River on the Kaw Faces Endangered Status Debate
Kansas River in Lawrence sits at center of a political debate after American Rivers named it among the nation's 20 most endangered rivers. State officials caution the listing should be weighed against other rivers, while preservation groups push to curb sand dredging and expand recreation uses.
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Kansas River
Lawrence
Kansas Water Office
Bureau of Water
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Kansas
Friends of the
Kaw
America
Notable historical events on diverse dates
A timeline of events spans 1865 Lee surrender at Appomattox Court House in Virginia to 1983 Space Shuttle Challenger’s first mission landing. It includes La Salle reaching the Mississippi in 1682 and the 1833 founding of the first tax supported public library in Peterborough New Hampshire.
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Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Appomattox Court House
Virginia
Robert la Salle
Mississippi River
Peterborough
N.H
Marian Anderson
Lincoln Memorial
Washington, D.C
Constitution Hall
Daughters of the American Revolution
Germany
Denmark
Norway
Bataan
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
NASA
America
Scott Carpenter
Gordon Cooper
John Glenn
Gus Grissom
Wally Schirra
Alan Shepard
Donald Slayton
Winston Churchill
U.S
Edwards Air Force Base
California
Abolish High School Says Botstein in 1980s Essay
George Will summarizes Leon Botstein's argument that the high school system is obsolete as puberty shifts earlier, adolescents become young adults, and education should treat 13 to 14 year olds more like college students. He proposes ending junior high and redefining high school to include life-aligned, smaller classes and seminars.
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Washington
Judicial Review
America
Leon Butstein
Botstein
Flo
Bard College
American Symphony Orchestra
New York
The
Musical Quarterly
Jesser
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
Slavery apology fuels heated U.S. responses
Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts critiques Robert Novak and conservatives for overreacting to Bill Clinton's Africa remarks on slavery. Pitts argues collective accountability is real, condemns the suggestion that slavery benefited blacks, and questions ongoing outreach efforts by pundits while urging recognition of historic wrongs.
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Bil Clinton
Johnnie Cochran
Africa
George Will
Patrick Buchanan
Texas
Tom Debay
Robert Novak
CNN
Chicago
Novak
Uncle Hiram
Old Country
Aunt Tildy
Castro
Leonard Pitts
The
Miami Herald
Conflict of interest debate over Corpus Christi church sale
Former Mayor Augustine, a Corpus Christi Church member, opposes potential sale of church property valued at around 1.5 million to fund a new church, while critics say she may face a private gain. urging recusal, the letter from David Burress argues appearances matter more than motives and outlines Journal-World letters policy for public submissions.
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Augustine
Corpus Christi Church
Paul Markham
World
David Burress
Journal-World
Ijworld.com
Cooperative plant plan and community notices in local paper
Allen Hoffman announced a $7 million plan to build a 500 ton daily urea fertilizer plant by the Cooperative Farm Chemicals Assn. Dr. David Hiebert was elected 1973 United Fund drive chairman. Planning commission backed 20 acres southeast of 31st and Iowa for a Kmart center. Claude Norris named Sertoma president with Earl Wilson, Carlyle Smith and John Golden as aides. Old Lawrence Journal headline recalls 1898 telegraph war-news rush.
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Cooperative Farm Chemicals Assn
Allen Hoffman
David Hiebert
United Fund Drive
Charles Haverty
31St
Iowa
Kmart Discount Center
Claude Norris
Sertoma Club
Earl Wilson
Carlyle Smith
John Golden
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Dent
Dolph Simons Sr
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Kali
Natar
Douglas County
Bill Snead
Roger Verdon
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
Dolph C. Simons II
Ralph Gage
Julie Bechtel
Ralph Simmons II
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
Dallas Bolan
Madise
W.C. Simons
Kan
Kar
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Lawrence Journal
Spain
Journal
Kansas City
Alonzo Burt
Missouri & Kansas Telephone Company
Telephone Exchange
Watkins Community Museum
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