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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 2008
Page
12
The piece attacks China for restricting media coverage around the Olympics and detaining journalists. It warns that a free press is tied to democracy and contrasts China’s tightly controlled information with the value of open reporting.
Jerry Brown, former California governor and current attorney general, hints at another run for governor amid California’s shifting politics. He notes his long involvement since 1928 and the state’s growing population, while reflecting on Feinstein’s possible 2010 decision, campaign financing, and the impact of modern media on name recognition. Brown recalls his Oakland mayor stint and BART’s role, stressing a long time horizon is needed to fix California.
Nine people live in one room all seriously ill with smallpox in North Lawrence. The destitute Ambler family relies on county aid during the siege of illness as county commissioner Parnell tends to their needs. The Ambler house is quarantined with no spread yet. Meanwhile twenty five girls from Lake View camping group return home eager to make it an annual event. Officials report no readable Democratic vote records due to tiny totals in the local election results.
Letter writers discuss Lawrence public transit shifts including proposed T and T-list abolition and a KU on Wheels plan. They cite poll support, developer influence, and energy costs, then defend wind power and critics' claims about subsidies and climate data.
David Upchurch cites Ray Chao's Monday Journal account of Mao Zedong's cruelty and the beating and exile of the Chao family in China. Eileen Roddy reports on how propaganda and violence ruled by those who claimed paradise.
A reader letter notes Exxon Mobil's over 11 billion dollar profit as an all time U S corporate high and critiques the impact on consumers. It cites CEO pay of 21 million and ties profits to oil prices. The letter questions U S budgeting and political rhetoric around tax dollars and deficits. It also explains Journal World letters policy and submission details for public forum participation.
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