Fond farewell to Opera is My Hobby on KANU
An editorial bids a fond farewell to Kansas Public Radio’s long running weekly show Opera is My Hobby. After nearly six decades first hosted by Jim Seaver, the final broadcast airs tonight featuring Die Fledermaus. Seaver’s death prompted the rebroadcast that ends a Lawrence radio tradition.
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Johann Strauss
Lawrence
Safe New Year Safety Reminder In Lawrence and Douglas County
Lawrence and Douglas County urge a fun yet safe New Year celebration. Plan ahead if drinking, consider a designated driver, or use the free Tipsy Taxi service coordinated by DCCCA counseling center from 1 p.m. Saturday to 3 a.m. Sunday. call 842 TAXI. Last year the service gave about 400 safe rides home on New Year Eve and morning.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
Dccca Counseling Center
Planets found around sunlike star spark chilly cosmic longing
Two Earth-size worlds orbit a nearby sunlike star, yet their scorching proximity and a larger habitable zone planet suggest Earthlike life remains elusive. The piece traces humanity’s space drive, the loneliness of a silent cosmos, and the hope of future discoveries as astronomers pace the search for intelligent life.
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Washington
Earth
Jupiter
Where is everybody and the fate of intelligent life
Charles Krauthammer argues the Fermi Paradox shows a silent universe hints at humanity's destiny. He warns civilization risks self destruction through nuclear and biological threats. Politics, not tech, determines long term survival and whether we will be heard beyond Earth.
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United States
Soviet Union
Charles Krauthammer
Washington Post Writers Group
Timeless tale boosts readers across ages at Christmas Eve reading
A reader thanks the paper for publishing Dickens A Christmas Carol. The note mentions a 10:30 am Christmas Eve reading by a third grader and a father who reads it yearly, sparking a strong discussion on generosity. The letter also critiques KPERS coverage and criticizes legislators for perceived cronyism and pension decisions impacting taxpayers.
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Charles Dickens
Erika Dvorske
Lawrence
Richard Stumpf
KPERS
Public Forum on Legislative Ethics and Parachutes
Public forum letters critique under funding shortened vesting and market growth assumptions that shield lawmakers with legal golden parachutes. They argue legislators corrupt both themselves and state law when ethics are sidelined for profit, urging reevaluation or withdrawal from the project.
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Robert J. Vaughan
Lawrence
Dickens Christmas Carol and Life of Our Lord Reprinted
Reader thanks the Lawrence Journal-World for printing 12 pages of Charles Dickens works at Christmas. The message praises the uplifting and inspirational pieces and urges annual reading, mentioning Dickens and Calvin Rice.
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Life of
Our Lord
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Journal-World
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Lawrence
Plans for Ninth and New Hampshire project clash over height
The developers led by Doug Compton seek to build a hotel and apartments near the Lawrence Arts Center. They are urged to scale back to three or four stories to match the Arts Center and stay within district limits. The Journal World invites public forum letters up to 250 words, with names, addresses, and phone numbers required. Letters can be mailed to Box 888 or emailed to letters@ljworld.com.
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Lawrence Arts Center
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Old Home Town items span 1911 bank robbery and museum director change
Lawrence headlines detail a 1911 Fourth Bank robbery in southwest Lawrence with a small pistol and two tellers, plus Charles Eldredge’s appointment as director of the Kansas University Museum of Art. Also noted are a patent grant for Elliott brothers’ aeroplane propeller and a police court glove theft case with a $5 fine.
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Lawrence Bank
Charles C. Eldredge
Kansas University Museum of Art
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City
Lawrence Daily Journal-World
United States
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Harry Elliott
Elliott
Haskell Avenue
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