Douglas County delays decision on sand-pit dredging near Eudora
Editorial argues the Douglas County Commission should hire an independent consultant to evaluate a 434 acre sand-pit mining proposal south of the Kansas River near Eudora after hours of debate and conflicting expert input. Residents fear water contamination while supporters cite safeguards and precedent from river dredging. The commission chose due diligence over an immediate ruling.
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Campuses push censorship and harassment rules across colleges
George Will critiques campus policies that label reading, humor, or statements as harassment. He notes examples at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis and others, arguing liberal censorship curtails debate, with zones for free speech and training aimed at suppressing dissent. He warns of downstream effects on discourse and education.
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Keith John Sampson
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America
Greg Lukianoff
Stanford Law School
Park Slope Food Co- Op
Brooklyn
Foundation For Individual Rights In Education
FIRE
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Brockport
New York
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Texas A&m
Texas Tech
Tufts
Saudi Arabia
Lukianoff
Donald Hindley
Brandeis
Rio Grande
Hindley
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Echo Chambers
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
First discussion on commission form for Lawrence
The Lawrence Daily Journal-World reports a mass meeting at Lawrence High School auditorium next Monday night will discuss adopting a commission form of government. Open to all, the event marks Lawrence’s first real debate on city administration change and could lead to presenting the proposition to voters.
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Lawrence
Lawrence High School
Science education push in Kansas must sharpen critical thinking
A reader cites a Journal-World article from November 26, urging improvements in science teaching to prevent illiteracy and preserve competitiveness. The letter argues science is a method for questioning, observing, and reasoning, not a mere fact list, and stresses teaching students how to think over what to think.
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Journal-World
Carl Sagan
Public Forum On Science Decline In Kansas
Public Forum expresses concern over scientific decline in Kansas and urges action by leaders. The letter cites Dr. Grant Ritchey of Tonganoxie and criticizes the Kansas judicial selection process as a lesser problem, urging reforms and accountability.
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Kansas
Grant Ritchey Tonganoxie
Cuba
Earl Haehl
Lawrence
Democracy and the Kansas judiciary debate in editor letter
The writer argues the 1972 Kansas Constitution amendment shaped the current system and praises its functionality. He contends courts mediate between people and elected branches and critiques democracy as majority domination, citing Socrates, juries, and historic examples of non democratic court power.
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Athens
Lot
Socrates
Soviet Union
Butler family reflects on a decade of unanswered questions
Ottawa reader Carol Cole laments media intrusion during the Jacob Butler case and recalls the Journal-World November 23 report that finally shed light after nine years. She urges respectful, honest reporting for service members and their families, calling for closure and accountability.
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Tri- County News
Gardner
Jacob Butler
Wellsville
Butler
Jim
Cindy Butler
Journal-World
Carol Cole
Ottawa
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