Editorial on Divorce Wars and Rising Hostility
Prominent divorce attorneys Raoul Felder and Val Gabaldon warn that divorce is getting uglier in the United States as half of marriages end. They cite extreme acts, child custody tensions, and false abuse accusations, noting societal materialism and legislative responses in Kansas. They urge mitigating strategies to reduce harm to families and children.
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New York
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West Palm Beach
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Washington Post
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Troubles in the system and the risk of computer errors
The piece questions computer system vulnerabilities in banks and data keepers, arguing for faster correction of errors to prevent tax and official complications. It cites slow responses from institutions and the fear of sabotage, urging programmers to develop quicker fixes and reduce the burden on customers facing mistaken records.
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Internal Revenue Service
February history items span colonial money to wartime events
On February 3 history marks Massachusetts issuing the first American paper money in 1690 to pay troops in a Quebec war. Other notes include Spain recognizing U S independence in 1783, Illinois territory created in 1809, a Civil War era conference on the River Queen in 1865, the 16th Amendment ratified in 1913, Canada’s Parliament buildings burning in 1916, and the United States severing diplomatic relations with Germany in 1917 after unrestricted submarine warfare.
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Quebec
Spain
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Illinois
Lincoln
Alexander H. Stephens
Virginia
Canada
Ottawa
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Germany
Old solutions don’t work for Soviets
Analyzes the instability of large empires using the Soviet Union as an example. Traces Russia’s history from medieval strongholds to Peter the Great and Catherine the Great, then the Bolshevik Revolution, language policy, and the challenge of integrating diverse nationalities. Notes Moscow’s dilemma in governing a vast, diverse empire and the risk of secession and conflict.
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Mediterranean
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Novgorod
Moscow
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Pacific Ocean
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Europe
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Peter II
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Great Russia
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George Orwell
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Britain
London
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Tibet
China
Baku
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Ivan the Terrible
Joseph Stalin
Alabama record shop owner fights obscenity ruling
Tommy Hammond, owner of Tak ing Home the Hits in Alexander City, Alabama, was fined for selling 2 Live Crew’s Move Somethin. This case, the first conviction for selling recorded obscenity, sparks appeals and debates on censorship, labeling, and minors’ access across multiple states.
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Tommy Hammond
Alexander City
Ala
Alabama
Hammond
2 Live Crew
Sylacauga
Bob Hammond
Tommy
Breezeway Record Shop
Dade County
Fila
Assa
Florida
Elizabeth Johnson
Southern Poverty Law Center
Eddie Murphy
Parents’ Music Resource Center
PMRC
Public forum letters debate sixties nostalgia and property taxes
Readers weigh in on the 60s nostalgia class at Baker University and criticize the era as a low point. A separate letter warns politicians against manipulating property assessments and mill rates, arguing that real estate values are a nest egg and should not be exploited for political gain.
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Baker University
Shearer
Vietnam
Ficial
William C. Fletcher
Marvonne Rd
Letters Policy At The Journal World Public Forum
The Journal-World invites letters to the Public Forum under 350 words. Letters should address matters of public interest and avoid name calling or libel. The paper may edit letters without altering viewpoints and prefers shorter submissions. Writers must include name address and telephone number.
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Journal-World
Reminiscences recall early Lawrence transport days
In the Lawrence Journal reminiscences a writer identified as 54 describes life in the mid 1850s and the prairie schooner as the chief freight carrier west of the Missouri River. Wagons hauled goods prior to 1865 with oxen power, costs ranging from a dollar a hundred to forty cents as roads improved.
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