Remembering Lawrence’s 1863 Quantrill raid anniversary
Editorial notes mark the 150th anniversary of Quantrill’s raid on Lawrence as a somber remembrance. The weekend features Watkins Museum new Civil War era exhibit, cemetery tours, lectures, and a citywide commemoration. Events highlight Lawrence’s free state roots and resilience through tragedy.
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Quantrill
Lawrence
Watkins Museum of History
Bank
Watkins
Parks and Recreation Department
Lecompton
Kansas University
Spencer Museum of Art
South Park
Watkins Museum
Lawrence Public
Syria divided and partitioning complicates peace talks
Washington Post columnist notes Syria is effectively split with Alawite regime and Sunni opposition controlling regions. External patrons and regional trade shifts reinforce fragmentation. a decentralized, quarantined approach may be needed before any Geneva talks succeed.
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Washington
Syria
Samir al-Taqi
Orient Research Center
Dubai
Taqi
Bashar al-Assad
Aleppo
Hafez al-Assad
U.S
Russia
Assad
Iran
Hezbollah
Lebanon
Damascus
Latakia
Iraqi Kurdistan
Daraa
Jordan
Salim Idriss
Free Syrian Army
al-Qaida
Frederic Hof
U.S. Syria
Atlantic Council
Rafik Hariri
Middle East
David Ignatius
Washington Post Writers Group
Eudora Prepares Five Day Chautauqua in City Park
From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World August 16 1913. Eudora plans a five day Chautauqua in the city park featuring top entertainers. Citizens aim to provide instructive wholesome entertainment and bring national talent to the small town.
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Eudora
Liberty amendments to restore constitutional limits
Cal Thomas reviews Mark Levin’s The Liberty Amendments Restoring the American Republic arguing Congress has overstepped bounds with broad lawmaking power and Obamacare. Levin proposes constitutional tweaks including term limits for lawmakers and justices, spending caps, and state checks on Congress, contending Article V allows states to bypass Washington to rebalance power. The piece lauds the book as a plan to rebalance government and urges focus on state legislatures.
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Senate
Congress
Mark R. Levin
U.S
Levin
Temple University
Alexander Hamilton
America
Supreme Court
Washington
Philadelphia
Mark Levin
Cal Thomas
Tribune Media Services
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