Coach Snyder rips college athletics amid NCAA vote
Kansas State University coach Bill Snyder criticizes college athletics as sold out to money despite NCAA granting the five major conferences more autonomy. He questions spending linked to TV contracts and notes his own program’s academic standards while praising professors and education.
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Obama tests lame-duck limits in year six
Los Angeles Times columnist Doyle McManus analyzes Barack Obama’s eleventh hour strategy as a lame duck. He notes rising use of executive orders to bypass a gridlocked Congress, including actions on minimum wage, climate limits, and immigration. The piece weighs political risk, legal bounds, and the possible expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals amid a wary political climate.
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Public Forum: Tax Fears and Leadership Critique in Lawrence
David Holroyd of Lawrence attacks city and county leadership over rising taxes and fees. He questions benefits from East Hills public/private deals, notes land costs and high property values, and predicts another sales tax, urging Chamber scrutiny. He argues raises favor employees and questions tax base expansion without relief.
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Relationship repair and faith as a fix for division
In reading about strife across the nation, the writer argues healing begins with Jesus. He cites Psalm 50 15 urging to call on God in trouble for deliverance and glory. A downtown sign promising solutions to problems is linked to the claim that only Christ can fix relationship issues. Carl E Burkhead
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Return of Denver District Attorney John Rush from Europe
Lawrence Daily Journal-World Aug 19 1914 reports John Rush a Denver district attorney arriving in Lawrence noon aboard the Union Pacific return from Europe. He says Americans left Europe quickly after war declaration with many sailing second class or steerage while millionaires used cheaper passages. Rush visited Germany and France in June noting their military camps and Germany’s large army and compulsory war service.
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Old Home Town recalls Lawrence’s earliest days
In a retrospective feature, Lawrence residents and historians recount the city’s founding era, notable neighborhoods, and how early settlers shaped the community’s growth, with attention to landmarks and enduring traditions that persist in modern Lawrence.
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