What ails Kansas roads and lawmakers alike
A Wichita Eagle-Beacon critique cites a Road Information Program study showing Kansas has 16,371 miles of major roads needing reconstruction and 14,552 bridges needing replacement or rehabilitation. It blames $150 million yearly shortfall and laments outmigration, weak population growth, and partisan gridlock over road funding, urging action to stop decay.
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Wichita
Eagle-Beacon
The
Road Information Program
Kansas
Alabama
Timbuktu
House
Senate
North questioned over credibility in Iran Contra hearings
The Associated Press reports Senator Sam Nunn pressed Alan Fiers about Oliver North’s credibility. Fiers testified privately before Iran Contra committees, saying North was not an absolute liar yet often embellished details to gain his aims. He warned CIA covert work aims for truth as standard procedure.
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Garden City
National ‘Thera
Oliver North
Associated Press
Sam Nunn
D-Ga
Alan Fiers
Central Intelligence Agency
North
Fiers
Colonel North
CIA
Feeding Frenzy of Pack Journalism in Political Coverage
A syndicated tirade denounces pack journalism as vultures that chase Joe Biden and Gary Hart for sensational dirt. The piece assigns blame to TV and newspapers, arguing ratings drive coverage and the public craves personal scandals over policy. It laments the erosion of objective reporting.
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Eric Woolson
Waterloo
Joe Biden
Gary Hart
Biden
Hart
Vanity Fair
Miami Herald
Washington Post
America
Middle East
After Work Reflections Endorse Bork For Supreme Court
A newspaper reader, relaxed in his easy chair, argues for confirming Robert Bork to the Supreme Court. He cites presidential appointment power, notes Bork’s positions on abortion, civil rights, libel, and press liberty, and acknowledges past disagreements and personal background while urging confirmation as a presidential prerogative.
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Robert Bork
Supreme Court
Washington
Bork
Sip
Reagan
Bork Portrait Through Senate Confirmation Hearings
Washington observers describe Robert Bork as a cerebral but guarded nominee whose expansive writings clash with his spoken remarks. The Senate Judiciary Committee weighs his views on Roe v Wade and civil rights while confronting Reagan administration support and Democratic skepticism.
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Washington
Robert Bork
Rembrandt
Senate Judiciary Committee
Bork
Supreme Court
Ronald Reagan
White House
Lewis Powell
North
Joyce Carol Oates
Yale
Congress
Skinner
Oklahoma
Richard Nixon
Archibald Cox
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
Ottawa Herald Classified Rates July 1 1986
Subscription rates for Ottawa area by carrier and mail updated July 1 1986. prices listed for one month to one year. Franklin County and adjacent counties pricing. all other areas by mail pricing. Subscriptions include tax deduction for Quit-of-state subscribers.
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Ottawa Herald
Judge Bork
Andy Rooney
Elliot Richardson
William Ruckelshaus
Joseph R. Biden
D-Del
Richardson
Ruckelshaus
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Mary Mc
Grorg
Iversal Presa Syndicate
S. Cedar
Ottawa
Jim R. Hitch
Jim Hornbeck
Mike Geiss
Peg Armstrong
Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman
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