Potato Parents Push Kansas Dietetic Association Line
The Kansas Dietetic Association promotes public relations quotes urging parents to be role models as Tufts Medical School links TV viewing to obesity in children. The editorial argues parental actions shape kids habits and warns against hypocrisy with do as I say and not as I do.
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KDA
Tufts Medical School
Jim Hitch
Guest Opinion Cheers and Jeers Sparks Parole Debate
A guest opinion critiques Kansans for parole influence efforts and attacks governor candidates. It defends victim assistance hearings while condemning Finney and Hayden style campaign tactics and calls for spending cuts tied to Gramm Rudman. Miami County appears in reference to local politics.
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Tay Kassebaum
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Miami County
Republican
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The Hitching Post: Autumn Wind as Life Metaphor
A reflective essay on autumn’s sensory calm and subtle sorrow. The author describes the season as a gentle, vintage day, comparing it to spring aged to perfection. Wildlife, blooms, and lingering birds frame a meditation on change, memory, and life's quiet transitions.
Hypocrisy of Kansas on federal spending exposed
The piece argues Kansans oscillate between self reliance and reliance on federal funds, criticizing Boeing tax exemptions and farm subsidies while pleading for defense and farm spending. It contends state aid, contracts, and farm programs shape the economy, demanding honesty about government role.
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Kansas
Congress
Boeing
Wichita
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Topeka
Lost Things List From A Year Gone By
A reflective piece catalogs items the narrator can no longer locate from decades past. He recalls a gold tie tack, a mother of pearl fountain pen, a Waltham watch, a red truck bike, a Davy Crockett cap, a clamming pole, a 1965 Mustang convertible, and a bronze statue. He muses on memory, loss, and the idea that future archaeologists may study such remnants while he wishes his possessions returned to him.
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Jack
The
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Santa Anna
Smoky Hills
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