Budget turf attitude stalls cooperation in state agencies
Editorial urges Kansas lawmakers to curb the Department of Administration pattern of inflating training costs to offset budget cuts. Sen. Janis Lee points to $95 training rising to $795, suggesting a tactic to protect turf. The piece argues for coordinated cuts and rewards for collaboration, noting many agencies resist joint efficiency efforts.
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D-Kensington
Department of Administration
Bill Graves
Sen. Lee
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Paul
Kansas
Kansas Department of Administration
Periodicals postage paid at Lawrence Kansas notice line
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Lawrence
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
North Korea, Iraq Proliferation War Talks Highlight Nuclear Risk
Jim Hoagland argues in a Washington Post column that North Korea seeks nuclear tech via global black markets to complete a uranium bomb, while Iraq reveals a list of foreign suppliers. He warns that sanctions must target both users and suppliers, with China and Pakistan under scrutiny as the U.S. shifts focus to deter proliferation amidst broader anti terror and Iraq actions.
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Bush
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U.s.china
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Jim Hoagland
Washington Post Writers Group
Readers vent about budget cuts and policy priorities
Letters criticize funding shifts hurting the handicapped while supporting traffic projects arts and international programs. They urge tax collection reform, question real estate tax timing, praise investigative reporting on police, and remind readers of Journal-World letters policy.
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Afghanistan
Peace Corps
U.S
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Mary Ann Kieffer
Lawrence
Old Home Town Years Ago in 1977
Sub freezing temperatures lingered as large gas users shifted to alternative fuels during a deep freeze. Downtown wind chills hit minus 25 in the early hours. Lawrence residents faced a 1978 water rate hike as city restructuring details remained unsettled. Police probed the homicide of Woolworth manager Samuel Norwood, 30, shot during a robbery attempt.
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Lawrence
Woolworth
Sameul Norwood
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