Bill Lacy to take leave to help Thompson exploratory campaign
Bill Lacy, longtime director of the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas, will take an indefinite unpaid leave to manage former Sen. Fred Thompson's exploratory presidential campaign. The move follows his extensive civic engagement efforts and ties to Thompson dating to 1994.
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Republicans face pressure to redefine after Bush Cheney era
Washington columnist David Broder surveys 2008 GOP hopefuls in Iowa as they cling to Bush Cheney orthodoxy. He notes high loyalty among likely voters, the need to pivot to change, and contrasts Reagan era shifts with Johnson Humphrey dynamics to warn which path Republicans may choose.
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Rogers named West Point commandant in 1907 note
The excerpt reports old hometown details on Army Brig. Gen. Bernard Rogers a Kansan linked to Lawrence as a newly named commandant and mentions his Vietnam service and family ties. It also cites the county teachers examination results with 52 certed teachers, Kaw Valley potato harvest profits of over fifty thousand dollars and Bell Bros. Piano Co. manufacturing two hundred pianos yearly amid high demand.
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The Lawrence Journal World publishes a creed emphasizing accurate fair reporting with no editorial mixing. It pledges safeguarding citizens rights regardless of race creed or economic status and supporting community betterment projects while exposing dishonesty in public affairs.
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Public Forum Letters on democracy and airport project concerns
Citizens critique direct democracy and property rights in debating a second Wal-Mart referendum and public input on Lawrence airport industrial park plans. They urge fiscal accountability for police budgets and question community impact and information dissemination by Diversified Concepts and city leaders.
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