Editorial: Kansas debates highway death surge after speed limit change
The editorial notes a 34 percent rise in fatal non interstate crashes in Kansas since 1995 and a 17 percent rise on all roads, the largest increase among states. It questions whether higher speeds, enforcement, licensing age, cell phone use, or construction weather drive deaths and urges deeper study by Kansas officials.
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Clinton acquitted in impeachment vote and Lincoln birthday note
One year after the Senate acquitted President Clinton of perjury and obstruction of justice on Feb 12 1999 Clinton expressed profound sorrow. The note also recalls Abraham Lincoln born in 1809 in present day Larue County Kentucky.
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Washington Post
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Nicholas Longworth
McCain and the soft money fight in politics
Mark Shields argues that John McCain stands firm against soft money and campaign finance reform, despite GOP fundraising pressures. He cites Julie Finley and Team 100, contrasts McCain with past reform promises by Gingrich and Clinton, and praises Wertheimer and Mitchell for backing strong reform, noting McCain’s Keating Five sting as a painful but pivotal moment.
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Arizona
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Common Cause
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Mark Shields
Creators Syndicate
Roosevelt legacy differs from today’s GOP portrayal
David Shribman notes Theodore Roosevelt was an exceptional but atypical Republican. He champions powerful presidents and active government while stressing capitalism’s tempering, contrasting with current candidate rhetoric. A Buffalo exhibit underscores Roosevelt’s vigor, humanity, and complex legacy beyond mythic status.
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Erie County Historical Society
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Macroevaluation clash sparks reader letter in journals
In a public forum letter Jim B Regan commends Glenn Kappelman for his Lawrence history projects and the Feb 6 public viewing at the Lawrence Public Library. He credits Kappelman’s wartime photos and books on Lawrence, thanks teachers and KU, and notes the Journal-World letters policy and submission rules.
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Lawrence
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Jim B. Regan
Centennial School relocation sparks parental opposition
Parental opposition grows to moving Centennial pupils to Cordley to relieve overcrowding at Lawrence High School. Special education parents worry where their children would transfer, while others at Centennial resist the plan. The rest of the item notes local weather, early 1960 enrollments at Kansas University dorms, and a 1900 rural mail route described by the Lawrence Journal.
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