Forecasters Face Criticism After Charley Devastation
Editorial argues that predicting exact hurricane paths is nearly impossible. It notes Florida residents often ignore warnings, while forecasters do their best to warn and save lives. Charley’s unpredictable turn shows nature’s caprice and limits of data, emphasizing warnings over precise landfall.
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Kansas
Charley
Tampa
Gulf Coast
Punta Gorda
Orlando
Nature
Consistency not best policy in presidential races
Carl P. Leubsdorf analyzes how shifts in positions by presidents and candidates, from Bush to Clinton to Kerry, produced policy gains and political gains. He argues that flip flops can be prudent when facing realities but can hinder credibility and governance.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
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USS
Bill Clinton
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Kerry
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Kuwait
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Senate
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Washington
Dallas Morning News
Old Hometown Groundbreaking at Perry Lake
Aug 22 ceremony planned 16 miles NW of Lawrence for Perry Lake. Rep Robert Ellsworth of Lawrence to arrive by helicopter for Saturday morning events. he helped plan and fund the project.
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Perry Lake
Lawrence
Robert Ellsworth
Ellsworth
Perry Project
Public forum questions Kerry crisis response timing
A reader questions how President Kerry would react to a 9 11 crisis, arguing that predicting presidential behavior from past roles is speculation. The letter asks what actions a steady leader would take in a crisis and why readers had to wait years to learn Kerry's actual responses.
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Kerry
John Kerry
Vietnam
Dean Shutt
Lawrence
Letter to editor criticizes Kerry on Sept. 11 responses
Kevin Groenhagen argues that John Kerry could not have acted differently on September 11 2001. He cites Kerry's Larry King Live remarks about seven minutes of thought and questions Powers and others for not offering specific actions.
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Josh Powers
John Kerry
Kerry
Bush
Florida
America
United States
Powers
Michael Moore
Bill Maher
Kevin Groenhagen
Lawrence
Reader questions county rock choice in roadwork
A letter asks why the county uses costly brown rock for chip and seal road upgrades while cheaper white rock is used by some townships. The writer cites visibility, expense, and calls for policy change, praising white rock use elsewhere.
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Matt Montgomery
Eudora
Boys and Girls Club thanks Paul Davis for restoration work
The Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence publicly thanks Paul Davis Restoration for the rehab of their building through the Restore America Program. Jeff Goldman and the Paul Davis team volunteered hours to repair, paint, carpet, clean ducts, strip and clean floors, preparing the facility for students this school year. Al Hack and Janet Murphy acknowledge the effort.
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Boys and Girls Club of
Lawrence
Paul Davis
Jeff Goldman
Boys and Girls Club
al Hack
Janet Murphy
Presidential duty in crises and swift response contrasts
The piece argues the president must act immediately to reassure a frightened public after an attack, while senators delay and swift boat commanders face life and death choices. It references President Bush, Senator Kerry, and Lt Kerry, comparing their responses to national crises.
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Sen. Kerry
Kerry
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