Editorial on Kansas judicial diversity gap and reform
The piece highlights a broad national study by the American Constitution Society showing women and minorities are underrepresented on state courts, with Kansas especially skewed toward white male judges. It calls state officials to recruit more women and minorities to law school and actively groom diverse candidates for future judicial openings. It notes Douglas County as an exception with five women judges all white, and cites KU Law's efforts to recruit diverse students as essential to fairer courts.
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Kansas
American Constitution Society
United States
Douglas County
Stephen Mazza
University of Kansas School of Law
Mazza
Construction Nears Finish on University Admin Wing
By semester end at the University of IN 1867ansas the west wing foundation of the Administration Building should be completed. Work began about a month ago with sixteen teamsters and nineteen workmen on site. Reprinted from local writer Sarah St John with online follow up at www.facebook.com/DailyLawrenceHistory.
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University of IN
Sarah St. John
Facebook.com
How Trump Lost His Cover Dec 1 2017 remembered day
Washington reflects on December 1 2017 as the moment when many Americans grasped the consequences of the 2016 elections. The piece portrays the election results as placing a White House occupant under long term scrutiny and empowering a Republican Party focused on preserving elite comfort.
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Washington
White House
Trump risks rise as Flynn plea underscores GOP tax fight
EJ Dionne analyzes how Michael Flynn’s guilty plea hightlights Donald Trump’s jeopardy over obstruction and ties to a GOP tax bill that signals a shift toward plutocracy. He argues the party abandons populist rhetoric for corporate interests while Trump’s populist façade erodes amid defiant Senate leadership and looming cutbacks.
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Donald Trump
Hillary Clinton
Michael Flynn
Trump
Flynn
FBI
Senate
Americans share the burden after Maria in St Croix and Puerto Rico
Connie Schultz recounts encounters after Hurricane Maria showing US territories St Croix and Puerto Rico as American. A UPS clerk questions aid to them while acknowledging American citizenship. Schultz shares personal ties: grandson Clayton, son Andy, daughter-in-law Stina, and rebuilding efforts amid curfews and power restoration. She notes two families working to restore life and prays for affected relatives.
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St. Croix
Texas
Florida
New England
U.S. Postal Service
UPS
Puerto Rico
S. Territories
Clayton
Andy
Stina
U.S
Maria
Boston
Connie Schultz
Creators Syndicate
Letters to the editor submission options
The notice directs readers to submit letters by mail to P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 or via email at letters jworld com.
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P.O. Box
Lawrence KS
Jworld.com
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EJ. Dionne Jr
GOP
Obama
Robert Mueller
Slammer
Er. Dionne
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