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WEDNESDAY,OCT.24,2001
Broadening Kansas horizons with broadband
The truth is out there, Kansas: the future of our state depends upon the affordable dependable delivery of advanced telecommunications services to all of our state's communities, regardless of size or location.
So, what is an "advanced telecommunications service"? It boils down to one word: Broadband - high-speed access to the Internet. If today's dial-up access is sipping information through a straw, then broadband access is like guzzling it through a firehose.
Brett Sayre
As we continue on into the Information Age, that data "guzzling" will be a necessity for growth and competitiveness in the global economy. Kansas is going to need broadband to succeed and prosper — which is why SBC Southwestern Bell is working to deliver it throughout our state.
Fortunately, several technologies for obtaining high-speed Internet access are available today, including Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), satellite and cable modem. Kansans deserve broadband access through the technology that best meets their individual needs.
Unfortunately, current laws discourage the type of investment that our telecom network needs to support widespread broadband delivery. The regulations governing service providers are inconsistent; there are different rules for different technologies and that prevents fair and open competition.
The rules should be the same for all service providers,to foster as much competition as possible. More competition means more choices and better value for customers. And regulatory resources should be dedicated to protecting consumers,ensuring service quality and holding telecommunications companies to their promises.
With the right changes to our laws, companies will invest broadband will flourish and Kansas will continue to grow and succeed. Together, we will prosper.
Brett Sayre Director, External Affairs
Southwestern Bell
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BY RANDY REIGER
Comic book industry growing up
The Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Spider-Man and Captain America came from a world where good always triumphed over evil, where battles were fought against space aliens or mutants. They seldom went near the nasty, seamy side of life.
They had no choice — the Comics Code Authority wrote the rules that way.
Now, with guns blazing,the standards are changing.
Since it was created nearly a half-century ago, the Comics Code Authority has been the industry's way of regulating itself by editing out obscene, violent or inappropriate material. Parents could tell the books their children were reading were safe if they had a logo on the cover that said "Approved by the Comics Code Authority."
But in September, the comics world's largest company, Marvel, ditched the Code by releasing a
"We got tied up in our superhero underwear there fora while," said Marvel editor-in-chief Joe Quesada. "Marvel is growing up with the rest of the country."
Most of Marvel's comics — including Spider-Man, X-Men and Incredible Hulk — will still be suitable for most audiences. But three new titles — Fury, U.S. War Machine and Alias — are breaking with tradition by including profane language and more violence.
The Code was created in 1954, when comic books were read by many more children than they are today. A product of the McCarthy era's witch hunt for "unAmerican" activities, the major comic book companies adopted the Code as a form of self-regulation to avoid sanctions from a Senate committee investigating the corrupting impact of comics on America's youth.
Others say the Code still protects comics from government regulation and ensures that books on newsstands are safe for children to read, even without Marvel.
"We got tied up in our superhero underwear there for a while. Marvel is growing up with the rest of the country." Joe Quesada Marvel editor-in-chief
"We're glad we have something in place that works and is respected," said Holly Koenig, executive secretary of the Comics Magazine Association of America, which administers the Code. "Maybe that's why you haven't heard about us in years."
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20 Farm measures
22 Muscle woe
24 Ownership interests
26 Seems
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37 Craving
39 Kent's love
40 Play part
42 "A Death in the Family" author
43 Lead-ins
46 Amen
49 Skater Babilonia
50 Singer Clooney
52 Immense number
54 Dig more
58 Convert into charged particles
61 Cry of appreciation
62 Really mean
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68 Cleanse
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15 Veranda
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18 Finn's friend
41 ___o'-shanter
44 Baltimore birds
45 Anon
47 Dispirited
48 Increases from four to 12
51 Snips
Solutions to yesterday's puzzle
53 Feudal lord
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56 Get around
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60 Stoltz of "Mask"
62 Figs. expert
63 Obvious toupee
64 Coffee server
66 Frequently, in a poem