Kansas eyes foster care reform as Kaw Valley closes
A Kansas House panel addresses accountability and funding as Kaw Valley Center in Kansas City Kansas prepares to close its 100 bed foster care facility. Officials plan to place children with relatives or in new foster homes while lawmakers push a Child Welfare Reform Act to improve services and oversight.
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Kansas City
Kan
Kaw Valley
KVC
Kansas City Center
Kansas
Kansas House
House
Today in History Highlights From April Dates Across Time
Notable events include John Adams sworn as first U S vice president in 1789, Maryland Toleration Act of 1649, Charlotte Bronte born in 1816, Sam Houston led Texan victory at San Jacinto in 1836, Mark Twain's death in 1910, Red Baron killed in 1918, Inherit the Wind opening in 1955, Brazil’s capital moved to Brasilia in 1960, Apollo 16 moonwalks in 1972, Thien resignation in 1975, Annie opens on Broadway in 1977, Tiananmen crowds in 1989, and a 5 year old legislative crime bill in 199?
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John Adams
United States
Maryland
Mayland Assembly
Charlotte Bronte
Thornton
England
Sam Houston
San Jacinto
Texas
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Mark Twain
Redding
Conn
Baron Manfred von Richthofen
Red Baron
Jerome Lawrence
Robert Lee
National Theatre
New York
Brazil
Brasilia
Rio de Janeiro
John Young
Charles Duke
Nguyen van Thien
Beling
Tiananmen Square
U.S
House of Representatives
Journal-World staff and contact details
Journal-World staff notes include Deputy Editor Snead News Editor John Taylor Editorial Page Editor Ann Gardner and Circulation Manager. Addressees send address changes to Journal-World P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044-OB88. The paper is USPS periodicals mail in Lawrence and member of AB C and Associated Press.
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Aill Snead
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Chris Boarman
Journal-World
P.O
Lawrence
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
NATO wars on Kosovo described as chaotic planless campaign
George Will critiques NATO’s Kosovo intervention, calling it a flawed war driven by air power and rhetoric. He questions goals, timelines, and allied unity while noting conflicting statements from Clinton, Blair, and NATO officials. The piece cites Milosevic, Milosevic cronies, and Russian aims to undermine NATO as the action drags on.
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NATO
Tony Blair
Clinton
Kosovo
Italy
Balkans
White House
Sen
John McCain
McCain
Jimmy Carter
North Korea
United Nations
Kofi Annan
Baghdad
Sandy Berger
Iraq
Viktor Chernomyrdin
Boris Yeltsin
Balkan
Russia
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
Energy policy failures and California fuel cell breakthroughs
The piece argues U S gas prices rise not from policy but oil market dynamics while condemning reliance on foreign oil. It contrasts Kosovo war motives with oil interests and highlights California’s push to force automakers toward fuel cell tech, potentially transforming efficiency and emissions. It notes Americans’ history of high vehicle use and calls for reduced dependence on foreign oil.
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Kosovo
United States
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Bob Dole
OPEC
America
Britain
France
Belgium
Germany
Japan
Ireland
Texas
Oklahoma
China
California
Public Forum on Kosovo War and J Jail Costs
Letters urge tough action to stop Milosevic and genocide in Kosovo, praising McCain and Dole while warning NATO must not waver. A second letter questions the Douglas County Jail cost per bed and criticizes government spending, urging financial restraint.
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John McCain
Arizona
U.S
NATO
Milosevic
Mrs. Dole
Kosovo
Free World
Hitler
McCain
Bob Dole
Iraq
the Doles
Harold Plehler
W. 29Th
Athhe
Douglas County
Lawrence
J.L. Gill
Pauline Gill
History of the First Presbyterian Church of Lawrence
The Lawrence Journal on April 22, 1899, recounts the church history with Rev. WG Bunker noting Lawrence’s original religious mix. He cites Plymouth Congregational founded in 1854, Unitarian 1855, Baptist 1855, and RC and ME the same summer, reflecting a town evolving beyond Presbyterian roots.
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Lawrence Journal
First Presbyterian Church of
Lawrence
WG. Bunker
Warren
19Th
Vermont
Bunker
New England
Plymouth Congregational Church
Unitarian
Baptist
R.C
M.E
Methodist Episcopal
Watkins Community Museum
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Mariner
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
H.R
Tom Hornbaker
Dallas Dolan
W.C. Simons
Washington Post
Wesley Clark
Jamie Shea
Slobodan Milosevic
New York Times
Pentagon
John Keegan
Cote Ae
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