Graves for governor faces strong Dem rival in Sawyer contest
A review of the Kansas race notes incumbent Republican Bill Graves and Democrat Tom Sawyer as top contenders for governor on November 3. Graves, praised for fiscal restraint and tax cuts totaling 3.7 billion, faces challenger Sawyer a Wichita accountant and former House leader. Sawyer’s STARS scholarship plan and ethics reform stance frame the debate, while Graves highlights highway funding and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Graves
Tom Sawyer
Darrel King
Reform Party
Kirt Poovey
Taxpayers Party
Graves
Sawyer
Wichita
Kansas House of Representatives
Kansas
Ottawa
Lawrence
John D. Montgomery
Government contact list for contacting elected officials
A compiled list of contact details for key federal and state leaders. Includes President Bill Clinton The White House Washington DC 20500 Senate and House offices in Washington and Topeka with street addresses phone numbers and office buildings. Also lists Governor Bill Graves Attorney General Carla Stovall Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius and state representatives and senators with contact lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Clinton
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
U.S
Pat Roberts
Dirksen
Fox
Topeka
Frank Carlson
S.E. Quincy
U.S. Sen
Sam Brownback
Hart
Senate
Washington
D.C
S. Kansas Ave
W. 95Th
Overland Park
Jim Ryun
Cannon, Hob
Ryun
Quincy
Bill Feuerborn
Statehouse
Ralph Tanner
S Statehouse
Robert Tyson
State Capitol
Etta Semple and a pioneer's bold Ottawa legacy
Descendants recount Etta Semple, an atheist and social reformer who battled blue laws and bigotry, built a hospital, funded a Locust Street fountain, and inspired a large Ottawa funeral in 1914. Her great grandchild Sharon Baer preserves the family memory, noting Semple’s impact and the unmarked grave at Hope Cemetery.
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Etta Semple
Bill
Matthew
Sharon Baer
Centropolis
Semples
Baer
Matthew Semple
Ottawa
Wendell Phillips Semple
Olive Semple Denton Dryden
Semple
N. Locust
Locust Street
Forest Park
Hopé
Franklin County Historical Society
Hope Cemetery
Casper adopts 50 foot no protest zone at Shepard funeral
Casper Wyoming officials set a 50 foot no protest zone around the Matthew Shepard funeral to balance First Amendment rights and public safety. City attorney Jack Stewart said the measure kept demonstrators across the street and helped avoid violence while preserving protest rights. Reverend Fred Phelps praised the arrangement, while opponents argued against funeral proximity limits as constitutional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WM Ashington
Casper
Wyo
Matthew Shepard
Jack Stewart
Fred Phelps
Westboro Baptist Church
Topeka
Kan
Phelps
Stewart
Shepard
Phelps’ Church
Supreme Court
Florida
New York
Kansas
Episcopal Church
Jay Sekulow
American Center For Law and Justice
Sekulow
Why Franklin County Commission meetings draw fire and calls for recall
A reader argues Franklin County officials display bias and secrecy at meetings. The letter cites ego trips, sweetheart deals, delayed bridge projects, and a high mill levy despite rising property values. It compares five-commissioner Coffey County with Franklin and urges recall under Open Meeting Act while inviting signed submissions under 500 words.
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Franklin County Commission
Kansas
Franklin County
Coffey County Commission
Burlington
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Itera Rly
Cleon Rickel
Ottawa Herald
Coffey County
Doonesbury
Wile
Judge Starr
Aat
Mallard Fillmore
Oilers
Yee
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