Editorials on Graves Slattery trusts and disclosure
The piece argues Graves and his wife benefit from family trusts tied to a Deadwood casino stock. Slattery contends public disclosure is vital to reveal any hidden agenda. It notes financial disclosure is a painful but necessary duty in campaigns and praises Graves for releasing information early.
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Graves
Slattery
Deadwood, S.D
Kansas
Political split over Kassebaum sparks party loyalty debate
Guest editorials note Nancy Kassebaum faces fire for diverging from party on the crime bill. A Rice County GOP leader warned that two reformist younger members risk party ruin. The piece argues Kansans elected an independent, representing multiple stripes, not strict GOP obedience.
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Herald
Nancy Kassebaum
Rice County
Republican Central Committee
Congress
Kassebaum
Kansans
No kidding seven questions game clue list
Puzzle item lists seven questions with quirky facts and pop culture notes. It cites a seven letter word with five vowels sequoia the Louis XIV bathing frequency zero or one per year and a pope Adrian IV. It mentions the Alamo survivors and a continent without a glacier as Australia while noting a typographical error contol on Time magazine in 1983.
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Sequoia
Louis XIV
Adrian IV
Alamo
Australia
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Ottawa resident fears fast traffic and lack of speed traps
New city resident expresses concern over high speeds in Ottawa and asks why police rarely issue speeding tickets. He cites safety worries for children and links it to a broader frustration with political viewpoints and religious tones in local discourse.
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Ottawa
Ottawa community forum readers share thoughts on local issues
Letters discuss Waymire grocery closure employee employment, thank local workers James Rick and Dennis, debate liquor-by-the-drink bringing big restaurants to Ottawa, praise parents and teachers, ask about Tremont one way during school hours, and invite further input via phone line.
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Tom
Waymire Grocery
James
Rick
Dennis
Ottawa
Invasion fantasy stirs fear of 7 million Haitians
A barroom debate riffs on a supposed Haitian invasion, merging voodoo stereotypes with xenophobic warnings. The speakers claim 7 million Haitians could flood borders, touching on Clinton policy, fears of Cuba and Mexico, and imagined encounters with French Canadians, all voiced in a satirical, darkly humorous tone.
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Clinton
Canada
America
Arkansas
Haiti
Cuba
Mexico
Defense needs vs capabilities in a nuclear age warning
The essay argues that defense needs can change overnight while capabilities cannot, stressing that nations must maintain a credible deterrent. It warns that rapid shifts in intent, such as coups or new regimes, could alter threats within hours, and that only nuclear forces provide decisive early impact.
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United States
Boris Yeltsin
Russia
Clinton
China
Arnhem Rhine bridge raid shifts Allied push in Europe
One site recalls a fierce last stand as German troops drive British paras from the Arnhem bridge. Allied armor and American paratroops push toward Nijmegen from the south while Indian troops enter San Marino on the eastern Italian front. Japanese resistance ends on Angaur in the Palau Islands.
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Rhine River
Arnhem
Netherlands
Nijmegen
Republic of San Marino
Angaur
Palaus
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