Editorial on public funds misuse prompts travel cost scrutiny
The piece condemns money misuse by corporations government and church leaders, cites Virginia travel spending scandal, and urges tighter watchdogs. It notes Newport News Paris trip costs, names Shirley Ybarra and other officials, and calls for travel policy reforms and broader spending reviews across states and agencies.
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America
White House
Virginia
Mark Warner
Virginia Port Authority
Newport News
Paris
Shirley J. Ybarra
Transportation
Jim Gilmore
Kansas
Topeka
Beware of Media The Summer of Missing Children
Leonard Pitts Jr. argues that endless all news coverage inflates fear of child abductions while sharks faded from the spotlight after a brief surge. He warns about media hysteria, urges critical viewing, and notes the public safety need without sensationalist framing.
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National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
Time Magazine
America
FBI
Ray Charles
Florida Museum of Natural History
Bill Hearst
Joe Pulitzer
Leonard Pitts Jr
The
Miami Herald
Congress Repeals Detention Law Amid War on Terror
Marie Cocco analyzes Congress's 1971 repeal of the Korean War era internal security detention law amid debates over enemy combatants Jose Padilla and Yaser Hamdi. The piece notes the administration's stance, the Justice Department arguments, and calls for Congress to uphold the rule of law.
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Washington
Archie Bunker
Pentagon
Congress
United States
Robert Drinan
Massachusetts
House Judiciary Committee
Bush Administration
Jose Padilla
Yaser Hamdi
War On Terror
U.S
Justice Department
Hamdi
Virginia
House
Father Drinan
American Bar Assn
U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals
National Institute of Military Justice
National Commission On Terrorism
CIA
Neil R. Sennett
Miami
Vietnam
Richard Nixon
Marie Cocco
Newsday
Public concerns on roundabouts and fireworks ban in Lawrence
A reader questions funding for a 19th and Barker roundabout citing a long safe four way stop and no observed accidents. The letter also weighs fireworks bans versus cigarette, candle and fire causes, arguing minority rule should not curb public rights.
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19Th and
Barker
East Lawrence
Louisiana
Jim Hane
Lawrence
Scott Mesler
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Joe Lewis
Dolph Simons III
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
H.R
Tom Hornbaker
Dallas Dolan
Ed Ciambrone
the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire
Kan
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Journal-World
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Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Ipitts
Herald.com
Bill Clinton
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