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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 2017
Page
5
Editorial calls for a transparent, accountability minded appointee to the Lawrence school board after Kristie Adair resigns. It criticizes past secrecy around a South Middle School incident and a 2015 New York Elementary case, urging public, timely disclosure by the board and district leadership.
Washington columnist David Ignatius traces Lt Gen Michael Flynn's rise through JSOC and CIA to a 2016 Russia contact. The piece sketches his ambition, clashes at DIA, shift toward Russia and Putin linkage, and the unraveling after he advised Trump and spoke with Kislyak in December.
The Journal-World launches Drawing Attention to showcase Lawrence resident Greg Kearney as an editorial cartoonist focusing on local and state issues. Former Casper Star-Tribune cartoonist, finalist for a 1985 Pulitzer for natural gas regulation coverage, Kearney moved to Lawrence and will contribute work to LJWorld.com and the paper’s Opinion page.
Lawrence Daily recalls 1917 efforts to pair idle boys with vacant lot gardens under the University child welfare department. It notes 23 city fires this year, with the chemical car aiding extinguishments and only four from the water system. J D Kennard predicts a modern shirt factory for Lawrence.
The framers ensured judicial checks on executive power and Congress. Trump denigrates the courts and even Neil Gorsuch calls such attacks demoralizing. Americans warn of a dangerous wind in the capital as continued assaults on the judiciary could unleash a deadly hurricane.
The writer warns that public forums can erode democracy, citing a past era when leaders ignored the judiciary and a controlled media shaped outcomes. The piece imagines hypothetical leaders like Richard Sengpiehl, Lawrence, Hillary Clinton, and President Trump revealing concerns about secrecy and accountability in warfare decisions.
The editorial questions why Republican senators and representatives have not demanded a formal investigation into the Yemen raid conducted by U.S. and Emirates special operations forces, noting that more details are emerging about the tragedy and its causes.
Lawrence Journal World invites reader letters under 250 words. Submissions can be mailed to P.O. Box 888 Lawrence KS 66044 or emailed to letters ljworld com. Include name, city, and a brief statement of its relevance to current local issues.
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