Alden to retire as Missouri athletics director after 17 years
Mike Alden, longtime Missouri athletics director, announced plans to retire from the AD role and join MU’s College of Education as an instructor. The move ends a era marked by MU exiting the Big 12 and pursuing Big Ten or SEC ties while maintaining storied rivalries with Kansas. With his departure, calls to revive the KU MU football and basketball rivalry may increase among Kansas City business leaders and media.
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Saudi shakeup signals swift reform under King Salman
Washington report details Mohammed bin Salman driving a broad government purge after King Abdullah's death. It outlines new councils, firings of senior princes, and shifts in intelligence and education to better align with the United States and curb extremism. Caution remains over oil revenue and youth unrest as reforms proceed.
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Old Home Town 100 Years Ago in 1915
Lawrence Daily Journal World notes a surge of calls to county commissioner J J Grey about aid to families. Grey found many households could work and eat their share if given help. He plans to publish a report naming supporters of aid and recipients, urging cautious requests for county relief. Compiled by Sarah St John.
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Simple is not the answer for Kansas school finance
Reader Mark E. Jarboe of Lawrence cites Einstein to argue that education funding cannot be simplified. He asserts Gov Brownback’s call for simplicity ignores real world costs driven by district differences in student needs resources and expenses, urging acknowledgement of inevitable complexity to fund all students.
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Public Forum on Okinawa 70th anniversary and Park audit concerns
The piece reflects veteran Warren Corman recalling Okinawa battle losses and the 83 day engagement, followed by David Reynolds criticizing the Rock Chalk Park audit. It argues the city used a development agreement instead of a construction contract, calls for draw and progress payment transparency, and urges prior verification of invoices and checks with each payment.
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