Sticker Shock Lawrence targets adults in teen alcohol ban
Dozens of Lawrence high school students visited liquor stores to place over 1000 stickers on beer cases warning customers not to buy alcohol for teens. The youth driven campaign, organized by the Lawrence Youth Coalition with DCCCA and law enforcement, aims to reduce underage drinking prompted by a 2010 youth survey revealing 44 percent of seniors drank within a month.
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Kansas Alcoholic Beverage Control
Free State High School
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Cork & Barrel
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River City pool halls allowed Sundays in 1971 clash
Lawrence city commissioners repealed the Sunday closed on pool halls rule after enforcement of an old ordinance. The change followed legal advice that the prior ban was discriminatory and not enforceable. The issue reflects local urban governance and Sunday commerce tensions. The 1911 note recalls a Lawrence family poisoning incident from canned rhubarb, later linked to tin-plate leaching.
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Lawrence
Lawrence Daily Journal- World
Will Endacott
Illinois
Kline charts clash over No Child Left Behind reform
George Will profiles Rep. John Kline of Minnesota as he chairs the Education and the Workforce Committee and pushes to shrink the federal footprint in K 12 education He criticizes NCLB as well intentioned while aiming for more charter schools and highly effective teachers He notes unions influence in local control and questions federal knowledge to steer 14 000 districts.
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Vietnam
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Reagan
Carter
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National Education Association
NCLB
Arne Duncan
Duncan
New York Times
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District of Columbia
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
DNA clears Derrick Williams but Florida law blocks compensation
Derrick Williams, freed after 18 years when DNA tests contradicted the victim’s accusation, remains barred from wrongful incarceration compensation due to a 2008 Florida law. The piece criticizes tainted reentry barriers for ex felons, arguing tough on crime policies hinder rehabilitation and reintegration. It notes Williams, 48, from Palmetto, faced nonviolent felonies and continues to seek work, with the broader call for second chances.
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Derrick Williams
Williams
Palmetto
Fla
Innocence Project of
Florida
Bill Clinton
Joe Arpaio
Bradenton Herald
Public Forum Praises KU Leadership After Ticket Scandal
Kansas University readers weigh in on the ticket scandal, praising the university athletics department for stability. The letter lauds interim director Sean Lester, Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little, alumnus Ray Evans, and incoming athletics chief Sheahon Zenger as the program shifts focus to donors and the Williams Educational Fund. Rock Chalk.
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Kansas University
Williams Educational Fund
Sheahon Zenger
Zenger
Sean Lester
Bernadette Gray- Little
Ray Evans
Kevin J. Corbett
KU Alumni Association
Tax challenge sparks reader call for better service
Lisa Johnson of Lawrence argues retailers must show superior customer service to earn spending and votes. The Forum letter urges shops to treat customers with genuine care amid recession and political shifts, noting letters require name address and phone, and may be published by the Journal World.
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Lisa Johnson
Lawrence
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