Kansas safety restraint laws earn failing grade say critics
Editorial notes Kansas child safety restraint laws received an F from the National SAFE KIDS Campaign, with 52.29 percent in overall score. It cites gaps in age specifics for restraints, booster use, public education, penalties, and enforcement, urging tighter rules through age 15, public info programs, and higher fines.
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Kansas
National Safe Kids Campaign
Jessie Branson
National Safe Kids
Safe Kids
Bush plan in perspective amid early presidency
George Will describes Bush as a conservative who projects civility and momentum after Florida. He argues the centerpiece is a 1.6 trillion tax cut over ten years, analyzes revenue effects, notes Democratic shifts, and frames surplus politics as normalcy under a new president.
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George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Clinton
Bush
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Terry McAuliffe
Alaska
Yellowstone Park
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McAuliffe
Kennedy
Reagan
Stephen Moore
The
Club For Growth
Moore
al Gore
Julie Hirschfeld
Congressional Quarterly
House of Representatives
White House
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
Arts help build social capital and civic action
Geneva Overholser argues art shapes perception and action more than news. She cites films and plays that move audiences, notes NEA data on high arts participation, and quotes John Adams on studying arts for liberty. She highlights funding gaps and compares NEA to defense, urging arts as social capital.
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Nebraska
Brandon Teena
Teena Brandon
Iowa
Sierra Leone
Bill Clinton
Chuck Close
Clinton
National Endowment For the Arts
NEA
Bill Ivey
National Press Club
John Adams
Abigail
Adams
Robert Putnam
National Council On the Arts
Ivey
America
Department of Defense
Defense
Geneva Overholser
Washington Post Writers Group
Public Forum Seeks Looser Rules for Restored Homes
Lawrence resident Lance W Burr argues against a proposed ordinance limiting unrelated tenants in historic houses. He details restoring eight homes, each needing high costs, and says allowing four tenants enabled mortgage payments and preservation. He urges the city commission to grandfather restorers and seek alternative solutions.
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Lawrence
City Commission
New York Street
Commission
Lance W. Burr
Shelter plan to place project in Watson Park
Norman Bartlett of Lawrence proposes a Salvation Army shelter to be built in the Old West Lawrence area near the library post office swimming pool senior center and downtown. He suggests locating the shelter in Watson Park to centralize services and attract nearby resources.
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Salvation Army
Lawrence
Watson Park
Norman Bartlett
Lawrence as a City Waiting for an Electric Line
Lawrence residents faced repeated delays in obtaining an electric streetcar franchise. A 1904 editorial compared the hope to a young girl’s dream, noting many broken promises and a long, wary wait before any line was built, with the possibility that the dream might finally be realized.
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Lawrence Journal
Lawrence
Watkins Community Museum
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