Ford leadership praised as Mulally backs self help plan
Editorial lauds Alan Mulally of Ford for steering the automaker toward profitability without immediate government bailout. It notes Ford's restructuring, asset sales, and capacity cuts, and contrasts with Chrysler and GM. The piece endorses Mulally and Bill Ford Jr. urging reliance on borrowing, restructuring, and new products.
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Alan Mulally
Lawrence
America
Mulally
Ford Motor Co
Boeing Aviation
Ford
Chrysler
General Motors
Bill Ford Jr
Jaguar
Land Rover
Aston Martin
Sweden
Volvo
Ared
Old Home Town Years Ago
Lawrence district notes reflect history from 1908 and 1983. The school board weighed raising graduation requirements for the Class of 1988 while seven local plats appeared on a hazardous waste list, including Callery Chemical and Sunflower Ordnance Works. A Vermont block Wren Building project eyed for a restaurant and YMCA history surfaced, with local commerce ties to the former Wren site.
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Lawrence School Board
Lawrence-area
Callery Chemical Co
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Wren
Vermont
YMCA
Chamber of Commerce
Gates steady hand guides U S defense in era of crisis
Interviewed secretary Robert Gates reflects on decades in government from CIA director to defense chief. He weighs Iran's nuclear ambitions, Iraq and Afghanistan sustainment, NATO's role, and Pakistan’s risks while noting past missteps and the enduring need for U S military presence and coordination with allies.
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Washington
U.S. Grant
John Pershing
Partners
Jefferson Davis
Robert Gates
Gates
CIA
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Carter
Algiers
Iran
Brzezinski
America
U.S
Tehran
Shah
Vladimir
Putin
Russia
Iraq
Vietnam
Britain
Cyprus
Afghanistan
Mujahedeen
Texas
New York City
NATO
World Trade Center
Pakistan
Mumbai
Sarajevo
Henry Kissinger
Syria
Jordan
Lebanon
Cuba
North Korea
Kosovo
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
Assimilation public forum letter targets Thomas on mosques
Jeremy Martin of Lawrence objects to Cal Thomas’s December Journal World column advocating a mosque moratorium and forced assimilation of Muslim immigrants. The letter argues federal policy should respect religious freedom while challenging xenophobic rhetoric.
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Cal Thomas
Journal- World
Thomas
United States
Jeremy Martin
Lawrence
Journal-World
Ijworld.com
Defining marriage and civil rights in a changing nation
A reader argues that redefining marriage to include same sex couples parallels the 1967 Loving v. Virginia decision ending race based bans on marriage. The letter urges learning from history, opposes separate civil unions, and notes the Journal-World letters policy for submissions.
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Supreme Court
Loving
Virginia
United States
Barack Obama
Chris Orlando
Lawrence
Ethics leader views thefts as disturbing in youth culture
A commentary editor cites Josephson institute findings showing 30 percent of high school students in a near 30,000 sample stole from a store in a year and urges reader participation in an online self test on moral behavior with a forthcoming scoring guide. The author notes adult responsibility while urging youth accountability and engagement.
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Journal-World
Josephson Institute
Charactercounts.org
Yam
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Illinois
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Mic
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Dolph Simons Sr
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Dennis Anderson
Ann Gardner
Chels Bell
Caroline Trowbridge
Bonner
Ed Clambrone
Tony Dery
the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire
Smart
Lawrence Journal-World
P.O
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Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Dolph C. Simons III
Danc. Simons
Patrick Knorr
Dan Cox
Mediapharmedia
Ralph Gage
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