Editorials Winners Losers on Play It Forward for Education
The Missouri Lottery ad campaign promotes playing for education, touting 24.8 cents per dollar to schools while urging generosity beyond the middleman. A Kansas contrast shows most proceeds go to prizes and state funds, with gambling risks rising among residents and calls for responsible limits.
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Missouri Lottery
Missouri
Kansas
Kansas Economic Development Initiatives Fund
Kansas Department For Aging and Disability Services
Uruguay Marijuana Legalization Faces Backlash From Critics
Andres Oppenheimer reports on Uruguay's sweeping bill to legalize cultivation distribution and sale of marijuana with state control. Opponents warn of rising consumption and easier access for youths, while supporters cite regulated markets and reduced crime. A poll shows 63 percent oppose the measure, and skeptics question enforcement and resale risks.
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Uruguay
Julio Maria Sanguinetti
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Jose Mujica
Sanguinetti
Cifra
Pedro Bordaberry
Bordaberry
Netherlands
Portugal
Colorado
Bruce Bagley
University of Miami
Massachusetts
Mexico
Central America
No Peace Prospects as Mideast Burns in Turmoil
Cal Thomas argues that Palestinian demands and Israeli concessions trap peace talks in a dead end. He cites Iraq Syria Iran and regional violence to claim Kerry’s focus on Israel-Palestine ignores broader upheaval and that Palestinians seek total destruction of Israel. He labels the administration as lacking a foreign policy and dismisses prospects for negotiated peace.
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Egypt
Syria
Iran
Iraq
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel
Netanyahu
Middle East
Daniel Pipes
Pipes
Samir al-Kuntar
Gilad Shalit
Israeli Project
Kerry
Cal Thomas
Tribune Media Services
Lawrence Bridge Plans Face Federal Input in 1913
The United States government may influence the location and erection of a new Kaw River bridge at Lawrence. Current plans are incomplete and unofficial, with potential changes guided by specifications from the U S engineer’s office in Kansas City Missouri. A main option favors placing the bridge straight south on Massachusetts Street, using the existing south approach and filling the north to raise the approach above high water.
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
United States
Kaw River
Lawrence
United States Engineer
Kansas City
Massachusetts Street
Public Forum Letter on NBC Castro Reporting Sparks Debate
A reader criticizes NBC News for framing Ariel Castro as a symbol of mental illness and urges balanced coverage. The letter argues many mentally ill people are misrepresented and urges responsible reporting by the Journal-World with publication guidelines.
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Ariel Castro
Castro
Cleveland
Brian Williams
NBC News
Bill Simons
Lawrence
Journal-World
Journal- World
Ljworld.com
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