Kansas Regents seek executive director amid abolition threat
The Kansas Board of Regents may struggle to hire a qualified executive director as lawmakers and a governor task force consider unifying state higher education. Interim director Tom Bryant and former leader Stephen Jordan reflect the uncertainty, making a top search firm essential for finding strong candidates.
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Notable historical anniversaries from 1776 to 1985
The record highlights key events across centuries including Continental Congress signatures on the Declaration of Independence in 1776, Wild Bill Hickok’s 1876 poker death, Harding’s 1923 San Francisco demise, Hindenburg’s 1934 death, PT-109 sinking in 1943, the Potsdam conference in 1945, the 1980 Bologna station bombing, and the 1985 Delta 191 crash near Dallas.
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Deadwood
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United States
Warren G. Harding
San Francisco
Paul von Hindenburg
Adolf Hitler
John F. Kennedy
Solomon Islands
Kennedy
Truman
Josef Stalin
Clement Attlee
Bologna
Italy
Delta Air Lines
Dallas-Fort Worth International
Kansas GOP civil war tests Kansas governor race
In Emporia and across Kansas a fierce intra party split roils the GOP as conservative insurgents challenge Governor Bill Graves. Former chair David Miller leads a push against Graves amid clashes over abortion, tax cuts, and party control. Political scientists warn the feud risks handing victory to Democrats.
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Topeka
Kansas
Great Plains
Bob Dole
Nancy Landon Kassebaum
GOP
David Miller
Bill Graves
Robert F. Bennett
Miller
Emporia
William Allen White
Overland Park
Kansas City
David
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James W. McKinney
Wichita State University
Sheila Frahm
Sam Brownback
Dole
John Ashcroft
Missouri
Republican Party
Saving Private Ryan reshapes the myth of war through seen truths
Leonard Pitts, columnist for The Miami Herald, reflects on the film Saving Private Ryan and the broader culture’s embrace of violence. He contrasts cinematic gore with real cost, recalling veterans, family histories, and the lasting scar of war on innocence and memory.
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Asia
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Journal-World staff and mailing details
Bill Snead Deputy Visitor Roger Verdon Managing Editor John Taylor News Editor Ann Gardner Editorial Mage Editor Tom Fisher Advertising Manager POSTMASTER Send address changes to the Journal-World P O Box 888 Lawrence Kan 66044 0888 USPS 306-520 Periodicals postage paid at Lawrence Kan Member of Audit Bureau of Circulations Member of the Associated Press
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Roger Verdon
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
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Lawrence
Kan
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Associated Press
Public Forum letters debate film realism and verisimilitude
A reader defends realistic grounding in film criticism, arguing Armageddon and Jurassic Park succeed when grounded in plausible detail. The letter responds to Matt Gowen’s review and contrasts The Wizard of Oz Star Wars and Crichton with fiction versus fantasy while noting Journal-World letters policy and submission details.
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David-Michael Allen
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Old Home Town in 1958 flooding and school delay
In Lawrence a July rainfall nearly reached ten inches, well above the 3.75 inch average, causing low-lying water and high rivers. Forecasters warned of a wetter August with potential flood delays to farm work. An 1898 Lawrence Journal note recalls a board of education meeting proposing an eight month school year starting Sept 19. the plan faced pushback but was adopted.
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