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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 2002
Page
8
The piece praises MADD for reducing alcohol related deaths but notes a rise to 17 448 in the latest year and urges expansion to curb inattentive driving from cell phones. It proposes a new group, MAST Mothers Against Stupid Talkers, and urges motorists to heed the hang up and drive message.
Ellen Goodman compares Enron bankruptcy to the Boston archdiocese considering Chapter 11, detailing lurid church documents, abusive priests, and Cardinal Bernard Law’s correspondences, arguing the church uses bankruptcy to shield old hierarchies while failing to protect children.
Lydia Ash of Lawrence writes that KU administrators Diana Carlin and David Shulenburger framed the shift in graduate programs as mechanical. She says eliminating the graduate division harms departments, staff, and students, and calls for preserving human considerations in future decisions.
Readers praise Habitat for Humanity benefit at First United Methodist Hall which raised about 900 for a low cost home. The writer invites music lovers to a future Attune Jazzhaus concert in April and urges subscription to Habitat mailing list. The piece also discusses a National Academy report on climate adaptation and includes a letters policy for the Journal-World.
State fire inspectors flagged numerous fire code violations in main university buildings and urged replacement of inadequate ceilings and installation of sprinkler systems. Officials warned that both the university and other public facilities in the community are woefully short of proper fire safety and security standards. Kiwanis Club named Lloyd Houston and Henry Brinkman as Substantial Citizen honorees for 1962, honoring long and meritorious community service. Years Ago items recall a 1902 men only show provoking debates on morality and a KU athletic association report: 6198.96 in receipts, 5865.71 paid out, leaving 333.71 in the treasury.
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