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Hamilton Spectator
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Hamilton Spectator
Four-term US Sen. Christopher ‘Kit' Bond remembered for training a generation of Missouri leaders
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Christopher 'Kit' Bond, a Republican who was Missouri's youngest governor before serving four terms in the U.S. Senate, was remembered Tuesday as a beloved statesman who helped train a generation of leaders. The Missouri State Highway Patrol escorted his body from St. Louis, where he died last week at the age of 86, to the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City, where hundreds of people gathered for a memorial service. Bond is to lie in state through Wednesday so members of the public can pay their respects. 'Over and over again, Kit launched the careers of young people, talented, committed, dedicated people who later, after appointment, found opportunity beckoning them to achievement levels they hadn't anticipated,' said John Ashcroft, who was a governor, senator and attorney general under President George W. Bush. 'Kit was a person of both individual and governmental integrity. I have no recollection of anytime where Kit failed to live up to his commitments.' As a member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, Bond secured federal money for big and small projects in Missouri, scoffing at government watchdog groups that considered him a master of pork-barrel spending. Democratic U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver recalled that while he was serving as mayor of Kansas City, a monument to honor World War I veterans known as Liberty Memorial had fallen into disrepair. He likened the 217-foot (66-meter) tall structure that was built after a burst of postwar patriotism to the Leaning Tower of Pisa. He said Bond stepped in with federal dollars to help restore it. 'Working together as friends was the propellant that allowed us, with others, to alter the landscape of Kansas City,' Cleaver said. Early in his career, Bond was considered a political wunderkind. When he took office at age 33 as Missouri's youngest governor, he was also the state's first Republican chief executive in about three decades and garnered consideration as a vice presidential candidate. His early success stalled when he lost a reelection bid, but he later rebounded to win another term as governor before being elected to the Senate in 1986 and eventually becoming the patriarch of the Missouri Republican Party. Testaments to Bond's longevity in the public arena are stamped across Missouri. A federal courthouse in Jefferson City and a life sciences center at the University of Missouri-Columbia are named after him. A highway bridge crossing the Missouri River in Hermann and one in Kansas City also carry his name. 'Kit Bond was an exceptional person who was blessed with many talents,' said former U.S. Sen. John Danforth. 'He was very smart. He was highly educated. He had boundless energy. He wanted for nothing. He could have clung on to what was his and lived comfortably only for himself. But that was not what he did. He invested his talents, put them at risk, and he produced such a great return to the state.' ___ Hollingsworth reported from Kansas City, Missouri.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Four-term US Sen. Christopher 'Kit' Bond remembered for training a generation of Missouri leaders
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Christopher 'Kit' Bond, a Republican who was Missouri's youngest governor before serving four terms in the U.S. Senate, was remembered Tuesday as a beloved statesman who helped train a generation of leaders. The Missouri State Highway Patrol escorted his body from St. Louis, where he died last week at the age of 86, to the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City, where hundreds of people gathered for a memorial service. Bond is to lie in state through Wednesday so members of the public can pay their respects. 'Over and over again, Kit launched the careers of young people, talented, committed, dedicated people who later, after appointment, found opportunity beckoning them to achievement levels they hadn't anticipated,' said John Ashcroft, who was a governor, senator and attorney general under President George W. Bush. 'Kit was a person of both individual and governmental integrity. I have no recollection of anytime where Kit failed to live up to his commitments.' As a member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, Bond secured federal money for big and small projects in Missouri, scoffing at government watchdog groups that considered him a master of pork-barrel spending. Democratic U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver recalled that while he was serving as mayor of Kansas City, a monument to honor World War I veterans known as Liberty Memorial had fallen into disrepair. He likened the 217-foot (66-meter) tall structure that was built after a burst of postwar patriotism to the Leaning Tower of Pisa. He said Bond stepped in with federal dollars to help restore it. 'Working together as friends was the propellant that allowed us, with others, to alter the landscape of Kansas City,' Cleaver said. Early in his career, Bond was considered a political wunderkind. When he took office at age 33 as Missouri's youngest governor, he was also the state's first Republican chief executive in about three decades and garnered consideration as a vice presidential candidate. His early success stalled when he lost a reelection bid, but he later rebounded to win another term as governor before being elected to the Senate in 1986 and eventually becoming the patriarch of the Missouri Republican Party. Testaments to Bond's longevity in the public arena are stamped across Missouri. A federal courthouse in Jefferson City and a life sciences center at the University of Missouri-Columbia are named after him. A highway bridge crossing the Missouri River in Hermann and one in Kansas City also carry his name. 'Kit Bond was an exceptional person who was blessed with many talents," said former U.S. Sen. John Danforth. 'He was very smart. He was highly educated. He had boundless energy. He wanted for nothing. He could have clung on to what was his and lived comfortably only for himself. But that was not what he did. He invested his talents, put them at risk, and he produced such a great return to the state.' ___ Hollingsworth reported from Kansas City, Missouri.
