Fairness overhauls in Kansas school finance face another lawsuit
The Ottawa Herald reports on Kansas school districts challenging the small district weighting formula as discriminatory while the federal Justice Department urges denial of dismissal. The piece notes the 1992 reform aimed at uniform state taxes and per pupil funding, but disparities remain and debate continues on the system’s equity and possible return to local control.
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John D. Montgomery
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Polarized culture dominates amid violent crime fears
The piece argues American culture shows opposing trends as violence and crime rumors rise while museums thrive and faith persists. It cites S T Karnick on a polarized culture, contrasts Littleton’s tragedies with religious steadfastness, and notes calls for choosing between Judeo Christian roots and multicultural relativism.
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Texas
Jessica Swanson
Katie Poirier
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American Outlook
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Reader Forum submissions welcome at Ottawa Herald
Readers may send hand signed letters with a physical address and phone number. Submissions must be under 500 words and may be edited for space. Email letters ottawaherald.com or mail to Reader Forum Ottawa Herald 1045 Cedar Ottawa KS 66067.
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Directory of Kansas and federal elected officials and offices
List of contact addresses and phone numbers for President Clinton, Pat Roberts, Sam Brownback, Jim Ryan, Gov. Bill Graves, State Sen. Robert Tyson, Ralph Townes, and Bill Feyerborn with offices in Washington D.C. and Topeka Kansas including 20500 and 66612 postal codes and official websites.
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Ralph Townes
Bill Feyerborn
Bill Graves and the Peter Principle in Kansas politics
Syndicated columnist David Awbrey argues Bill Graves as Kansas governor embodies the Peter Principle. He critiques budget cuts of 44 million and 70 million diverted from tobacco settlements, harms to the elderly and disabled, and a corporate style seen as misaligned with public duties, while noting Graves’ high profile and Bush-era connections.
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George W. Bush
Kansas
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Birth health fears spark Brave New World echoes
Kathleen Parker weighs a Newsweek report on David Barker’s birth weight theory and its implications for women's pregnancy choices. The piece debates whether fetal signals affect lifelong disease risk, the ethics of government roles, and the feminist upside of supposedly riskier parenthood.
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Huxley
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