Editorial Tackling Water in Kansas Legislature
Kansas leaders including Sam Brownback and Rep. Tom Sloan push a Water and Environment Committee to craft a 50 year plan for water resource funding. KDHE cites Ogallala impact on beef and corn, with aquifer depletion and reservoir challenges forecast if inaction continues. Budget shortfalls and prior uses of water funds loom as hurdles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Brownback
Legislack
Topeka
Lawrence
Tom Sloan
New Water and Environment Committee
Kansas
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Ogallala
KDHE
Sloan
Brownback
Today in History Highlights from Various Years
On this date diverse events occurred including Galileo mistaking Neptune for a star in 1612, Calhoun’s resignation as vice president in 1832, the Lumiere brothers first public film show in 1895, Congress recognizing the Pledge of Allegiance in 1945, Solzhenitsyn’s Gulag Archipelago published in 1973, and the birth of America’s first test tube baby Elizabeth Carr in 1981.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galileo Galilei
Johann Gottfried Galle
John C. Calhoun
United States
Andrew Jackson
Lumiere
Auguste and
Louis
Paris
Congress
Gulag Archipelago
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Elizabeth Jordan Carr
Norfolk
Virginia
2016 World Events Snap Across Politics and Referendum
A year of shocks as a Trump victory shocks pollsters and pundits, Russia and FBI clashes colored the campaign, Cuba trade talks stir, Britain votes for Brexit, and Colombia rejects a peace referendum, highlighting unexpected turns in politics and global affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
U.S
White House
Cuba
Donald J. Trump
Britain
European Union
World improving despite turmoil says Andres Oppenheimer
Andres Oppenheimer argues 2016 featured extremist acts and falsehoods but global trends show progress. He cites UN actions and global data from worldindata.org noting declines in poverty and famine, rising literacy, longer life expectancy, and more democracies. He cautions about populism and authoritarianism yet remains hopeful for checks and balances and a forward path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Europe
Russia
Drive by foreign policy marks Trump as unpredictable
Doyle McManus argues that Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric on expanding the nuclear arsenal and other shifts signals a disruptive, unpredictable approach. He notes mixed messaging from aides, the potential strain on allies and the risks of unclear strategy, urging a concrete policy plan before tweeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Trump
Trump
U.S
United States
Ronald Reagan
Russia
Mika Brzezinski
China
Beijing
Israel
NATO
Taiwan
Sean Spicer
Vladimir Putin
Kremlin
Robert M. Gates
Putin
Gates
David Ignatius
The
Washington Post
Twitter
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Atlantic
Doyle McManus
Los Angeles Times
Readers letters guidelines for Journal World submission
The Journal World sets a 250 word limit for letters to the editor and requires no name calling or libelous language. Each letter must be signed with the writer name, address and phone number. The paper reserves edit rights and accepts submissions by mail to P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 or via email at letters ljworld.com.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal- World
P.O. Box
Lawrence KS
Ljworld.com
Also Mentioned on This Page
Journal-World
Scott Stanford
Chad Lawhorn
Kim Callahan
Kathleen Johnson
Joan Insco
Allie Sebelius
Andres Oppenheimer
United Nations
Saudi Arabia
Human Rights Council
U.N. General Assembly
Fidel Castro
Sic
Facebook
Aleppo
Syria
Orlando
Flan
Nice
Berlin
Turkey
Our Worldindata.org
Miami Herald
Michaelpramirez.com
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!