Editorial advocates swift R2 limit review near Kansas schools
An editorial argues for revisiting speed limits on U.S. 56 near Baldwin City and two other districts after KDOT proposed raising the limit to 60 mph. It notes public backlash, praises delaying changes, and urges lowering limits with enhanced enforcement and safety measures around Baldwin City Bald win Elementary, Santa Fe Trail High School, and Northern Heights High School.
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Kansas Department of Transportation
Baldwin Elementary School
Baldwin City
KDOT
U.S. 56
Santa Fe Trail High School
Overbrook
Northern Heights High School
Allen
Douglas County
Ray LaHood Leaves House After Seven Terms
Veteran Illinois congressman Ray LaHood announced this will be his final term. The retirement signals trouble for partisan tone in the House though LaHood is remembered for cross‑aisle trust, bipartisanship, and long service on the Appropriations Committee. He emphasizes civility learned from Bob Michel and colleagues.
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House of Representatives
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Illinois
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Duke Cunningham
House
Peoria
Springfield
David Obey
Wisconsin
Bob Michel
Michel
Rahm Emanuel
Dick Durbin
Barack Obama
Steny Hoyer
Congress
Bob
David Broder
Washington Post Writers Group
Old Home Town Reflections on 1907 Primary Turnout
In Lawrence, Patty Jaimes Douglas County clerk projects 20 to 25 percent turnout in the coming primary, with 8 000 to 9 000 of 35 701 registered voters likely to cast ballots. Dr FH Snow recalls a dangerous summer escape from a rattlesnake bite during a university entomological expedition in New Mexico, returning with 15 000 specimens. Buck's Band plans a Central Park concert tonight, and concerns grow over Kansas sunflowers as weeds, spurring calls for preservation and better use.
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Patty Jaimes
Douglas County
Lawrence Daily World
FH. Snow
New Mexico
Buck
Central Park
Kansas
Just War Debate and Public Forum Letters
Readers discuss the Jewish view on just war and peace in faith practice. A letter argues Judaism allows justifiable conflict, while other items urge civic action against airport development, critique CEO pay in health care, and oppose a Wal-Mart project, with publication rules for letters.
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Charles Gruber
Faith Forum
David Berkowitz
Lawrence
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