KU critics urge balance between sports and academics
The piece argues that University of Kansas should realign focus from athletics to academics. It calls for comparing athletic salaries and media attention with compensation and publicity for professors and research, urging officials to better promote scholarly achievements.
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Atansas University
Misidentification Spurs Vigil Over Beloved Daughter
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki criticizes coalition forces for human rights breaches amid civilian harm suspicions. Joseph Hefner recalls forensic worries as a Michigan couple mourns a daughter who was not theirs, highlighting misidentification in a Tennessee center case.
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Nouri al-Maliki
Iraq
Joseph Hefner
University of Tennessee
Forensic Anthropology Center
Michigan
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First Amendment text quoted as legal principle
The passage states that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise of religion. It also protects freedom of speech and of the press, and the right to peaceably assemble and to petition the government for redress of grievances.
Debate on N word usage and hate crime standards in court
Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts reflects on a Howard Beach case where a white attacker used the N word while beating a Black man with a bat. He contrasts modern defenses arguing language has many meanings with historical violence against Hose and Turner and questions whether the act constitutes racism under evolving laws.
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Sam Hose
Mary Turner
Hose
Turner
Glenn Moore
Howard Beach
Queens
N.Y
Nicholas Minucci
Moore
Minucci
Gaudelli
Gotti
Garden City Smoking Ban Support Urges Public Health Action
The author recalls the 1950s 60s smoking culture and cites Ireland and New York as examples of smoke free policies improving air quality. They argue Garden City should enact a comprehensive ban in public and private venues to protect health and reduce secondhand smoke.
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Garden City
Ireland
International Herald Tribune
Elizabeth Rosenthal
New York City
Garden City students cited for example and achievement
Community congratulates Hispanic students and families from Garden City High School and Garden City Community College for graduations and degrees. Itzel Rodriguez, Erica Gonzales Padilla, Martha Arana, Kelly Martinez, Leo Prieto, and Mona Ortiz are named among graduates and first generation achievers. Letter writer Lot F. Taylor emphasizes English learning for immigrants and legal paths to citizenship.
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Garden City High School
Garden City Community College
GED
Itzel Rodriguez
Erica Gonzales Padilla
University of Georgia
Juanita Rojas
Arana
Martha
Wichita State University
Dave
Diana Martinez
Kelly
KU School of Medicine
Prieto
Leo
KU School of Law
Mona Ortiz
Lupe Alcaraz
Garden City
Washington would keep peace if leaders followed George Washington
Charley Reese argues for armed neutrality like Switzerland, urging the US to trade with all, avoid entangling alliances, and limit foreign influence. He condemns imperial ambitions, domestic corruption, and the erosion of constitutional authority, calling for citizens to read the Constitution and elect law abiding leaders. He cites Washington and warns of empire and cost of wars.
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George Washington
Washington
Switzerland
America
Israel
Middle East
Bush
Nero
Congress
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