Editorials urge patient approach to Saddam threat and Congress role
The piece argues Saddam Hussein is a clear threat requiring a sizable US commitment. It notes senators Roberts and Brownback split on action, urges congressional support and caution, and stresses public hesitancy and allied caution before any war. It frames constitutional war-declaration debates and emphasizes measured, informed decisive action when Congress and public consent align.
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Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Adolf Hitler
United States
Saddam
Bush
America
U.S
Pat Roberts
Roberts
Senate Armed Services and Intelligence Committees
Sam Brownback
Lawrence
Brownback
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Congress
Uncle Sam
U.S. Congress
Finbricen
When Yes Is No in the Mall Aisle
Leonard Pitts Jr. writes about a shopping trip with his son where a couple argues over buying a 60 count box of chips. The anecdote exposes how marriage can shift decision making toward the partner and prompts the son to joke about his future buying autonomy.
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Circuit City
Leonard Pitts Jr
The
Miami Herald
Quit bickering and back leaders for Lawrence Kansas
Letter to the editor urges an end to infighting over Lawrence politics and calls for bold regional leadership to build a city and state of stature. The writer questions ongoing dissension and advocates completing unfinished projects and uniting to advance Lawrence and Kansas.
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Lawrence
LaGarde
Olathe Office Park
Kansas
Sue Reeder
Lawrence Journal
Topeka Herald
Capitol
John Brown
Jim Lane
Charles Robinson
John A. Martin
Robinson
Lane
Watkins Community Museum
Hair Experts donate all day cut a thon raises 6000 for SOOAR and others
Public Forum volunteers devoted their Saturday from 8 30 a m to 6 30 p m for a cut a thon raising six thousand dollars and exceeding the goal. All funds go to Ballard Center Juvenile Arthritis Foundation and SOOAR a group aiding women at risk for breast and ovarian cancers. The Hair Experts Design Team of over 20 staff created a festive, giving atmosphere and their leadership is praised by SOOAR co founders Celia Boyne Schuh and Sue Seidler.
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Ballard Center
Juvenile Arthritis Foundation
Ourselves
Others At
SOOAR
Hair Experts
Hair Experts Design Team
KU provost cites tuition figures as Colorado compares
In a letter to the editor Mark Umholtz notes KU resident tuition 3484 dollars and nonresident 10686 dollars while Colorado peers charge 3569 and 18920 respectively. He argues KU nonresident costs exceed peers and questions Colorado's “peer” status.
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Kansas University
University of Colorado
Colorado
America
Mark Umholtz
Lawrence
Lawrence 1977 bids for Clinton Reservoir plant fall below bonds
The Lawrence commission opened bids for the Clinton Reservoir water treatment plant and found them under the $8.4 million bond total voted twice by the city. The panel planned to reopen talks with police and firefighters on a 1978 pay-benefit package following a brief slowdown. A city hall architectural contract set a 6.75 percent basic fee for design services.
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Luis
Lawrence City Hall
Kansas River
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Kansas State Board of Tax Appeals
Topeka
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Richard Brack
Bill Snead
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
al Bonner
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World Online
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Dolph Simons II
Dan Simons
New Ventures
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Dallas Dolan
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Dolph C. Simons Jr
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