State board race splits on computer literacy in Kansas
Democratic candidate Jack Davidson argues high schools must ensure computer literacy with adequate funding and teachers, while Republican John Bacon urges higher academic standards and still supports tech skills. The 3rd District includes Douglas and parts of Johnson, Miami, Osage and Shawnee counties.
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State Board of Education
Kansas
Jack Davidson
Lawrence
John Bacon
Olathe
Tises Kan
Boards of Education
Kansas Association of School Boards
Kevin Gilmore
Gilmore
Bacon
Davidson
University of Kansas
Douglas County
Johnson
Miami
Osage
Shawnee Counties
Harry Coker
Parsons
Val
Ex-radio executive settles defamation suit over Dole claims
A former radio station owner paid a cash settlement to end a defamation lawsuit over a host's allegations that Bob Dole helped a woman obtain an abortion in the 1970s. Phyllis Wells Smith may refile. Dole and Wells Smith deny pregnancy. The 1996 broadcast on Steve Glorioso's Friendly Fire sparked the suit.
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Ansas City
Bob Dole
Phyllis Wells Smith
Jim Frickleton
Frickleton
Bonneville International Corp
Kmbzz
Dole
Mrs. Wells Smith
Steve Glorioso
Glorioso
The
New Times
Kansas City
Phyllis Wells
Clinton
Investors sue banks and lawyers over toy and cigar scheme
About 670 investors sue multiple banks attorneys and an accountant in Kansas City federal court seeking 13.5 million dollars in compensatory damages and 27.1 million in punitive damages alleging a scheme to sell Disney toy carousels and high quality cigars at inflated prices. The suit names Robert Bouckhout and Dennis Vaughn among others and cites prior state court rulings against the defendants.
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Ansas City
Kan
U.S. District Court
Kansas City
Disney
Robert Bouckhout
Prairie Village
Dennis Vaughn
Johnson County
Bouckhout
Patsy Boauckhout
Vaughn
Kansas
Olathe Bank
Premier Bank
Michael Yancey
Exchange National Bank and
Current Bank
Jake Esser
Community Bank
Fred Meier
Michael Martin
Westwood
Albert F. Kuhl
Lenexa
Paul Mitchell
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David Edalati
Gail Walter
John Rackiffe
James Herron
Mutual of Omaha
Preferred Healthcare
Aetna
U.S. Health & Others
Yale
Ash
Ottawa
Princeton
Wal-Mart
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