City considers ordinance to ban long term camping trailers downtown
Editorial notes a local measure to prohibit camping trailers and recreational vehicles from public parking around South Park. It targets two persistent setups, including a homemade trailer home for a street musician, arguing the sites harm the park’s ambiance and require a $50 daily fine with towing after a second offense.
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South Park
Massachusetts
Vermont
Lth
Massachusetts Street
Bob Schumm
Latin American schools lag in global network readiness
Two studies by the World Economic Forum and INSEAD conclude Latin American companies cannot compete globally because regional education systems are disconnected from reality. The 142 country index ranks Sweden, Singapore and Finland top, with the United States near eighth. Barbados, Chile and Uruguay lead Latin America while Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Argentina and Peru trail.
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Global Information Technology Report
World Economic Forum
Insead Business School
Latin America
Sweden
Singapore
Finland
United States
Taiwan
South Korea
Hong Kong
Brazil
Great Britain
Latin American
Latin America's IT skills lag tied to education and investment
Andres Oppenheimer reports Latin America's weak skill base stems from poor educational systems and inadequate broadband and business environments. Costa Rica ranks 26th, Argentina 80th, Brazil 86th in a World Economic Forum skills survey, with many youths lacking math science preparation and basic professional skills. The Inter-American Development Bank notes 80 percent of firms struggle to hire with proper resumes and punctuality. Calls for stronger public private education links and industry partnerships to boost competitiveness and reduce poverty.
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Venezuela
Latin America
Benat Bilbao
World Economic Forum
Costa Rica
Colombia
Argentina
Brazil
Mexico
Inter- American Development Bank
Chile
Asia
Japan
Todos Pela Educacao
Andres Oppenheimer
The
Miami Herald
Henleys Witness Maine Burial and Panama Canal Visit
Mr and Mrs A Henley of Lawrence attended the burial rites for the battleship Maine and related ceremonies in the Gulf of Mexico. They also traveled to Panama to view work on the Panama Canal.
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
A. Henley
Lawrence
Maine
Gulf of Mexico
Panama
Panama Canal
Public Forum on Religious Freedom and Community Norms
Letters discuss the Kansas Preservation of Religious Freedom Act and its potential to enable discrimination against LGBT people, linking fears to historical persecution in Vienna. The writers urge lawmakers to defend all residents, praise inclusive citizen input, and condemn state actions seen as bigoted and unconstitutional.
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Lance Kinzer
Journal- World
Barbara Ballard
Lawrence
Michigan
Eva Edmonds
Vienna
Eva
Ms. Edmonds
Patricia Hawley
Kansas
Kansas Preservation of Religious Freedom
Restau
Sharon Dewey
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