Toughman Contests Draw Calls For Law Reform
Opinion piece argues toughman contests are brutal and should be halted in Wichita and Kansas. It highlights a recent severe head injury, questions the need for new laws, and urges reliance on common sense rather than legal bans to stop violent events.
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Lawrence Journal
Watkins Community Museum
Derna captured by Marines in 1805 operations
A historical note recalls U S Marines seizing Derna on the shores of Tripoli on April 27, 1805. The entry lists other historical markers including Magellan, Grant, the Sultana disaster, Hart Crane, the first Social Security checks, Expo 67, and Gray's resignation in Watergate era.
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Philippines
United States
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Point Pleasant
Ohio
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Memphis
Tenn
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New York
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Lester G. Pearsory
FBI
L. Patrick Gray
Liberalism Leaderless in a Moderately Optimistic Nation
Mark Shields argues liberalism lacks a clear leader as American voters display a mix of philosophically conservative and operational liberal traits. Public mood shows high optimism about the economy and Clinton era ratings, yet liberals face a missing galvanizing call to action and a lack of a unifying Liberal Moment.
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Kankakee
Dwight Eisenhower
Colin Powell
Franklin Roosevelt
Lyndon Johnson
Gallup
Wall Street Journal
NBC News
Clinton
U.S. Congress
Vietnam
Watergate
Spiro Agnew
Pew Research Center
Feds
America
Washington
Fdr
Oval Office
Mark Shields
Creators Syndicate
Knowledge expands as CSUMB grows at Monterey Bay
The piece asks what counts as knowledge after Clinton's claim that knowledge doubles every five years. It critiques CSU Monterey Bay's mission and curricula, noting diverse Unified Learning Areas and courses that emphasize self, culture, ethics, and cross cultural citizenship. The column mentions CSUMB's campus on a closed Army base and cites George Will.
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Clinton
Congress
al D'Amato
Leonardo da Vinci
Florence
California State University
Monterey Bay
United States
CSUMB
ULA
USA
ULR
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
Artists urged to apply for Maple Leaf Festival booths
Letter invites artists and crafters to apply for booth space at Baldwin City Maple Leaf Festival. New 1998 Booth Committee will jury the arts and crafts show, offering chances for new exhibitors. Application via Maple Leaf web page or by mail. proceeds support local youth activities.
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P.O. Box
Sharple Prahl
Winning firm named in $865000 Haskell contract draw
Robertson Peters Williams of Lawrence won a drawing held in Albuquerque to award an $865,000 architectural engineering contract for Haskell Indian Junior College. Negotiations would arrange formal terms with the Lawrence firm.
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