Opening doors for Chinese language in Kansas high schools
Editorial notes that Kansas University's Confucius Institute expands Mandarin learning to over 40 students across seven schools via distance learning, arguing that even small increases improve Americans' grasp of China as a rising economic power and cultural influence, with potential long term benefits.
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Kansas University
Confucius Institute
China
Kansas
United States
America
Kansas High School
Pigeon pesticide charges loom in 1981 Kansas case
A Kansas City firm faced charges for applying a restricted pesticide without a proper license while attempting to deter pigeons at a North Lawrence grain elevator. Authorities say more than 1,000 birds died. possible conviction is a Class A misdemeanor. The KU fall enrollment neared 25,000 with housing available.
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Kansas City, Mo
North Lawrence
Kansas University
Lawrence
Kansas City Medical Center
Iranian threat talk shadows Aug. 22 date and Israel
A dinner table rumor ties Iran to destroying Israel on August 22 sparked by a Wall Street Journal op ed. The piece notes Iran is years from a nuclear weapon and lacks means to act now, while Tehran’s rhetoric under President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad fuels debate over intentions and regional risk.
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Iran
Israel
Wall Street Journal
Mideast
Bernard Lewis
Jerusalem
Heaven
Mahmoud
Iran nuclear talks offer must be on the table
Trudy Rubin argues that to curb Iran's nuclear program the United States should offer Tehran a grand bargain that guarantees the regime’s security and allows economic benefits in exchange for freezing enrichment and regional destabilization. She warns that threat, sanctions, or strikes risk strengthening Iran and urges a negotiated path with credible assurances.
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U.S
Israel
Hezbollah
Iran
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Tehran
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Khamenei
Middle East
Lebanon
Iraq
U.N
Ali Larijani
Trudy Rubin
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Information Age president and the battle for access
The piece argues George W. Bush, as the first Information Age president, suppresses public information and curtails an informed electorate. It cites a Washington Post report on secrecy, recalls past scandals, and urges vigilance for democracy, praising Leonard Pitts Jr. of the Miami Herald as a Pulitzer winner.
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Watergate
Leonard Pitts Jr
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Miami Herald
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