Kansas plan to revamp higher ed governance gains broad support
The Governor's Task Force on Higher Education Structure for Excellence finished its work with 17 of 19 members voting yes. It proposes a nine member statewide board for community colleges and a seven member coordinating council for both regents and community colleges, while Washburn University opponents seek direct budgetary oversight by the coordinating council.
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Higher Education
Graves
Washburn University
Kansas State Board of Education
Board of Trustees
Community College Board
Kansas Board of Regents
Higher Education Coordinating Council
Regents
Washburn
Coordinating Council
Jerry Farley
Bill Wagnon
State Board of Education
Ken Havner
Board of Regents
Kansas State University
Jon Wefald
David Adkins
R-Leawood
House
Adkins
Special House Committee
McAuliffe’s Nuts Reply Echoes in World War II Legend
The 1944 Battle of the Bulge claim that German forces demanded surrender at Bastogne and Brig. Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe replied Nuts. In 1991 Lt. Col. William R. Higgins body was found along a Lebanon highway after his murder by captors.
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Belgium
Anthony C. McAuliffe
William R. Higgins
Lebanon
Journal-World Staff and Editorial Contacts Listed
The notice lists staff roles including Bill Snead Deputy Editor Roger Verdon Mortigity Editor John Taylor News Editor Ann Gardner Editorial Page Editor Tom Fisher and directs readers to send address changes to the Journal-World in Lawrence Kansas with P O Box 888 66044 0888.
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Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas County
Kansas
U.S
Bill Snead
Roger Verdon
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
Journal-World
P.O. Box
Lawrence, Kan
Washington Impeachment Weekend Frames Capitol Chaos
Washington observers describe the post impeachment weekend as grotesque and surreal with the House in turmoil. The piece notes the mood of fear and shame among Republicans, references Monica Lewinsky, Larry Flynt, and Dan Burton, and highlights Dick Gephardt's rebuke of smear tactics and Hillary Clinton’s rallying support.
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Baghdad
Capitol
Capitol Steps
U.S
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R-Del
Henry Hyde
Monica Lewinsky
Larry Flynt
Bob Livingston
Flynt
Lam
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Gephardt
Clinton
Chamber
White House
Monica
Hillary Rodham Clinton
CBS
NBC
USA Today
House
New York
L.A
Senate
Trent Lott
Bobby Byrd
Sandy Grady
Philadelphia Daily News
Impeachment Debate Frames Clinton Trial as Worth Many Viewpoints
A columnist argues impeachment costs and political risk parody a deep divide over President Clinton. He warns of a paralyzed Senate agenda, evokes Dow drops and Y2K fears, and targets media figures while defending public tolerance for a trial’s blunt sexual details.
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Henry Hyde
Kenneth Starr
Senate
Eisenhower
Wexler
America
Fredonia
Ann Sanders
Ann
Clinton White House
Joycelyn Elders
Worcester
Mass
Sen
Joe Lieberman
D-Conn
Washington
Scholarship tax credit backfires on colleges and families
President Clinton's Hope scholarship plan aimed at helping middle class families faces pushback as colleges signal tuition hikes and redefine family income to include the credit. Schools may boost aid by lessening aid packages, turning the tax credit into a subsidy for the higher education establishment rather than direct relief for low and middle income families.
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Richard Riley
California
Feds
Riley
Bowdoin College
Maine
Chronicle of Higher Education
Robert Zemsky
University of Pennsylvania
Institute For Higher Education
Medicare
Los Angeles Times
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Livingston
Bill Clinton
Tom DeLay
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Judiciary
Hyde
Dan Burton
Idaho
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Miami Herald
Gary Hart
American Spectator
Paula Jones
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R-Fla
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