Pearl Harbor survivor laid to rest with Arizona crew
Editorial honors Lewis P. Robinson, the 16th survivor to be buried aboard the battleship Arizona. He died at 78 in 1997 and wished to rest with shipmates, joining 945 others entombed there as Pearl Harbor’s 59th anniversary year marks reflection on guilt, camaraderie, and cost of war.
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KU Star Dee Ketchum Helps KU Beat Texas Tech 97 75
In a 1960 game at Lubbock Dee Ketchum, later head of the Delaware Indian tribe, started for Kansas University as the Jayhawks defeated Texas Tech 97 to 75. A separate note recalls a 1900 Lawrence Journal editorial praising Douglas County for staying true to Republican values.
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Fresh faces of 2001 may be Jane Swift twins
Ellen Goodman notes the 2000 election will bring a record number of women to the Senate and House, while state legislatures show a plateau. She cites Jane Swift as a key example of how motherhood and political life intersect, and argues more women must dream and run earlier to advance the pipeline.
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Buckle Up Public Forum Urges Seat Belt Use
A reader criticizes parents for letting children ride unrestrained and urges mandatory seat belt use. The letter recounts a teens in an SUV crash where belted teens survived and argues seat belts save lives. It notes Journal World letters policy and submission guidelines.
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Lawrence
Full recount would have been fairest course
Larry Eichel argues that a full statewide hand recount in Florida would have produced a fairer outcome amid 180000 undervote ballots and contested results. He criticizes the reliance on selective county recounts and champions an all-or-nothing review to ensure every vote is counted, though he doubts such a process will occur officially.
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