Unflattering poll on Kansas uninsured rise questions
EditorialNotes Kansas officials question Gallup Well-Being Index results showing uninsured Kansans rising from 12.5 percent in 2013 to 17.6 percent mid year, with Kansas among few states not cutting uninsured rates. Experts cite ACA stance, Medicaid rules, and potential polling anomaly.
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Nature's Threats Then and Now Noted by Will
George Will argues that nature remains a creative danger and that epidemics and bioterror risks challenge modern faith in conquest of nature. He links Ebola fears, HIV origins, smallpox history, and past pandemics to warn against complacency and overreliance on pharmacology.
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Memorial Row Over Eisenhower Memorial Sparks Washington Fight
Congress debates funding and Feis Gehry design for a four acre National Mall memorial to Dwight Eisenhower. Critics call it too grand or too costly while supporters defend the plan. Groundbreaking stalled, dedication targeted for Memorial Day 2017 at a projected cost of 142 million.
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Old Home Town Ago in 1914
A Lawrence party of four business men Clyde Constant Will Mays Swede Wilson and Will Shaw returned from Mammoth Cave Kentucky after a 1562 mile journey averaging over 150 miles daily Their trip followed the Santa Fe Trail marked in red white and blue Rain or bad roads only halted them once, and they praised the cave’s magnitude and beauty.
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Letters Policy From The Journal World
The Journal World invites letters to the Public Forum under 250 words of public interest and free from libelous comments. The paper may edit letters without changing viewpoints and requires the writer to include name address and phone number and grants a nonexclusive publication license. Submissions go to Box 888 Lawrence KS 66044 or letters ljworld com.
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