Junk Trips By Kansas Legislators Spark Budget Debate
A Topeka report finds Kansas lawmakers and staff made 235 trips costing 182 215 during fiscal 1996, up 55 000 from the prior year. Sen Joe Harder led with six trips totaling 7 555 including a two week stay in China. The piece argues many trips were unnecessary and urges tighter oversight and more in state travel.
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Archie Bunker
Topeka
Kansas
Joe Harder
Moundridge
China
Kansas Transit Cuts Spark Public Transport Debate
A Kansas opinion piece notes wasteful car use and cites two announcements: Trailways proposes ending bus service to 58 communities, and Amtrak GB national rail plan reducing Kansas staff while keeping four state stops. The author urges support for mass transit despite cuts.
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Trailways Inc
Kansas
Amtrak
National Railway Corporation
TV Tonight Options Include Classic Sitcoms And Movies
TV grid lists Sanford and Son Mork and Mindy Fraggle Rock and Evening movie slots. Highlights include Cagney and Lacey and The Nightly News block with David Letterman and Ozzy Osbourne appearances. Local programming spans Het, HBO, NBC, CBS listings with several films and talk segments.
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Anweltour
Mork
Mindy
Sergeant Sork
HBO
Entertainment Tonight
Sanford and Son
Dafty Duck
Bob Hope
George Burns
Danny Thomas
Scarecrow
Mrs. King
Debr el Medina
Black Sheep Squadron
Flight 401
NBC
L.A
Harry Hamlin
Corbin Bernsen
Kate & Allie
Harlow
Carroll @aker
Martin Bal
Asc
Broncos
Steelers
Mussolini
Susan Sarandon
Anthony Hopkins
Pae-Wee
Newnan
Cagney and Lacey
David Letterman
Ozzy ‘Osbourne
Caracn
Andy Griffith
David Brenner
Ozzy Osbourne
Nace Ane
Dick van Dyke
Rock
Newa
INN News
Tax Reform On Kansas Farmland Use Value Debate
The Kansas proposed amendment aims to classify property by use value for farmland, taxing it at about 9 percent of assessed value. It revisits a 1976 concept, shifting farmland toward income or productivity measures and prompting concern over impacts on rural and urban areas and state finances.
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John Marshall Harris
Kansas
Revenue Department
Topeka
Women surge in 1986 politics with more candidates
Washington reports a wave of women seeking higher offices in 1986. Arliss Sturgulewski and Julie Belaga win gubernatorial nominations, while Barbara Mikulski and Linda Chavez lead Maryland Senate races. Celinda Lake cites three waves of recruitment and notes women candidates' growing fundraising and credentials.
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David S. Broder Washington
Arliss Sturgulewski
Alaska
Julie Belaga
Connecticut
Celinda Lake
Women's Campaign Fund
Nebraska
Senate
Maryland
Lake
Sturgulewski
Belaga
Barbara Mikulski
Linda Chavez
House
Reagan White House
Paign Research Fund
National Conference of State Legislatures
Kay Orr
Helen Boosalis
Lincoln
Carolyn Warner
Arizona
Norma Paulus
Oregon
Harriet Woods
Missouri
Care and precautions for chickenpox and breast cancer risk
Dear Dr. Donohue advises keeping children clean and itch free during chickenpox and warns against aspirin due to Reye's syndrome risk. Daily baths, comforting drying lotions, and doctor prescribed anti itch medicines are recommended. It notes chickenpox is mild but contagious and outlines essential care during outbreaks. The second letter discusses recurrence risk after breast cancer and emphasizes ongoing self exams and mammograms.
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Reye
Ottawa Herald subscription rates 1986 update
Ottawa Herald lists monthly three and six month and yearly delivery rates for local carrier and mail subscriptions. Rates cover Ottawa area, Franklin County, and out of state with a noted 5.5 percent sales tax. Robert B. Wellington is editor and publisher.
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Cedar
Halidays
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
Franklin County
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