Winnipeg Free Press
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Winnipeg Free Press
Four-term US Sen. Christopher 'Kit' Bond remembered for training a generation of Missouri leaders
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Christopher 'Kit' Bond, a Republican who was Missouri's youngest governor before serving four terms in the U.S. Senate, was remembered Tuesday as a beloved statesman who helped train a generation of leaders. The Missouri State Highway Patrol escorted his body from St. Louis, where he died last week at the age of 86, to the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City, where hundreds of people gathered for a memorial service. Bond is to lie in state through Wednesday so members of the public can pay their respects. 'Over and over again, Kit launched the careers of young people, talented, committed, dedicated people who later, after appointment, found opportunity beckoning them to achievement levels they hadn't anticipated,' said John Ashcroft, who was a governor, senator and attorney general under President George W. Bush. 'Kit was a person of both individual and governmental integrity. I have no recollection of anytime where Kit failed to live up to his commitments.' As a member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, Bond secured federal money for big and small projects in Missouri, scoffing at government watchdog groups that considered him a master of pork-barrel spending. Democratic U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver recalled that while he was serving as mayor of Kansas City, a monument to honor World War I veterans known as Liberty Memorial had fallen into disrepair. He likened the 217-foot (66-meter) tall structure that was built after a burst of postwar patriotism to the Leaning Tower of Pisa. He said Bond stepped in with federal dollars to help restore it. 'Working together as friends was the propellant that allowed us, with others, to alter the landscape of Kansas City,' Cleaver said. Early in his career, Bond was considered a political wunderkind. When he took office at age 33 as Missouri's youngest governor, he was also the state's first Republican chief executive in about three decades and garnered consideration as a vice presidential candidate. His early success stalled when he lost a reelection bid, but he later rebounded to win another term as governor before being elected to the Senate in 1986 and eventually becoming the patriarch of the Missouri Republican Party. Testaments to Bond's longevity in the public arena are stamped across Missouri. A federal courthouse in Jefferson City and a life sciences center at the University of Missouri-Columbia are named after him. A highway bridge crossing the Missouri River in Hermann and one in Kansas City also carry his name. 'Kit Bond was an exceptional person who was blessed with many talents,' said former U.S. Sen. John Danforth. 'He was very smart. He was highly educated. He had boundless energy. He wanted for nothing. He could have clung on to what was his and lived comfortably only for himself. But that was not what he did. He invested his talents, put them at risk, and he produced such a great return to the state.' ___ Hollingsworth reported from Kansas City, Missouri.
