Vibert to Lead in Franklin County Change Vote
A Franklin County political year aims for change with Joan Vibert favored for county commission over Russ Savage. Ray DeJulio urged for county clerk and Sue McCay for register of deeds, citing experience and reforms to improve public access and efficiency.
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Franklin County
Leroy Wasmund
Russ Savage
Joan Vibert
Vibert
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Savage
Board of County Commissioners
Franklin County Clerk’s
Ray DeJulio
Laura Sutton
Sutton
County Commission
Franklin
DeJulio
Office of Register of Deeds
Sherry Goodloe
Sue McCay
Goodloe
Deeds
Register of Deeds Office
Register of Deeds
Listening Reaps Learning Observations by Hugh A Schroeter
An editorial piece urges careful listening in three cases. When a grandmother speaks of grandchildren. In a major election year, listen closely. When watching migrating birds, observe quietly. The writer signs Baldwin.
Nightmare Escape in Kansas Dream Timed by Family Circus Echoes
A man recounts a vivid nightmare set in a wintery Kansas neighborhood where he walks toward a cigarette purchase. In the dream two local men discuss gasoline fires as a nozzle ignites spraying flame toward him, waking him before danger reaches him. His wife calms him, then she comforts him as he creeps toward dawn after the dream recedes.
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Jay
Kansas
Bil Keane
If Lincoln Were Alive He Remains Republican
Letter by JOHN AMMEL Parker argues that Abraham Lincoln would align with Republican principles today, criticizing Bill Clinton’s pro choice stance and Douglas’s stance on slavery and abortion, asserting Lincoln valued life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as defining rights and warning against equating abortion with national ideals.
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Lincoln
Bill Clinton
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Stephen Douglas
Clinton
Douglas
John Ammel Parker
Bush
Reagan
Pro-life advocate Urges Van Slyke for Kansans for Life
Advertisement urging voters to back Jim Van Slyke over Rep. Jim Slattery, accusing Slattery of pro abortion stances. Claims Slattery supports Roe v Wade and the Freedom of Choice Act, cites roll call votes on Title 10 funds, minor parental notification, fetal tissue research, and overseas military abortion access. Don Rosenow regional director Kansans for Life Green Kansas.
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Jim Slattery
U.S
Congress
Rep. Slattery
Rep
Slallery
Ottawa readers hear varied political takes and team coverage
A reader voices criticism of President Bush and praise for local Ottawa sports reporting. He notes the Ottawa girls varsity volleyball team’s state ranking and suggests they miss coverage in major Kansas papers. He recalls past administrations and references the so called misery index to argue economic performance.
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Ottawa Herald
Ottawa
Kansas City Star
Topeka Capital-Journal
Clinton-Gore
Canter
Reagan
Bush
It's Your Quarter features and political clash in Ottawa
Readers discuss taxes and health care funding while weighing Bush and Clinton era policies. The letter mentions Ottawa Municipal Auditorium shows Aladdin and Pinocchio and calls for a sales tax to fund the hospital. It questions cable pricing, weather info, and party loyalty, urging Perot and remaining voters to join the community dialogue at 2424700.
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Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Ottawa
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Jim van Slyke
Don Rosenow
Kansans For
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Slick Willie
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Ross Perot
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