Education needs a seamless Kansas higher ed system
The Kansas Board of Regents should address rising enrollment in for profit colleges. A Senate report finds these schools use $30 billion in taxpayer funds with high CEO pay, low graduation rates, and costly tuition. Kansas must recruit and serve students, including remediation at community colleges, to provide affordable options.
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Romney's Medicare gamble risks GOP ticket
Dick Polman argues Romney's attack on traditional Medicare and partial privatization relies on guts or folly. The piece notes polls show strong support for Medicare as is, the political peril for Republicans, and cites Montana and New York races where seniors influenced outcomes. It highlights three factual cautions about Obama’s Medicare impact and Romney's strategy.
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Kansas editor questions Kobach full-time claim
Reader Dan Abrahamson of Lawrence challenges the editor’s stance by asserting Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach cannot hold a full-time post and work for other states Arizona Alabama or Pennsylvania. He frames the issue as taxpayers being cheated and asks what will be done.
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Critics dispute Obamacare critique citing RomneyCare aim
Dr Bud Gollier raises skepticism about Obamacare in a letter dated Aug 17 referencing a Aug 6 Wall Street Journal piece on RomneyCare. The WSJ piece is alleged to mislead by omitting Romney care purpose to expand health insurance. Kaiser data show 16 percent uninsured nationwide versus 5 percent in Massachusetts.
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Kaiser Family Foundation
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Kansas
Mark Rockwell
Lawrence
Romneycare debate on uninsured and costs in Kansas and Massachusetts
A reader letters section discusses Romneycare and Obamacare, arguing Romneycare reduced uninsured rates and Medicaid costs in Massachusetts while critiquing Wall Street Journal coverage. The writer compares Kansas and Massachusetts, questions causality between public insurance and costs, and reflects on America's monetary system and shared humanity with a personal note about a Dillons store.
Guerrilla Raid on Lawrence 1863 Reported in 1912 History
Old hometown recounts Quantrill's raid on Lawrence Kansas on August 21 1863. Guerrillas dressed in butternut clothing attacked from a height near the town, raced through Rhode Island and Massachusetts streets, and burned about 75 buildings and 100 houses during four hours of attacks led by Quantrill.
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Massachusetts Street
Eldridge House
Readmore Compiles Old Home Town History Notes
Sarah St. John Readmore compiles segments from LJWorld history project titled Old Home Town. The feature gathers local memories and historical sketches to illuminate Lawrence's past through community voices and archival photographs.
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Ljworld.com
Lawrence
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