Editorial on juvenile justice reform and crisis management
The piece argues that quick fixes in juvenile justice fail long term, noting testimony by the attorney general and corrections secretary. It calls for a legislature overhauling the system, possibly creating a cabinet level children’s agency, and emphasizes a new plan over a new bureaucracy with existing programs terminated and replaced with better ones.
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Tisis
Secretary of Corrections
Interm Judiciary Committee
Sen. Wint Winter Jr
Winter
Steve Davies
Jim Hitch
Olathe moves to scrap Charter 19 home rule
Guest editorials praise public input as city discusses removing Charter 19, the home rule ordinance used since 1980 to fund major projects without a public vote. Critics say it sped up government and eroded trust with about 35 million dollars in projects funded without elections. The council aims to restore fiscal responsibility and public confidence.
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Olathe City
Olathe
I Public Trust
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Guthrie play at Municipal Auditorium aims to lift spirits
Missouri Repertory Theatre presents Woo die Guthrie's American Song at Municipal Auditorium at 8 p.m. Thursday with tickets 13 dollars, 8 in the upper balcony. Sponsorship by First National Bank and The Caroline E Hewitt Trust keeps prices fair. The play spotlights Woody Guthrie, born in Okemah Oklahoma, whose songs celebrate the common man and whose life included hardship, war, and travel. Tickets available at box office 10–12 and 1–5 weekdays, at the door night of show, or by calling 242-8810.
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Missouri Repertory Theatre
Woodie Guthrie
Municipal Auditorium
First National Bank
Caroline E. Hewitt Trust
Guthrie
Gutherle
Okemah
Okla
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Beyond Video
Butler’s
Education panel seeks help in Kansas planning
The Legislative Educational Planning Committee in Topeka wrestles with postsecondary education chaos. Experts from Kansas State University aid as lawmakers admit they mostly react to reports. They discuss lack of coordination among boards and the need for a unifying umbrella to guide planning and resolve disputes.
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Topeka
Legislative Educational Planning Committee
Audrey Langworthy
Prairie Village
Kansas State University
Kansas
Washburn University
State
Board of Education
Langworthy
Iis
Jacqueline Spears
David Procter
Spears
KSU
Department of Continuing Education
Procter
Janis Lee
Kensington
Shiela Hochhauser
Manhattan
Board of Regents
State Board of Education
Bob Vancrum
Overland Park
Jim Allen
Ottawa
Jim Russell
UN marches to different proper drummer
Washington notes a new vitality in the United Nations as Washington and Moscow cooperate more, guiding UN actions from Cambodia to the Persian Gulf. The Security Council backs Iraq’s embargo and potential force to enforce it, reflecting diminished Cold War obstacles and a more united international stance.
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Security Council
Cambodia
United
Soviet Union
China
Council
Baghdad
Iraq
Saudi Arabian
Kuwait
U.N
Saddam Hussein
United Nations
Moscow
Washington
Saddam
John Bolton
State Department
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Wakefield
Mimi Bessette
Liz Trevor Corrigan
Jim Birdsall
House-Senate
John Marshall
Harris News Service
George Gedda P
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Veto
Charles Krauthammer
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