The New Orleans Jazz casino project a costly gamble
A large unfinished casino near the French Quarter sits idle amid bankruptcy and acres of unused parking in New Orleans. Promises of education funding and regional boosts collapsed as the Jazz project and related ventures faltered. Key executive Jay Sevigny is being sent to revive the troubled operation. The piece critiques casino hype and illustrates oversaturation in the Kansas City and Missouri markets.
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New Orleans Business-Entertainment
French Quarter
New Orleans
Jay Sevigny
Midwest
Station Casinos
Kansas City
Harrah's Entertainment
Sevigny
Harrah
North Kansas City
Station Missouri
St. Charles
Harrah’s
Station
Kansas City Harrah's Venture. In That Particular Locale, At Least, Harrah's
Harrah's
Jazz Project
Louisiana
Kansas
Missouri
New Orleans Jazz
Clinton as a modern president shaping a new authority
David Shribman argues that Bill Clinton represents a new form of presidential authority rooted in performance and empathy rather than the old Cold War podium power. He contrasts Clinton with Truman Eisenhower and Kennedy, noting Clinton’s mobile microphone, day time television presence, and reliance on talk show style persuasion over set piece oratory.
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Washington
Bill Clinton
Monica S. Lewinsky
Clinton
Truman
Eisenhower
John E Kennedy
Oval Office
Kennedy
Franklin Roosevelt
George Bush
Richmond
Bush
Fdr
Lyndon Johnson
Lewinsky
David Shribman
Boston Globe
Clinton scandal shocks pundits and publics alike
Public opinion defies scandal as Bill Clinton’s popularity rises amid reports of a sexual dalliance with a White House intern. Analysts are puzzled why the public remains supportive and the media pundits voice confusion over the lack of outrage.
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Ronald Reagan
Bill Clinton
Reagan
Clinton
Cavalry
White House
Washington’s endless scandal as voters tune out
Leonard Pitts argues that Washington politics has become a chess game where voters treat scandals as white noise. He notes the long line of accusations against Clinton, questions whether anyone in D C has real work, and laments a public that rarely holds leaders accountable while the core question remains: did the president ask a young woman to lie?
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Clinton
Monica Lewinsky
Washington
Vince Foster
Paula Jones
Gennifer Flowers
Lincoln
Dallas
Newt Gingrich
Welf
United States
Journal-World credits and address note from Lawrence periodical
Bill Snead Deputy Filler Roger Verdon Managing editor John Taylor News Editor Ann Gardner Editorial Page Editor Tom Fisher Advertising Manager Postmaster Send address changes to the Journal-World Box 888 Lawrence Kan 66044 0888 Periodicals postage paid at Lawrence Kan Members of Audit Bureau of Circulations Member of the Associated Press
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Bill Snead
Roger Verdon
Fisltor
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
Journal-World
Lawrence, Kan
Lawrence
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Death of Karla Faye Tucker prompts national reckoning
A reader letter condemns the Tucker execution as an unforgiving act and questions the death penalty’s deterrence value. The author argues life is worth living, urges changes to curb violence, and notes Tucker’s background as a youth and prisoner. The missive ends with a call for reflection on humanity and future prevention.
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Karla Faye Tucker
United States
Carla
Karla Faye Tuckers
Lisa
Blair
Pikes Peak Pl
Candidacy filed by Barkley Clark for Lawrence City Commission
Barkley Clark a 33 year old lawyer and associate dean of the Kansas University Law School announced his bid for the Lawrence City Commission. He becomes the fifth candidate in the race while councilor Nancy Hambleton testified in Topeka urging extension of the local half cent sales tax to fund police and firefighter efforts and add manpower.
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Barkley Clark
Lawrence Douglas
County Planning Commission
Lawrence City Commission
Kansas University Law School
Clark
Commission
Lawrence
Nancy Hambleton
Kansas
Topeka
Land transfer and historic figures tied to Haskell Institute site
In 1958 the Interior Department deeded 20 acres of Haskell Institute land to Douglas County for a new park now Broken Arrow Park. Elmer Ousdahl announced the plan. Thurgood Marshall spoke at Kansas University on The Supreme Court and Civil Rights, later becoming the first Black US Supreme Court Justice. A 1898 Lawrence Journal note described a cemetery walk push with private funds, locating Oak Hill Cemetery east of the city limits.
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Department of the Interior
Haskell Institute
Douglas County
Elmer Ousdahl
Broken Arrow Park
Thurgood Marshall
Kansas University
NAACP
Supreme Court
Marshall
America
Lawrence Journal
Haskell Avenue
Oak Hill
Watkins Community Museum
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