University Daily Kansan / Monday, October 29, 1990
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LETTERS to the EDITOR
Hayden earned support
I am certainly not a compulsive writer of letters to the editor and am not so presuppetious as to assume your readers need my unsolicited advice on how to cast their votes November 6.
However, there is so much at stake in the future of Kansas that I feel compelled to voice my support for Gov. Mike Hayden.
When one considers the complex and diverse problems he faced in his first term — a dangerous deficit, uncertifiable mental health institutions, a badly deteriorated highway system, and the adverse effects of the property tax re-classification process — all of which were inherited from predecessors, and none reflects on the progress Gov. Hayden has made in solving them, certainly he is deserving of a second term.
Even he admits to having made mistakes in the process. But the net results of his progressive administration have had a positive impact to the economic health of Kansas.
Therefore. I respectfully ask your readers to give these facts serious consideration when marking their ballots November 6.
Floyd Krebbie president
Moundridge Telephone Co. Inc.
How low will Mike go?
If I remember correctly, it was four years ago, on the last Friday of October, that Mike Hayden released a flier from his campaign office on his support of the death penalty. He said, "The Carlin-Docking years have seen a total breakdown of law and order in the state of Kansas."
After four years in office, Mike,
what have you done to get the death
penalty? Mike tried several times to gain a consensus to pass the death penalty but was unable to do so. What attributes does Mike have now that he didn't have four years ago? One thing hasn't changed: his great ability to blame his opponent for his woes.
Hayden's flier was very controversial because of its ugliness as well as the fact that Mike stated that Mr. John Goss had committed a murder in Plains, Kan., when in fact Mr. Goss had not been brought to trial at the time the flier was mailed. Mike claimed, after the damage had been done, that he had no control over his "over-zealous" staff.
I can only assume that the ugliness of the radio and TV ads we've been hearing this last week is an indicator of just how low he can go.
Barbara Smelter
Topeka resident
Mike, you've been a "bad boy" the past four years. In our house, your kids get a "time out" for showing distasteful behavior such as yours. 1 years ago he Kansans to unite and give Mike Hayden his well deserved "time out."
Finney right for women
I hope that intelligence prevails among the voters in this state on Nov. 6 and that some semblance of a light bulb will go on in the rather dimly lit minds of the single-use voters. If abortion is your single issue, the decision is clear-cut; you vote for Joan if you are anti-abortion and for Mike if you are an anti-choice (that is, that you have). He tends to, should I say, "flip flop" on this issue, depending, of course, on his opponent's view).
Nonetheless, if the voters must focus on one issue, and abortion is that issue, I hope they will at least expand their view to encompass all the issues facing women and look at what each candidate has done or has proposed to do to alienate some of the opportunities taking place in this state.
Yes, Joan has stated that she does not condone abortion, but has also
6-30 p.m. — KU Tae Kwon Do Club
workout at 207 Robinson Center. Also
Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.
Monday
6:30 p.m. Hispanic-American
Leadership Organization meeting at the Wainut Room in the Kansas Union.
5:30 p.m. — Archaeology Club meet at 633 Fraser Hall, Professor Monet-White will present a lecture on her work in Europe.
7:30 p.m. — KU Philosophy lecture at the Big Eight Room in the Kansas Union. Topic: "The Problematic of the Aesthetic Judgment."
7:30 p.m. — Sociology Club meeting at 706 Fraser Hall
Tuesday
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Commuters Club luncheon at Alcove I in the Kansas Union cafeteria
7:30 a.m. — Organization of Adult Knowledge Seekers meeting in the non-smoking area of the Kansas Union cafeteria
2 p.m. — Study Abroad will present an informational meeting on programs in Spanish-speaking countries. At 3040 Wescon Hall.
6 p.m. — KU Students Against Hunger meeting at the Jayhawk Room in the Kansas Union.
6 p.m. — KU Gamers and Role
Players meet at the Pioneer Room in
the Burge Union. Also Wednesdays at 6
p.m.
against the death penalty. Sponsored by Amnesty International. At the Pioneer Room in the Kansas Union.
7 p.m. — "Voice" meeting to plan future actions and events concerning the gulf crisis. At Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave.
7:30 p.m. -- Eating Disorders Support Group meeting at 20 Watkins Memorial Health Center.
7 p.m. — Speech by Wint Winter
8 p.m. — Public Relations Student Society of America meeting at the Regionalist Room in the Kansas Union. Nancy Perry, executive director of the United Way in Topeka, will speak about public relations and non-profit organization.
8-30 p.m. — KU Fencing Club meet for a fencing workout, at 130 Robinson Center. Also Thursdays at 130 p.m.
