Kansas foster care privatization under GAO review
GAO study finds managed care in Kansas shows some cost efficiencies when properly limiting group home placements but questions persist about flexibility and adequacy of funding. Two Wichita agencies warn contracts at current rates may fail, risking service collapse for abused and neglected children.
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Letter of the law breaks spirit in Clinton era politics
David Broder argues that legalism and evasive language shape the Clinton Gore era politics. He criticizes the White House for literal, hair-splitting use of the law, pressuring independent counsel prompts, and campaign finance practices that bypass spirit while staying within letter. He warns such tactics erode trust and invite broader manipulation.
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Clinton evasions mark 81 question volley on Lewinsky case
Cal Thornes notes the Clinton deposition raises questions of truthfulness as the president dodges direct admissions. He cites conversations with Monica Lewinsky, alleged misstatements, and legalistic rhetoric while Rep. Barr condemns the reasoning as evasive. The piece frames language as a battleground in a high profile political dispute.
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United States of America
Monica Lewinsky
Bill Clinton
Henry Hyde
Lewinsky
Clinton
Betty
White House
Bob Barr
R-Ga
Congress
Paul Johnson
Address change notice for Journal-World
Postmaster instructions direct readers to send address changes to the Journal-World at P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 0888 for updated delivery.
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Lawrence
Kan
Signaling and lights urged for safer Lawrence driving
PVT Weeky urges motorists in Lawrence to use turn signals before turns and to use headlights when dark. He cites a left turn lane incident on Naismith at 23rd and notes multiple drivers fail to signal, risking anger and near accidents. He adds that driving lights are required after sunset and windshield wipers imply lights.
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Lawrence
Naismith
Bob Lewis
Energy crisis fears slow gasoline lock cap sales
The Arab oil embargo drives local demand for motor vehicle gasoline caps with locks as fuel layoffs and sporadic service station supplies raise siphoning fears. Officials say fuel shortages threaten a Southeast Kansas Turnpike project and could hinder bond sales.
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Southeast Kansas
Lawrence student arrested in family triple slaying near Kansas City
Lowell Lee Andrews, a Kansas University sophomore and band student, was arrested after the handgun slaying of his parents and sister at their Bethel area home west of Kansas City. He had returned to Lawrence after Thanksgiving, threw the weapon into the Kansas River, and turned himself in after attending a concert. Kansas Jayhawks opened the 1958-59 season without Wilt Chamberlain, who left for the Harlem Globetrotters. they beat Rice 65-49.
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Roads and streets in Lawrence worsen in early winter
The 1898 Lawrence Journal notes unpaved country roads and city streets in bad condition due to early winter weather, hindering travel to town and making traversing the streets increasingly difficult for residents and visitors. Courtesy Watkins Community Museum.
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Lawrence Journal
Lawrence
Watkins Community Museum
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