Editorial on federal red light education grants
The piece criticizes a $600000 nationwide Department of Transportation grant for red light education and language barrier campaigns, arguing drivers should be deterred by fines and enforcement. It questions license eligibility for language challenged drivers and condemns spending on media ads to curb violations rather than stricter licensing and rule awareness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Transportation
Liberal
Bill Droessler
Kansas
DOT
Ottawa
Contact details for Kansas government officials listed
A compilation of contact addresses and phone numbers for U S Senators Bob Dole Nancy Kassebaum U S Representative Sam Brownback Governor Bill Graves Attorney General Carla Stovall Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius State Representatives Bill Feuerborn Ralph Tanner and State Senator Doug Walker in Topeka and Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Bob Dole
Hart
Senate
Washington
D.C
Fox
Nancy Kassebaum
Russell Senate
Sam Brownback
Longworth House
Washington, D.C
Telephone
S. Kansas Ave
Topeka
Bill Graves
Carla Stovall
Judicial Center
Kathleen Sebelius
Southwest 9Th
Bill Feuerborn
Statehouse
Ralph Tanner
Doug Walker
State Capitol
Good journalism versus propaganda in ABC tobacco suit
The piece argues journalism faces a chilling effect only from ideologues while defending ABC's libel settlement over claims tobacco firms spiked cigarettes. It asserts tobacco companies mix ingredients for flavor and deny manipulation, condemns sensational TV exposes, and asserts editors in rural outlets prize accuracy over sensationalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ABC Television
Philip Morris
RJ Reynolds
ABC
Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
William Randolph Hearst
Parental Involvement urged to rebuild families
A reader argues that children are left unsupervised after school and at night, harming communities. The piece urges parents to stay home, supervise, and engage with their kids, proposing at home businesses and community centers to help families spend time together and create safer neighborhoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maka Roug
Leavenworth Opry Impresses With Grand Show
Letter from Leavenworth praises the Grand Opry at the auditorium for July 29, notes Labor Day break and Sept 9 return with Christie Teter. Betty Schermbeck says patrons enjoyed the show and won a $10 shopping prize from Jeff's Market Wellsville, urges schedule in Midwest Country Music News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christie Teter
Jeff's Market
Wellsville
Betty Schermbeck
Leavenworth
Tourism director post needs Terry White wait in line
In fairness to other applicants, Mr. Terry White should wait and submit his program of work for the tourism director with his application for the position, Lou Atherton Director, Franklin County Convention and Visitors Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry White
Lou Atherton
Franklin County Convention and Visitors Bureau
The Beetle That Runs The World And Our Welfare
An essay extols the American burying beetle and other species for ecosystem services they provide. It links biodiversity to medicine, agriculture, and the economy, highlighting taxol origins, crop resilience, and the Endangered Species Act while warning against reforms that would erode conservation protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
E.O. Wilson
Elaine Forsman
Maryland
U.S
Mexico
Brazil
Texas
Congress
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
ESA
Kansas water fight and murder case draw editorials
Excerpts note Kansas' water dispute with Colorado and Nebraska, and Hutchinson News coverage of a murder case involving Stacy Dunmire. The editorials urge patience and careful, expeditious legal action while stressing water rights as vital to Kansas agriculture and economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Kansas
Manhattan Mercury
Nebraska
State of Kansas
Kansas State University
Colorado
KSU
Arkansas River
Republican River
Addi
Kangas
Hutchinson
Carla Siovali
Stacy
Dunmire
Steve Dunmire
Lucy
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Washington-New York
America
Clark Kent
Discovering
God Bless
Columbus
Charley Reese
King Features Syndicate
Opry
Terry
By William Eichbaum
Elaine
Northwest
Houston
World Wildlife Fund
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