Douglas County Moves to Improve Zoning and Building Dept
Editorial urges Douglas County to implement consultant recommendations to make the zoning and building department more user friendly, transparent, and efficient. Proposals include a one day permit process for routine items, clearer online guidance, contractor licensing, standardized documentation, and faster responsive service to residents.
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Kris Kobach
Jim Flory
Lawrence
Democrats end Clintonism as 1990s center-left strategy dies
Washington column notes Bill Clinton’s defense of the 1994 crime bill after Black Lives Matter hecklers exposes rift with his wife’s campaign. The post Reagan era triangulation falters as Clinton regrets the moment, signaling a shift away from the New Democrat approach and a logjam of crime policy debate.
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Hillary Clinton and the Clinton Renaissance in 2016
Charles Krauthammer argues that the Democratic Party has shifted left since Bill Clinton, with Hillary Clinton adopting anti trade stances and distancing from her husband’s legacy. He views a Bernie Sanders influenced path as the likely alternative, warning of a Clinton Redux led by Sanders.
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Carrie Catt speaks on suffrage in Kansas policy
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt lectured at the First Baptist church on why Kansas supports women’s suffrage and why the national amendment needs broad party support. She noted Kansas as the eighteenth state visited, with thirty six states needed for ratification. Also, teachers and students push anti tobacco campaigns in Lawrence high schools. Postmaster Collins rules squash shipments must use crates or boxes for parcel post.
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W. N. Collins
Kansas City
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E. A. Haycroft
Public forum on wind energy tax in Douglas County
Lawrence resident George Taylor urges the Douglas County commission to avoid a county tax on wind energy providers. He argues public utilities should earn a fair rate of return and suggests adding any assessment directly to users’ bills instead, to keep rates low and protect the “goose that lays the golden egg.”
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Douglas County
George Taylor
Lawrence
Why humanities suffer as colleges trim core requirements
A reader argues that reducing general education in humanities at colleges like KU weakens demand for humanities professors. If students dodge humanities courses due to new core requirements, enrollments fall and faculties shrink, prompting a shift toward market-friendly disciplines across campuses nationwide.
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Academe
Indiana
Donald Hatcher
Lawrence
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