Public transit options shrink as Greyhound cuts 260 towns
Editorial urges expanded public transportation amid rising oil concerns as Greyhound plans to end service to 260 towns across 13 states from Chicago to Seattle. Amtrak funding could shrink further, threatening Lawrence and similar stops while drivers face fewer options, higher congestion, and greater dependence on cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Greyhound Lines
Chicago
Seattle
Kansas
Abilene
Ellsworth
Goodland
Oakley
Quinter
Russell
WaKeeney
Wamego
Greyhound
Lawrence
Amtrak
Congress
House
Point A
Point B
Biden reflects on Iraq as Senate ties to Kerry era loom
In Buckley's Tavern Biden calls Iraq situation very bad and sovereign with little capacity. He cites Allawi as "good tough but no democrat" and warns Kerry lacks knowledge of Iraq, risking a long commitment and Lebanon chaos if elected. He notes battlefield role shifts and NATO skepticism, stressing a tough sell for global security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
Everly Brothers
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Joe Biden
Buckley’s
Iraq
Kerry
Allawi
Mubarak
Biden
Washington
Jordan
Lebanon
U.S
John Edwards
Edwards
Germany
France
NATO
Bush
Thomas Donnelly
American Enterprise Institute
Europe
Britain
London
Daily Telegraph
Kosovo
Afghanistan
Northern Ireland
Sierra Leone
Senate
Kerry-Edwards
Afghanistan faces shift to counter narcotics war plan
Washington weighs a major policy shift to use U S troops to dismantle Afghanistan opium networks alongside Karzai. Pentagon caution clashes with urgent need for an integrated counterinsurgency linking narcotics denial, reconstruction, and warlord removal amid NATO limitations and regional instability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Afghanistan
U.S
White House
al-Qaida
Taliban
Hamid Karzai
Pentagon
Karzai
Germany
Britain
European
Pakistan
Iran
Russia
Bush
Middle East
Europe
USAID
Zalmay Khalilzad
Kabul
Robert Andrews
CIA
Defense Department
Martin Hoffman
Andrews
Jim Hoagland
Washington Post Writers Group
Public Forum On Pro Choice And Abortion Debate
The writer questions the distinction between pro choice and pro abortion, arguing both support ending unborn life, and asks if the concept of choice applies to wrongdoers. The letter cites Iraqi child deaths, notes abortions occur about 1.5 million yearly, and urges reader support services for pregnant women while acknowledging Journal-World’s letter policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Layla McEntry
United States
Carole J. Barry
Lawrence
Journal-World
Ijworld.com
Douglas County Seer in-Temperance Union Meet Aug 11 12 1904
The Lawrence Daily World notes the Douglas County convention of the Seer in-Temperance Union to be held at the United Presbyterian Church at 10:30 a.m. on August 11 and 12 1904. Lawrence and Douglas County plan a large delegation to Boston as many former New England residents return to visit their old homes. There is agitation to have convicts build a road from Leavenworth to Lawrence with available material and cheap labor in Lansing prison cells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Daily World
Douglas County
Seer
Temperance Union
United Presbyterian Church
Lawrence
Boston
New
Lansing
Also Mentioned on This Page
W.C. Simons
Dolph Simons Sr
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Rob Curley
New Media
Richard Brack
Bill Snead
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
al Bonner
Joe Lewis
Ed Ciambrone
the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire
P.O
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Dolph C. Simons III
Dan C. Simons
Ralph Gage
George Will
Georgewill
Washpost
Missouri
Sontsrowe State
National Security Council
Jimhoagland
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!