Water theft risks and rising penalties across states
Editorial notes that future wars may hinge on water access as Kansas, Missouri, and other states contend over river rights. Reports from Seattle show hydrant tapping causing brown water and pollution risks. Water thieves include landscaping firms and pool services. communities increase fines and suspend licenses to curb thefts and protect public health.
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Kansas
Colorado
Arkansas
Missouri
Seattle
Washington State
Lawrence
Editorial Honors Rail Postal Clerks Hard Work
The 1901 Lawrence Journal editorial contends justice requires aiding worn out railway postal clerks while opposing a civil pension plan. It recalls a Kansas City Union Depot worker enduring 100 degree heat for long shifts, highlighting the brutal hours faced by many in the service and asking how long human beings can endure such work.
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Lawrence Journal
Union Depot
Kansas City
Watkins Community Museum
Bush must lead to peace as Middle East risks widen
Washington Post columnist Jim Hoagland argues the hands off policy toward Israel and the Palestinians cannot hold. He warns that U.S. credibility and safety require stronger diplomacy, potential Europe driven intervention, and pressure on Israel to pursue peace with a new Palestinian leadership.
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Washington
Israel
United States
Bush
U.S
America
Yasser Arafat
Ariel Sharon
Arafat
la Politique du Pire
Sharon
Jerusalem
George Mitchell
Orient House
East Jerusalem
Europe
Middle East
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Jordan
Saddam
Jim Hoagland
Washington Post Writers Group
Rights to give up over a condemned case
Leonard Pitts Jr. argues in the Miami Herald that sacrificing constitutional rights, like the Sixth Amendment right to counsel, risks a culture where justice depends on wealth. He notes Calvin Burdine's death row appeal after a sleeping lawyer and warns that rights protect all in a money weighted system.
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Calvin Burdine
Texas
Burdine
Joe Frank Cannon
Robert McGlasson
Harris County
Attorney General's Office
Joe Cannon
Perry Mason
McGlasson
Cannon
Dr. Simpson
Leonard Pitts Jr
The
Miami Herald
Public Forum Letter on Coercion and Historic Grievances
The writer draws parallels between 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act coercion and current efforts to push the Baker Wetlands project, arguing for ethical scrutiny of mitigation plans and funding. They reference Indian agents, 12 tribes, and past thefts, urging respect for tribal lands and resisting payoffs that erode community wishes. The letter closes with Journal-World letters guidelines.
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Denver
KDOT
Haskell Board of Regents
Osprey Group
Kansas Territory
Missouri
George Manypenny
William Unran
Kansas
William Gay
U.S
Mike Rees
Baker Wetlands
Mike Ford
Lawrence
Journal-World
World.com
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W.C. Simons
Dolph Simons Sr
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Richard Brack
Alll Snead
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Dolph Simons III
Dan Simons
New Venturas
Donna Wiley
H.R
Tom Hornbaker
Dallas Dolan
Fd Clambrone
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Kaw
Douglas County
P.O
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Mideast
Hoaglands
Washpost.com
Oval Office
Supreme Court
Atty
Roe Wilson
Leonard Pitts
Leonardpitts
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