Kansas Governor outlines 5 percent state workforce cut plan
Governor Bill Graves aims to shrink state government without layoffs by attrition during this and next fiscal year. He frames it as a business plan to manage government through a tough period, not a downsizing program, and emphasizes cutting future expenditures as state growth has surged in three decades. The public awaits details of the downsizing initiative.
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Kansas
Bill Graves
Editorial urges Kansas legislature on life begin ruling
Guests editors describe a push by Life of Kansas Inc to pressure the Kansas House to compel Attorney General Stovall to seek a state Supreme Court ruling that life begins at fertilization. They argue it’s more a medical philosophy question than a legal one and caution lawmakers to focus on government efficiency.
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Kansas House of Representatives
Carla Stovall
State Supreme Court
House
Stovall
U.S. Supreme Court
Kansas
Life of Kansas, Inc
Do Its Your Quarter Local Pharmacies Protest Health Insurance
Local pharmacies protest what they call unfair health insurance practices undermining pharmacist care. Seniors on fixed incomes face mail order薬 solutions as prescriptions rise, and a potential law could ban mail order sales in Kansas. The community forum invites input via a call line with limited hours.
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Kansas
Northern Arizona’s Grand Canyon Beauty Shines Unmatched
The author recalls Flagstaff Arizona and surrounds as the world’s most scenic area, praising the Ponderosa forest, San Francisco Peaks, and nearby wonders like Walnut Canyon and Meteor Crater. He contrasts coast beauty with land and sea, and notes Cinder Hills and the Grand Canyon’s stark, powerful layers, free of seaweed or dying fish.
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San Diego
Flagstaff
Ariz
Northen
Arizona University
Phoenix
Rocky Mountains
Arizona
San Francisco
City of Seven Wonders
Canyons
Walnut Canyon
Oak Creek Canyon
Glen Canyon
Black Canyon
Havisupai Canyon
Canyon du Chenley
Grand Canyon
Seven Power Packed Steps Toward Success From Don Taylor
The column outlines seven practical steps used by successful people. Identify clear written goals, set specific measurable targets, maintain balance, celebrate progress, persevere, pursue continuous Kaizen improvement, and act with sustained enthusiasm to achieve lasting success.
Clinton campaign team shaping up for 1996 run
A small White House political corps and outside consultants prepare for Clinton’s re election. Doug Sosnik leads a team that includes Harold Ickes John Emerson and Craig Smith as aides while Dick Morris and George Stephanopoulos shape themes. Fundraising, polling and state campaign planning are under way with Ann Lewis as deputy campaign manager and Terry McAuliffe along with Laura Hartigan heading finance. The effort centers at the White House with planners and advisers lining up for a formal announcement early next year.
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Arkansas
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Craig Smith
Dick Morris
Morris
George Stephanopoulos
Stephanopoulos
AmeriCorps National Service Program
U.S. Trade
Mickey Kantor
State Department
Tom Denilon
Michael Dukakis
John Sasso
Washington
CBS
60 Minutes
Ann Lewis
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