Kansas tax forecast sparks call for cuts amid fiscal questions
A new forecast shows Kansas tax collections could rise by 534 million through June 2019 due to federal tax changes. Senate President Susan Wagle urged rapid tax cuts, but lawmakers warn spending constraints and school funding needs persist. Medicaid costs exceed estimates, KanCare adds 93 million, foster care up 18 million. education funding remains a court focus.
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Barbara Bush and the Bushes as moral exemplars
The piece portrays Barbara Bush as a model of noblesse oblige and private virtue. It highlights her life as wife and mother, her calm public persona, and her compassionate acts like visiting a Washington AIDS hospice. It notes the couple’s service, family mobility, and public reception of her Wellesley commencement speech.
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Rye
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Kate Anderson Brower
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Barbara Bush
Barbara
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Odessa
Texas
California
Midland
Geraldine Ferraro
Ferraro
America
Washington
Wellesley College
George Bush
Doomsday claims fade as science rejects Planet X belief
Leonard Krishtalka of the University of Kansas argues that conspiracy theories predicting end times, such as Planet X and Nibiru alignments, are pseudoscience. He notes NASA disproves Planet X and warns these beliefs harm public knowledge and decision making.
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Economist
James Watt
Reagan
Public Forum Name Change At Lawrence Memorial Hospital
A reader questions whether Lawrence Memorial Hospital should keep its name arguing it embodies more than a hospital and represents constants in a fast changing world. The letter asks if the brand reflects the institution families rely on in emergencies and aging, ending with a personal reflection.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
David Klamet
Lawrence
Letters to the Editor Submission Info
The notice invites letters to the editor and sets a 250 word limit. Submissions can be mailed to P O Box 888 Lawrence KS 66044 or emailed to letters at ljworld com.
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Ljworld.com
Today in history moments from French, American, Armenian and space history
On this day in history 1792 Rouget de Lisle began La Marseillaise, 1877 federal troops left New Orleans ending Reconstruction influence, 1915 start of Armenian genocide roundups in Constantinople, 1990 Space Shuttle Discovery launched carrying the Hubble Space Telescope from Cape Canaveral.
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Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
France
New Orleans
Ottoman Empire
Constantinople
Cape Canaveral
Fla
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