Editorial on Dole and the Christian Coalition
An editorial attacks Bob Dole for not signing an anti abortion pledge and condemns the religious right. It accuses the Christian Coalition of coercive tactics and money power, calling for decency and a break from the current political climate. The piece portrays the coalition as intolerant and punitive toward dissent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Dole
Dole
Satan
Washington
Ottawa Herald job ads spark reader debate on opportunity
Community forum excerpts reveal concern over jobs in Ottawa Kansas. Readers urge employers to give locals a chance to gain experience and question idle industrial lands near the $10 000 per acre park. Voices also call for quieter bingo halls and more civic engagement.
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Ottawa Herald
Ottawa
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Pot Hopes and Long Days at Work Mirrored in Ripken Debate
Readers flooded with tales of devotion to work as Cal Ripken's longevity record stirred pride and gloom. Stories ranged from a Long Beach dishwasher to a Pittsburgh father who never took a sick day, and a Tucson man who has kicked daily for years, showing strikingly varied endurance in daily labor.
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Cal Ripken
Ripken
Long Beach
Calif
Don Yockey
Yockey
Tom Hennessy
Pittsburgh
Akron
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Desire
Springfield
IBM
Mike Hansen
Tucson
Kansas
Ethics reform and last minute pressure in Kansas Legislature
Gov. Bill Graves called for ethics reform as the Kansas Legislature considers lobbyist influence and free perks. A Parkinson committee probes ethics while last minute spending and adjournment raise questions about openness and accountability in 1995.
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Bill Graves
Parkinson’s Committee
House
Wagnon Yost: Closing Hospitals in Kansas
This opinion piece argues Kansas must close two state hospitals for the mentally retarded and mentally ill to meet budget pressures. It traces past reforms, political battles, and the impact on communities while urging careful consideration of patient care and geographic distribution of services.
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Harris News Service
Eric Yost
Wichita
Joan Wagnon
Topeka
Wagnon
Kansas House of Representatives
House
Yost
Kansas Senate
Senate
Kansas
Winfield State Hospital
Winfield
Kansas Neurological Institute
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