Old Hometown Highlights From Local Papers
This compilation from 1874 and 1924 pulls short notes from Lawrence Kansas. It notes the Kansas River dam project near completion and praises engineering achievement. It reports Lawrence residents in cold need of clothing and the county’s lack of clothing funds, seeking donations via Emma J. Kennedy. It also recalls H C Weaver’s long Republican voting record, including voting for Fremont and Lincoln, with remarks from a St Petersburg newspaper.
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West
5Ern Home Journal
Kansas River
Lawrence
Emma J. Kennedy
Lincoln
Weaver
John C. Fremont
Kash Patel and the FBI Deep State Threat
Clarence Page warns that Donald Trump may nominate Kash Patel to head the FBI, framing Patel as a partisan force aiming to crush leaks and target perceived enemies. The piece reflects on Hoover era abuses, COINTELPRO, and current confirmation battles highlighting intensified political warfare within federal agencies.
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Merriam-Webster
Donald Trump
Kash Patel
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Patel
Hoover
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Chicago
Black Panther Party
Cointelpro
Panther
Fred Hampton
West Side
Mark Clark
Kashyap
Kash” Patel
Trump
Pete Hegseth
Defense
Joni Ernst
Iowa
Hegseth
MAGA
Federal Bureau of Intimidation
Kash
Clarence Page
Tribune Content Agency
Plan to gut Medicaid by block grants and work rules
Robert Reich warns that DOGE era billionaires linked to Trump aim to transform Medicaid into block grants, impose work requirements, and roll back ACA expansion. He notes increased state costs, potential loss of coverage for hundreds of thousands, and shifts in tax policy benefiting the wealthy. Reich stresses hidden corporate tax breaks and the risk to vulnerable Americans.
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Trump
Elon Musk
Vivek Ramaswamy
United States
Doge Caucus
John Cornyn
Musk
Ramaswamy
Cornyn
Congressional Budget Office
Doge
Congress
Joint Committee On Taxation
Congressional
Budget Office
Mehmet Oz
Centers For Medicare
Medicaid Services
Robert Reich
U.S
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Sarah Parsons
ACO
Bureau of Intimidation
William P. Barr
White House
Mark Meadows
F.B.L
Senate
Cpage
Chicagotribune.com
Dr Aan
V. Aas
Journal- World
The
Lawrence Journal-World
Chad Lawhorn
Kim Callahan
Allison Tait
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