Time is up on planning partnership dispute in Douglas County
Editorial urges both Douglas County and the city of Lawrence to resolve tensions over rural growth regulations without dissolving the planning partnership. After an 18 month building permit moratorium, county leaders threaten to act but seek a cooperative path. The piece supports a clear, enforceable plan restricting five acre exemptions and promoting coordinated annexation while preserving services and infrastructure funding. city and county officials are urged to meet to finalize details and avoid costly dissolution.
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Mike Amyx
County Commission
Lawrence-Douglas County
McConnell Looks to Mansfield and Mitchell for Senate Blueprint
Washington analysis notes Mitch McConnell cites Mike Mansfield and George Mitchell as model leaders who bridged parties and shaped Senate norms. The piece contrasts McConnell with Bill Frist, highlights his independence, and discusses ambitions to shift the 2008 Senate balance while avoiding gridlock amid a divided government.
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Mitch McConnell
Kentucky
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Mike Mansfield
George Mitchell
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Lyndon Johnson
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Everett McKinley Dirksen
George Aiken
Vermont
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George H. Bush
Washington Post
Bush
Bill Frist
Tennessee
Frist
Bush White House
Elaine Chao
Labor
Congress
Democrats
John McCain
Lexington Herald-Leader
Mooney and the N-word spark debate over hate and history
Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts Jr reflects on Paul Mooney, Jesse Jackson, and Maxine Waters urging blacks to stop using the N-word. He notes Michael Richards’ meltdown as a catalyst, argues the word’s history of violence and dehumanization, and questions ongoing self loathing in hip hop culture.
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Jesse Jackson
California
Maxine Waters
Times Square
Mooney
Michael Richards
Laugh Factory
Richards
Snoop Dogg
Ice Cube
John Ridley
Esquire
Appalachia
Gus Clarke
Mary Turner
James Byrd
Leonard Pitts Jr
The
Miami Herald
Old Home Town Years Ago in 1981 Penn House foundation laid
About 50 local construction workers from nine companies poured the foundation at 1035 Pa for the new Penn House building. Work continued through the weekend on a building blitz to provide new quarters for the local agency.
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Penn House
Frank S. Pinet
Kansas University School of Business
H. Gordon Fitch
Kansas
Douglas County
Letters Policy for Journal World Public Forum Submissions
The Journal World invites letters under 250 words on matters of public interest and asks authors to avoid libelous language. The publication reserves the right to edit without altering viewpoints and requires name address and phone number with submissions. Mail to PO Box 888 Lawrence 66044 or email letters ljworld.com.
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