Now Joan Finney publicly says that she has signed up for the special benefits and will reap the windfall herself.
Wednesdav
11:40 a.m. — October Forum at
Ecumenical Christian Ministers, 1204
Oread Ave Topic: "Elections 1990"
Profession of Bacon Lynn will speak.
6 p.m. — Society for Fantasy and Science Fiction meeting at Alcove C in the Kansas Union.
7 p.m. — KU Latter-day Saints Student Association meeting at the Daisy Hill Room in the Burge Union.
5 p.m. — Mountain bike ride starting from Strong Hall every Wednesday. Sponsored by KU Cycling Club.
Gov. Hayden chose not to sign up for this public rip-off. He put his personal interests aside and let his actions express his opinion of the program. He and others who refused the program are not the problem.
6 p.m. — Environs Club meeting at the Jayhawk Room in the Kansas Union.
7 p.m. — KU Chess Club meeting at Alcove A in the Kansas Union.
Thursday
Noon — Holy Eucharist service at Danforth Chapel. Sponsored by Canterbury House.
4 p.m. — Amnesty International letter writing session at Alcove B in the Kansas Union.
4 p.m. --- Study Abroad will present an information session on programs in French-speaking countries. At 2055 Wescoe Hall.
7 p.m. — Workshop: "Its Okay to Ask for Help" about seeking professional help for personal problems, facilitated by Linda Keeler, M.D. Sponsored by the Women's Resource Center. At the Pine Room in the Kansas Union.
6 p.m. — KU-ACLU meeting at Alcove B in the Kansas Union.
Kansas Union. Mark Arns will speak about growth and nutrition.
7:30 p.m. — Panel discussion on the Lawrence school bond issue at 308 Dyche Hall. Sponsored by the School of Education Student Organization.
6-30 p.m. — KU Christian Science
Student Organization meeting at Alcove
C in the Kansas Union.
The problem is the politicians like Finney who give lip service to being "for the people," but when it comes up in debates, he employs action words spolls over than words.
7:30 p.m. — Orthodox Christians on Campus meeting at the Oread Room in the Kansas Union. Steve Joss will give a lecture about church history.
6:30 p.m. — Baptist Student Union meeting at the Baptist Student Center.
7:30 p.m. — Gay and Lesbian Services of Kansas meeting at the Pioneer Room in the Burge Union.
7 p.m. — KU Equestrian Club meeting at the Regionalist Room in the
Fridav
1 p.m. — Organization of Adult Knowledge Seekers business meeting at Alcove A in the Kansas Union.
assured the voters that she would not promote any change in legislation. She has said she would sign a bill if the mayor would sign a legislature. At least she's honest, huh?
Dance Club meets for folk dancing at St. John's School gymnasium, 1288 Vermont St. Dancing partners are not necessary.
7:30 p.m. — KU International Folk
I'm not sure the National Organization of Women would be so gung hoag about Mike if they heard his infamous comments to a group in Ulysses a few weeks ago. When asked what his colleagues were responding, "Keeping an onron on my wife, Patti!" Well, Phyllis Schalfy couldn't, I have said better herself.
Perhaps the pro-choice groups should be more concerned about the views of their electors legislators and energies or lambating the candidate.
a femaleist, a woman, and a clinical social worker. I can assure you that the Hayden regime has done very little to help women and children in this state, particularly those who are disabled, single parents, under-educated or virtually scraping by to make an existence. If you can help them, you can support their social welfare system in this state, and you can see first-hand what the Hayden-advocated changes in our system have done for this group.
So, if you are able to expand your understanding of women's issues to include areas in addition to the right to choose or not to choose an abortion, look carefully at the candidates' views and what they have and haven't done to promote the true liberation of women.
Renee Gardner Topeka resident
I believe Joan has a realistic view of what is happening in this state with regard to women. She is out among them, sees their struggles and feels their burdens. I doubt if the same could be said about the incumbent.
Kansans are rightly outraged by the Special Retirement Bill of 1988 that gave legislators and other state officials a waiver to give "windfall" retirement benefits.
Finney to get windfall
Joe Knopp
Joe Knopp Lawrence resident
(good 'til 11/5/90)
Annual Average Daily Traffic on K-10 in Douglas County
K-10 traffic won't let up.
Source. Kansas Department of Transportation
- K-10 traffic in Douglas County tripled the past ten years.
- It will double again the next ten years at its current pace.
- It has no place to go but onto our city streets.
- The overflow spills into our neighborhoods.
We can do something about K-10 traffic.
The Eastern Parkway and the South Lawrence Trafficway will take traffic off 23rd Street and out of our neighborhoods.
We need both new roads to beat K-10 traffic and provide relief for our city streets.
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