Kansas election turnout praised but backlogs linger
The Kansas Secretary of State hailed the 2014 midterm turnout as a success with more registered voters and ballots cast than ever before. Yet about 20 000 registrations remain on hold for lacking proof of citizenship, and provisional ballots show gaps in ID and citizenship verification. Legislators are urged to fix the broken transfer of citizenship data from DMV records to the secretary of state.
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Kansas
Secretary of State
Kris Kobach
Kobach
Douglas County
What cruel and unusual means in modern America
Leonard Pitts Jr argues that the phrase cruel and unusual describes not the act of execution itself but a broader national habit. He critiques Texas and the U S death penalty system for its bias toward mental illness and other injustices, calling the nation the true source of cruelty.
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Scott Panetti
Panetti
America
Texas
Sarge
John F. Kennedy
Pope
Anne Bancroft
Jesus Christ
Arkansas
Bill Clinton
Arizona
Florida
Somalia
Iran
Jesus
Leonard Pitts Jr
The
Miami Herald
Offensive Language Debate Stirs College and Media
George Gurley argues that offensive words arise in all eras from a-word to z-word and urges censorship through trigger warnings and silence. He cites literature moments like Huckleberry Finn and Treasure Island, condemning free speech in campuses and proposing earphones or universal silence. The piece reflects a provocative columnist stance on speech and sensitivity.
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Fatty
Albert Einstein
Thets
Mark Twain
Long John Silver
Treasure Island
Public Forum on Academic Integrity and Transparency
Lawrence reader Ron Barrett-Gonzalez argues that public university scholars must disclose professional communications with funders. He says academic integrity, not freedom, governs public employees. Letters to the Journal-World must include name address phone and meet 250 word limit.
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Art Hall
Koch Brothers
State of Kansas Conference of the
American Association of University Professors
Hall
Kansas
Ron Barrett-Gonzalez
Lawrence
Journal-World
Jworld.com
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Dolph Simons Sr
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Julie Wright
Ed Ciambrone
Mike Countryman
Ann Gardner
the World Company
Dolph C. Simons III
Dan C. Simons
Newspapers
Suzanne Schlicht
Scott Stanford
Rick Perry
Death Penalty Information Center
Oklahoma
Miamiherald.com
Attasita
Justice
George Gurley
Baldwin City
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