Editorials Predictable end to school consolidation effort
The Central and East Lawrence Elementary School Consolidation Working Group fails to reach a recommendation to reduce six schools to three or four. Split into two camps, the group will argue against and for consolidation respectively, while calling for more funding. Board direction and leadership shifts weakened consensus, leaving the district to delay action and await clearer guidance.
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Central-City
Central and
East Lawrence
Lawrence
Rick Doll
Working Group
Doll
No easy fix to halt Syrian carnage in Homs and Hama
Trudy Rubin argues that arming the Free Syrian Army risks broader war and cites obstacles from regime resilience and regional power alignments. She proposes diplomatic pressure through a Friends of Democratic Syria group, humanitarian aid access, and a push on Russia to reconsider its stance, cautioning that external military action may not stop the slaughter.
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Damascus
Hama
Hafez al-Assad
Assad
Bashar
Homs
YouTube
CNN
British Broadcasting Corp
John McCain
R-Ariz
Lindsey Graham
R-S.c
Joseph Lieberman
I-Conn
United States
Syrian National Council
FSA
Free Syrian Army
Libya
NATO
Muammar Gaddafi
McCain
Syria
Persian Gulf
Turkey
Middle East
Obama
Friends of Democratic
Arab League
Russia
U.N. Security Council
Ahmet Davutoglu
Washington
Sergei) Lavrov
Davutoglu
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Friends
Moscow
University Cafeteria Debuts in Fraser Hall Basement
From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World of February 15 1912 comes news that the University cafeteria opened today. The lunch room is fitted in the old Kansas office in Fraser hall basement, serving industrious students and noon-hour staff alike with meals on campus.
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
University
Kansan
Fraser Hall
PUBLIC FORUM Call to end support for Assad regime in Syria
The writer accuses Bashar al Assad of mass killings in Syria and labels Iran, Russia, and China as an axis of evil. He urges a world response including denying staples and exports, calls for democratic leadership in Syria, and criticizes U.S. friendship with Russia and China. David L. Omar, Lawrence.
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Syria
Homs
Bashar Al-Assad
Iran
Russia
China
Assad
David L. Omar
Lawrence
Developers revise plans for Ninth and New Hampshire hotel
Rosa Salazar reports on residents opposing a proposed hotel at Ninth and New Hampshire, arguing the design remains far taller than nearby residential scale. The Historical Resources Commission previously denied the plan for infringing the National Historical District and may again deny the revisions shown in the Journal-World.
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Journal-World
Ninth
New Hampshire Hotel
Rhode Island Street
New Hampshire Street
Historical Resources Commission
National Historical District
Lawrence Arts Center
Arts Center
Rosa Salazar
Lawrence
Letters Policy for The Journal World Readers
The Journal World invites letters to the Public Forum under 250 words and public interest. Submissions may be edited without altering viewpoints. Include name address and phone. mail to Box 888 Lawrence KS 66044 or email letters ljworld com.
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Lawrence KS
Ljworld.com
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