Suiting up
Freshman Sara Munson posed this summer for the cover of this month's Swimwear Illustrated. She also is one of three models featured on the magazine's inside pages.
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Health food
Watkins Hospital will save up to $70,000 a year because it discontinued its food service this summer. Food for the hospital's inpatients now is provided by the Lawrence Memorial Hospital food service.
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You must be sloshing
Today will be mostly cloudy and breezy with a chance of thunderstorms. Tonight should be rainy and cool.
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday
Vol. 97, No. 29 (USPS 650-640)
Published since 1889 by the students of the University of Kansas
October 2,1986
Solbach questions Parker's poll
By BETH COPELAND
Staff writer
Martha Parker, Republican candidate for state representative, released survey results last week that have been questioned by her opponent and by a polling specialist.
Parker, who is running against incumbent State Rep. John Solbach, D-Lawrence, for the 45th District House of Representatives seat, concluded from the poll that Solbach wasn't representing his constituents.
The 45th District comprises Clinton, Kanwaka, Lecompte, Marion, North and West Wakarusa, Willow Springs Township and the far north, south and west parts of Lawrence.
Parker designed the poll and mailed about 10,000 surveys to registered voters in the district. About 700 people responded, and their party affiliation was unknown.
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"One has to be leery of the results because there's no way to ascertain whether the respondents were representative of the public." Cigler said.
"My first impression from just looking at it is, 'What a silly poll,' he said, referring to the poll's design. The surveys had "yes" and "no" boxes but no box for respondents who were undecided on an issue.
Cigler also said that the letterhead on the poll, "Martha J. Parker needs to know your views!" favored Parker and that it suggested a systematic bias.
Solbach, however, praised Parker's intent behind mailing the poll.
"I would commend my opponent for trying to find out the issues in the
SURVEY QUESTIONS
NO Do you support the death penalty? YES
The 1986 Legislature placed a cap of
$1,000,000 on an award in a medical mal-
practice case. Do you support this legislation? YES
NO Do you believe in further increases in sales tax NO to fund state government?
NO Do you believe that Washburn University of NO Topeka should eventually become a state university?
NO Are you in favor of mandatory seat belt laws?
NO
YES Do you favor laws restricting the ability of cities
YES
to annex property into that city?
YES Do you favor the present method of selecting YES
the Secretary of Agriculture?
NO Are you in favor of a prison honor camp being NO located at Clinton Park Park?
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