Five Commissioners for Franklin County Proposed
John D. Montgomery argues for studying and possibly voting on a five member county commission to replace the current three. He notes concerns about representation, district drawing, and efficiency, suggesting five heads could broaden opinion and improve governance, while warning against duplicating the current approach.
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Franklin County
Williamsburg
Ottawa
Gardner Hayden
Tom Weigand
Charles Mavity Jr
Mavity
Commission
Kansas
Wrich
John D. Montgomery
Information overload and trust in media today
The author argues we live in an information age with overwhelming sources and hours of exposure. He warns that commercial political ideological and special interest groups compete for attention, often producing melodramatic lies. He cautions readers to verify claims themselves rather than trusting any single source.
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Hatever
Simon and Schuster
Brian Tracy
Colin Rose
Brownback and Docking: A Kansas campaign history echoes
The piece links Sam Brownback and Jill Docking to Kansas political legacy, tracing four Docking campaigns from 1956 onward and noting ongoing GOP feuding. It argues Brownback, an insurgent against party establishment, mirrors Docking era pragmatism and seeks broad public support beyond electoral cycles.
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Sam Brownback
Kansas
Docking
George Docking
Bob
Tom
Jill
Brownback
Fred Hall
Hall
Rick Harmon
Kent Frizzell
Morris Kay
State Senate
Dole’s sweeping cuts test lawmakers and budget plans
President candidate Bob Dole proposes a $548 billion tax cut and a balance by 2002, aiming for deep reductions across domestic programs. Experts say the plan would require shifts beyond today’s GOP agenda, excluding Social Security, Medicare, and veterans’ benefits from cuts.
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Ashington
Bob Dole
Congress
Dole
White House
Congressional Budget Office
Rudolph Penner
Robert Dederick
Dederick
John Taylor
Stanford University
Bush
House Appropriations Committee
Bob Livingston
Rla
New Mexico
There'll Be No Tomorrow if You Vote Right
A reader letter from E W Zink of Piedmont Oklahoma warns there will be no tomorrow and all freedom will be taxed away if voters do not support conservatives. The poem references Bill Clinton and accuses liberal policies of waste and bankruptcy.
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Tony Martin
Potomac River
Gonda
Bill Clinton
E.W. Zink Piedmont
Okla
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Robert Docking
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