Kansans urged to expand telemedicine coverage in HB 2674
Editorial argues for insurance equal coverage of telemedicine and in person medical services, noting Kansas doctor supply gaps and rural access issues. It criticizes Kansans for Life pressure for an abortion severability clause, saying it undermines policy aims, and urges the House and Senate to pass HB 2674 without abortion language.
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Ansas
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas
House
Senate
Kansans For Life
Kevin Jones
R-Wellsville
Chadwick & Son Expand Store To Double Deck
Old Home Town notes Chadwick and Son expanding their store to add a second floor to hold harness and other materials. The item also reports increased newspaper circulation with over two hundred new subscribers joined since April 1 to the Daily, Tri-Weekly and Weekly Tribune.
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Messrs. Chadwick & Son
Tribune
Ryan, Smith, and a warning from history about crowds
Mark Shields recalls a practical adage about loud applause signaling overrated candidates. He notes Paul Ryan’s exit and mixed legacy including a tax law favoring the already advantaged, deficits per CBO, and praise for Trump. He contrasts Ryan with Margaret Chase Smith who opposed McCarthyism and urged conscience in Congress.
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White House
Paul Ryan
Republican Party
Ryan
Wisconsin
Congressional Budget Office
Janesville
William F. Buckley
Smith
McCarthy
Senate
Margaret Chase Smith
House
Donald Trump
Rights clash over gun in backpack headline
Don Conrad of Lawrence questions a high school student detention tied to a gun found in a backpack. He argues Amendment II supports bearing arms for security and critiques due process under Amendment VI.
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Free State
Don Conrad
Lawrence
Decoupling Douglas County Voter Fights Jail and Mental Health Plans
An editor argues against linking a 94 percent jail expansion with funding a mental health campus. Community groups urge a separate vote on each issue, noting the mental health center is needed but jail expansion is questionable. The piece cites builders and bankers as beneficiaries and urges residents to decouple to decide on the crisis center independently.
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Douglas County
County Commission
Barbara Johnston
Baldwin City
Public Forum Endorses Proposition 1 for Douglas County jail expansion
Susan Hadl urges a yes vote on Proposition 1 in the upcoming mail in ballot. She cites rising mental health and substance abuse needs and says county commissioners and local agencies devised a comprehensive treatment facility. She warns a no vote would shift to property taxes and argues current jail conditions are unsafe and overcrowded.
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Douglas County
SMH
Susan Hadl
Lawrence
Death at Old West Lawrence raises police concerns
Sally Hare-Schriner writes of a nighttime incident in Old West Lawrence where Trevor Mohawk died after an attempted home intrusion. The caller describes a frightened 2 a.m. scene, noting the intruder appeared intoxicated, 911 was called, and the police arrived and acted calmly.
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Trevor Mohawk
Old West Lawrence
Mohawk
Sally Hare-Schriner
Lawrence
Caring community backs mental health plan and jail expansion
Patricia Roach Smith argues Douglas County must fund 24 7 crisis services and jail expansion to close gaps in care and reduce overcrowding. She notes past recidivism improvements from re entry programs and warns current trends risk higher rates if space and services aren’t expanded.
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Douglas County
Patricia Roach Smith
Lawrence
Letters Submission Details for Lawrence Journal-World
Readers may submit letters by mail to P.O. Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 or via email at letters Ijworld.com for publication consideration.
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P.O. Box
Lawrence KS
Ijworld.com
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