Kansas budget cuts aim to minimize service impact
Gov. Brownback's budget director outlined nearly 63 million dollars in reductions for the new fiscal year. The largest cut, 17.7 million from SCHIP, is offset by federal funds to preserve current services. Additional cuts include 8 million from transportation and smaller setbacks across health care, reading, corrections, disability services, and employment programs, with debate over the net effect on Kansans.
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Sullivan
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KDOT
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Wichita Eagle
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Kansas Board of Regents
Race War Echoes From Hiroshima to Nuclear Age
Leonard Pitts Jr. argues that World War II was a race war across nations and races, ending with Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ushering the nuclear era. He reflects on how nuclear power and fear shaped a generation and stresses the need for peace amid lingering tribal hatred.
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The
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Old Home Town in 1915 features iron benches and club events
The Lawrence city commission installed ten cast iron benches in parks at about seventy dollars, declaring them permanent fixtures. At the YMCA, older businessmen now watch younger boys play checkers while a room could be set aside for older players. The Country Club house will host a Wednesday reception with a Kansas City orchestra, taxis from Indiana streetcar line, and a dance for members and invited guests.
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Lawrence
W. J. Francisco
Y.M.C.A
Country Club
Indiana Street
Kansas City
Weeds and War: Battle Against Sericea Lespedeza
George Gurley laments the spread of the noxious weed sericea lespedeza driven by past USDA promotion. He details the ecological harm, personal struggle with herbicide use, and a humorous warlike stance against the invasive plant, imagining an ironic world devoid of other flora.
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An invitation to explore the history feature Old Home Town on LJWorld detailing Lawrence’s past moments, neighborhoods, and notable local figures through archival photographs and stories, inviting readers to delve into mapped timelines and revived memories.
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Letters Policy For The Journal World Public Forum
The Journal World invites letters to the Public Forum under 250 words and public interest. Submissions may be edited without altering viewpoints. Include name address and telephone. mail to Box 888 Lawrence Ks 66044 or email letters@ljworld.com.
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