Kansas Travel Center location draws tourist industry ire
Editorial argues the 1 million travel information center will sit on the east side of I-35 in Olathe, south of 119th Street, complicating access for visitors entering Kansas and prompting debate over its placement away from Ottawa and inland traveler needs.
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Kansas
Ottawa
Olathe
Lenexa
Overland Park
Kansas City
I- 35
I-35
119Th Street
Strang Line Road
Divorce not just a split but the demise of a family
The Lawrence Journal-World reports Kansas State University professor David Balk argues that adolescent distress follows parental divorce as much as the breakup itself. He says children may blame distant fathers and struggle with future relationships, urging more effort to preserve marriage for the sake of children.
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David Balk
KSU
Balk
Lawrence Journal-World
Kansas State University
It's Your Quarter calls for local input on Clinton policies
Readers vent about Clinton education health care and job training plans criticizing perceived inequities and airport road weed maintenance. A caller defends Republicans noting Ottawa growth and questions bus fees and county weed control while inviting more thoughts to be shared via a late night call line.
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Clinton
Ottawa Seen Across Generations in Local Notices
A retrospective look at Ottawa history through ads and events from 1894 to 1969. It recalls a 1894 glasses advertisement at 232 Main Street and a stable barter offer, plus 1944 society leaders and church leaders discussing law enforcement, and 1969 mayoral change with Skoog sworn in after Phillips resignation.
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Ottawa
Ottawa Daily Republican
Kansas City
Johnson
Fred W. Brinkerhoff
Kansas Historical Society
Franklin County Historical Society
Forest Park
Brinkerhoff
Appanoose
Chautauqua ‘Assembly
Edmund Lister
County Society
J.S. Shinn
First Baptist Church
Ottawa Herald
I. Arthur Smith
Ministerial Association
Lamar Phillips
City Commission
Richard O. Skoog
Kansas gubernatorial candidate clarifies crime policy stance
The candidate responds to Elisabeth Bowles and notes support for laws informing communities about violent and sex offenders. He cites past actions in Kansas, including victim advocacy, revamping parole guidelines, and firing a parole board, and advocates mandatory treatment for sex offenders to prevent future crimes.
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Ms. Bowles
Kansas
Should Spirituality Guide Therapist Decisions
Reader questions the role of spirituality in therapy and asks why involuntary placement occurs without clear harm. The note compares Cindy Earnshaw's piece to experiences of treatment, describing bars, empty halls, distressed patients, and mixed language care. It questions whether spiritual factors should influence care and future placements.
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Cindy Earnshaw
Cindy
Contact details for Kansas government officials listed
A compiled contact list names several officials including U S Rep Jim S Rayburn Gov Joan Finney Attorney General Bob Stephan Insurance Commissioner Ron Todd State Rep Bill Feuerborn State Rep Walker Hendrix and State Sen Doug Walker with Topeka and district addresses and phone numbers for outreach and inquiries.
Big questions about colossal natural wonders and feats
World Features Syndicate poses striking comparisons and curiosities. It asks how large is the biggest iceberg the size of Belgium, how tall are redwood trees compared to the Statue of Liberty, and whether ten minutes of hurricane energy equals all nuclear weapons, while noting a giraffe’s heart weight, the length of a reticulated python, and coconuts seeds versus palm trees on African islands.
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Belgium
Cocos-de-mer
Africa
World Features Syndicate
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