The Hindu
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
Mini World opens in Visakhapatnam with 12 global landmark replicas
A trip around the globe may be an expensive dream, but at the newly-launched Mini World at Vishwanadh Sports Club, Port Stadium, visitors can step into the heart of Italy, experience the grandeur of ancient Rome, or marvel at the fantasy of Singapore's Far Far Away Castle, by simply taking a walk. Spread across a separate section of the Port Stadium, Mini World is a permanent display of 12 human-scale models of world-famous monuments. The experience features iconic structures such as the Florence Cathedral (Duomo), the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Rome's Colosseum, London's Tower Bridge, and the whimsical Far Far Away Castle from Universal Studios Singapore. Each model is built to near-accurate proportions, providing visitors with an opportunity to engage closely with global architectural marvels. Crafted from fibre, the project took nine months to complete, with a dedicated team of 55 skilled artists from Kolkata who created the structures. The entire installation came at a cost of ₹1.8 crore, with each structure priced at around ₹8 lakh. The priced jewel, however, is the Florence Cathedral, one of the greatest masterpieces of Gothic art and the first Italian Renaissance. 'This intricate piece alone cost approximately ₹15 lakh due to its elaborate design and detailing,' says Narendra Kumar of Vishwanadh Sports Club. Presently, the finishing touches are being fine-tuned by a team of architecture students from GITAM University. 'We have worked on it for two weeks, tried different textures and mixtures of colour combinations to bring out the intricate ornamentation details of Florence Cathedral,' says AR Jyothi Marri, assistant professor at GITAM University. 'It was challenging to get matching colours and surface finishing. We ran multiple tests and used different layering techniques. Photographic references helped us understand the facade, dome and the symmetrical patterns that make the Duomo so iconic.' Each structure at Mini World is brightly illuminated in the evenings. Accompanying each monument is an information board that offers historical context and interesting trivia. A new package deal is also in the works, one that includes personalised photo prints for families of four, to capture memories amid these global replicas. The Mini World is open from 10am to 9pm, with an entry fee of ₹199 per person.
IOL News
14-05-2025
- General
- IOL News
Leaning wall of Milton Manor no more: City confirms removal of problematic tree after long wait
The prestigious Milton Manor on Beach Road in Sea Point Image: Tracy-Lynn Ruiters For more than a year, residents of Milton Manor in Sea Point have been locked in a frustrating battle with a tree whose invasive roots were not only damaging their boundary wall, paving and building foundations, but also threatening their safety. Some units in the block, located at 2 Milton Road and boasting spectacular views of the Atlantic and Table Mountain, are worth more than R3 million. And yet, this long-standing issue was growing increasingly urgent. The tree, which stood on City property just outside the building, had sent its roots deep into the structure. One elderly resident had to rearrange her furniture to keep it from being damaged. The wall was visibly leaning, the paving was lifting, and the building manager, Billy Ackerman, had even nicknamed the boundary 'the Leaning Wall of Milton Manor.' 'We've been passed from one department to another, and no one is giving us any answers,' Ackerman said at the time. 'It's been dragging on for so long, and winter's approaching. The wall is leaning more every day.' But now, after months of emails, phone calls, photographs, complaints — and a fair share of public frustration — there's finally been a breakthrough. Following recent media attention on the issue, the City of Cape Town has confirmed that the problematic tree at Milton Manor has been removed. According to a statement issued by the City's Recreation and Parks Department, the removal work was successfully concluded, and the clearing of the remaining stumps took place on Tuesday, 14 May 2025. The City also confirmed that the job incurred no direct cost, as it was completed using internal resources — a point that may offer some relief to residents who feared the process would be too expensive or complicated to resolve. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Next Stay Close ✕ This problematic tree was removed Image: Tracy-Lynn Ruiters Property manager Marion Koegelenberg, from S. Kempen Property Management, who has been speaking on behalf of the trustees throughout the ordeal, previously expressed how the issue had worn residents down over time. Ward councillor Nicola Jowell said she had been aware of the issue for some time and had been in regular communication with residents and the management agency. She acknowledged that the case had appeared consistently on their monthly tracking list with the Parks Department. Part of the delay, Jowell explained, was due to the City's lack of a continuous tree maintenance tender — a gap that hampered their ability to respond to such cases promptly. She also noted that decisions to remove trees are not taken lightly, requiring assessments from the City's arborist and, often, road closures to ensure the work can be carried out safely. Now that the trees have finally been removed, the mood among residents has shifted dramatically. The building is no longer hidden behind overgrowth, and there's a renewed sense of pride in the space. 'It took a while to have the two problem trees removed — two years plus — but the City did come to the party,' said Ackerman following the work. '99.9% of all the owners at Milton Manor are over the moon with the tree removal. The building also looks much better, not hiding behind those trees anymore.' He also expressed gratitude for the role that media coverage played in bringing the issue to a head. 'Thanks for your powerful article in the newspaper — it got them going.' Weekend Argus
