Skeet Launches Write-In Bid After Primary Ballot Flub
Franklin County race clues a ballot petition error that let Leslie Reinier appear on the August ballot. Larry Skeet, outraged by the 180 day petition rule misstep, announces a November write-in campaign to avoid costly new elections and court challenges. Weigand won the primary but Reinier’s votes may have altered second place, a redo costing about $12,000. Skeet hopes to avoid county spending while not endorsing any candidate.
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Franklin County Commission
Larry Skeet
Skeet
Leslie Reinier
Reinier
Donna Mietchen
Thomas Weigand
Mietchen
Larry Wright
Vicki Mills
Weigand
John D. Montgomery
Law giving welfare rolls to police a victory for GOP
In Cleveland, Sheriff Gerald McFaul found many fugitives on welfare. A federal ban on police accessing welfare records is lifted by a provision inserted by Sen. Rick Santorum, allowing limited access to welfare rolls for law enforcement. Democrats opposed welfare as a right for criminals.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Gerald McFaul
Rick Santorum
R-Pa
Congress
Liberty and the Erosion of Freedom in America
A reflective critique argues that liberty is fragile and being eroded by numerous laws, government security aims, and power. It cites Isocrates, Burke, and Jefferson, warns of empire over republic, and notes presidential excesses and disarming policies as signs of growing control.
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Isocrates
Thomas Jefferson
Edmund Burke
Burke
Jefferson
Jess
Russia
Mussolini
Harry Truman
Teddy Roosevelt
George Bush
England
Ais
America
Patrick Henry
Government contact list for Kansas officials and offices
A compilation of contact details for national and state government figures in Kansas. It lists addresses and phone numbers for President Bill Clinton, U.S. Senators Sheila Frahm and Nancy Kassebaum, U.S. Rep. Sam Brownback, Gov. Bill Graves, Attorney General Carla Stovall, Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius, and state representatives Bill Feverborn Ralph Tanner and state senator Doug Walker, with Topeka and Washington offices and phone lines.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington
D.C
U.S
Sheila Frahm
Hart
Senate
Washington, D.C
Topeka
Nancy Kassebaum
Russell Senate
Sam Brownback
Longworth House
S. Kansas Ave
Bill Graves
State Capitol
Carla Stovall
Judicial Center
Kathleen Sebelius
Southwest 9Th
Bill Feverborn
Statehouse
Keep prisons away from jobs debates
Public opinion pieces challenge the view that prisons boost local economies. The piece cites Missouri towns adding high security facilities and argues prison growth inflates populations, costs billions, and yields few consumer goods while supplying jobs. It contends funds could be better spent elsewhere.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Ellsworth
el Dorado
Larned
Norton
Norton State Hospital
Stockton
Dole Faces Skeptics as Race Looks Slightly Open
As eight weeks remain, Bob Dole trails Clinton by about 15 points in national polls. Republican critics warn the race may be over while Dole and Kemp rally House Republicans, stressing debates, ads, and a tax cut plan amid debates on values and Clinton's troubles.
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White House
George Will ‘Dole
Republican Congress
William Kristol
Dole
Clinton
GOP
Jack Kemp
House
Newt Gingrich
John Buckley
Senate
Buckley
Bill Clinton
Lyn Nofziger
Whitewater
FBI Files
Dick Morris
William Bennett
Rothenberg
Roll Call
Capitol Hill
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Maan
Morris
Skeet’s Beef
Charleston
W.va
Daily Mail
Jhn Marshall Harri
Tom Raum
Associated Press
Washington Today
Kristol
Weekly Standard
Dan Quayle
Bill Kristol
Tom Baum
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