tim Milibern
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