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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 2001
Page
8
State officials propose higher graduation standards with options like a comprehensive exam a senior project or a portfolio to prove student competence. Critics warn such a system increases teacher workload and may require extended school days or year round schooling amid tight funding.
The Journal-World pledge outlines accurate and fair news reporting with no mixed opinion and safeguarding rights for all citizens. It highlights exposure of dishonesty in public affairs and support for community improvements. Published in Lawrence Kansas with AP and ABC affiliations noted.
Eugene residents reflect on how 9 11 reshaped attitudes and daily life while the economy creates uncertainty for students and workers. The writer recalls Pearl Harbor and notes new pressures from recession, job prospects, and mixed signals from Washington as communities seek normalcy amid threat.
In a 1901 Lawrence Journal excerpt, President-elect Jimmy Carter is noted making the economy a priority upon taking office amid rising unemployment and wholesale prices. The piece highlights soaring local housing sales and a private residential record set by the building trades. It recounts Dec 5 1901 snow boosting farmers stock and winter crops, with townsfolk hopeful for trade and Christmas sales while rabbits and quails face disruption.
David Day reports irony in Lawrence as city leaders oppose a KDOT median at Sixth and Wakarusa that would affect several businesses, while city approval of a big box development shifts blame from the plan and its misalignment with the growth strategy. The next page notes a CITY median at 31st and Iowa that would impact Kmart and others, tied to a similar development misaligned with the city plan.
Letters urge action on dangerous East Hills Business Park and K-10 at Harvard Road junction. Advocates seek speed limit reductions, traffic calming, signals, and avoidance of at grade intersections, citing daily worker exposure and near miss crossings. Additional letters praise St. Lawrence Campus Center expansion and parade traditions, while noting community service by students.
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