Frederick departs KU as gentleman scholar and mentor
The Kansas University athletics director Bob Frederick retires from the post after 14 years to join the School of Education teaching and mentoring. He leaves a legacy of 41 academic All-Americans and a program praised for student focus while football faced struggles and other programs faced cuts. Chancellor Hemenway notes the challenge in replacing him, while Frederick is cited as a model of honesty, integrity, and dedication.
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Bob Frederick
Kansas University
School of Education
Frederick
Margey
Fredericks
Roy Williams
Williams
Lee’s Summit
Lawrence High
Robert Hemenway
Brad Frederick
North Carolina
Vanderbilt
Brad
Goofy critics rail at executions amid Texas view
Fort Worth Star Telegram columnist Bill Thompson condemns Amnesty International and anti death penalty activists for opposing expedited executions. He argues McVeigh acted with free will and that moratoriums delay justice, praising Texas for upholding capital punishment despite nationwide criticism.
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Amnesty International
Timothy McVeigh
Bleeding Heart Nitwits
Honchos
McVeigh
Oklahoma City
Texas
Lone Star
Illinois
Bill Thompson
Fort Worth
Heritage declares South a new nation in Jackson
In a centennial style ceremony Heritage rises as a new nation with Jackson as capital. President Trent Lott leads the pledge, while Buchanan and Thurmond offer praise. The piece notes Mississippi’s Confederate flag vote, education bias, and promises of foreign aid as the new regime seeks legitimacy. Leonard Pitts Jr. writes this Miami Herald column.
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Heritage
Mississippi
Trent Lott
Patrick Buchanan
Strom Thurmond
United States
Colin Powell
North
Lincoln
South
Lott
U.S
Powell
White House
Leonard Pitts Jr
The
Miami Herald
Ugly Americans urged to learn from Canada on environmental care
Joleen and Bob Bechtel of Lawrence contrast U S. environmental practices with Canada’s. They cite recycling everywhere, reduced linen changes, wildlife corridors, and bans on disruptive development. They criticize U S. logging, global warming stance, and Kyoto withdrawal, and urge greater eco-conscious action.
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Canada
Vancouver
South Lawrence
Joleen
Bob Bechtel
Lawrence
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