KU Info needs renewed campus role amid bureaucratic runaround
Editorial notes KU Info at KU Library has weakened since moving from the Kansas Union to Anschutz Library. Hours limited, staff juggling duties, undermining fast, clear answers. Calls for revitalizing KU Info as a campus clearinghouse offering direct help or referrals, leveraging its 35 year tradition of straight information.
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Kansas University
KU Info
Kansas Union
Anschutz Library
Pat Kehde
Internet
O Connor fined for lobbyist campaign solicitations
Ke Kay O Connor, candidate for secretary of state, was fined 3000 by the state ethics commission for soliciting campaign contributions from lobbyists during the legislative session. A letter to 150 recipients including 17 lobbyists referenced a pledge sheet and checks to her senate campaign fund. She claimed no wrongdoing and said she would move on.
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Olathe Republican
Ethics Commission
O’connor
Secretary of State
Senate
Ron Thornburgh
Kay O’connor
Iraq War Forcing U.S. Military Strategy Shifts
Jim Hoagland notes Iraq’s urban combat realities expose Vietnam era force structure flaws and push a strategic shift. He cites shortages of urban warfare skills, reserves’ burden, and calls for reduced troops in Sunni areas by summer 2006 to protect cohesion and adapt post Iraq deployments.
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Washington
U.S
Iraq
America
Vietnam
Saddam Hussein
Sunni Triangle
United States
National Guard
Barry McCaffrey
State Department
Pentagon
McCaffrey
John Abizaid
George Casey
Bush
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
Jim Hoagland
Washington Post Writers Group
Boundary change boosts Central Junior High enrollment
Old home town notes from 1905 recount a Kansas wheat yield near 76 million bushels and a strong corn crop. A.L. Redden of Topeka died after drinking silverware polish mislabeled as Abilena water, cyanide poisoning causing rapid death.
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Lawrence Daily World
Kansas Board of Agriculture
A.L. Redden
Topeka
Public Forum on Landscaping and Historic War Commentary
Debra Baker of Lawrence commends downtown landscaping and proposes expanding plantings to aid storm water detention and reduce pesticide use. Burke Griggs criticizes the Aug. 18 editorial and argues against asserted historical narratives and war terms.
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Lawrence
Debra Baker
Proper care in response to a dog left in a hot car
Jane Tusten argues in Public Forum that leaving a dog in a locked car with partly opened windows on a hot day is neglect. She suggests the dog could have been cared for elsewhere and praises the public concern for animal welfare.
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Stegall
Jane Tusten
Lawrence
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