Sign of thaw in KU Legislature relations grows
An Editorial views signs of a warming tone between the University of Kansas and the Legislature as KU offers modest budget requests for next year. The piece notes past conflicts under Arpke, hopes for a more cooperative 2017 Legislature, and anticipates Gov Brownback’s review and a broader system request package.
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University of Kansas
Board of Regents
Wichita
Bernadette Gray-Little
Gray-Little
Kansas State
College of Agriculture
Pittsburg State
Sam Brownback
Brownback
Tom Arpke
R-Salina
Arpke
Central District
Lawrence
KU Medical Center
Kansas
Innocence and accountability in America’s racial crisis
Leonard Pitts Jr. critiques systemic racism highlighted by a Justice Department report on Baltimore Police. He contrasts Baldwin and Coates on innocence as the crime, noting institutional bias pervades education, banking, and policing and calls for sustained action rather than mere good intentions.
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Baltimore
America
James Baldwin
Justice Department
Bull Connor
Strom Thurmond
Coates
Baldwin
Leonard Pitts Jr
The
Miami Herald
Today in History highlights major 20th century events
August 14 1941 the Atlantic Charter issued by Roosevelt and Churchill signaling hopes for a better world. 1940 forces including U.S. Marines entered Beijing to curb foreign influence. 1935 Social Security Act signed into law by FDR. 1936 Rainey Bethea publically hanged in Owensboro Ky. 1945 Truman announced Japan’s unconditional surrender ending WWII. 1996 Republican convention in San Diego nominated Bob Dole and Jack Kemp.
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Winston Churchill
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Beijing
China
Rainey Bethea
United States
Owensboro
Lischia Edwards
Harry S Truman
Imperial
Japan
San Diego
Bob Dole
Jack Kemp
Nevada Nevada 2016 Senate Hopes Rise In A Tight Race
George Will analyzes Nevada politics as 2016 national stakes focus on a likely Senate contest between Republican Joe Heck and Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto. He notes Nevada's shifting demographics, party registration, and turnout dynamics, with Trump energizing GOP voters and potential effects on down-ballot races. He recalls Nevada's history of party shifts and presidential outcomes shaping the Senate battle.
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Nevada
Abraham Lincoln
Congress
Sherman
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Senate
Harry Reid
Joe Heck
Reid
Catherine Cortez Masto
Heck
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Las Vegas
Barack Obama
Mitt Romney
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Cincinnati
California
Cortez Masto
Trump
Arizona
John McCain
New Hampshire
Kelly Ayotte
Pennsylvania
Pat Toomey
Ohio
Rob Portman
Missouri
Roy Blunt
Wisconsin
Ron Johnson
Illinois
Mark Kirk
Johnson
Kirk
Hillary Clinton
Tim Kaine
Clinton
Comstock Lode
William Jennings Bryan
Gerald Ford
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
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