Washburn plan in trouble may derail regents funding
Editorial warns Washburn University's bid to join the Kansas Board of Regents faces fading support in the Legislature. Critics decry tying Washburn to a faculty salary hike package to sway votes, risking funding for KU and other regents universities if the plan collapses. Gov Finney insists both proposals succeed together, but momentum weakens as session ends.
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Kansas Board of Regents
Regents
Kansas Senate
Ways and Means
Gus Bogina
Begina
Kansas
Washburn
Emporia
Joan Finney
Partnership For Excellence
Kansas University
On This Day in History February Highlights
A compact history rundown notes key events on Feb 16 across years including Fort Donelson surrender in 1862, Decatur raid in 1804, the Elks organization in 1868, Lithuanian independence in 1918, Tutankhamen tomb unsealed in 1923, Corregidor assault in 1945, Castro’s Cuba 1959, first US 911 system 1968, Uganda’s Janani Luwum death 1977, Demjanjuk trial 1987, Reagan Iran Contra deposition 1990, and Olympic and Lockerbie milestones from the 1990s and 2000s.
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Tenn
Ulysses S. Grant
Grant
Stephen Decatur
Tripoli
U.S. Navy
Philadelphia
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
New York City
Lithuania
King Tutankhamen
Egypt
Corregidor
Philippines
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Haleyville
Ala
Janani Luwum
Uganda
John Demjanjuk
Jerusalem
Ivan the Terrible
Camp
Treblinka
Demjanjuk
Israeli Supreme Court
Reagan
Los Angeles
John Poindexter
Bill Johnson
United States
Scott Hamilton
Sarajevo
Lockerbie
Scotland
Wall Street
Clinton
White House
Values and public policy shift with focus on family roles
A Washington analysis notes shifts in values debates as Brookings and Clayton-based works highlight crime, illegitimacy, and divorce trends. It contrasts Bennett’s data driven index with Limbaugh’s hype and argues for policy changes toward intact families and father involvement amid growing societal disintegration.
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Washington
Simon & Schuster
Paramount Publishing Consumer Group
Rush Limbaugh
Ted Kennedy
William J. Bennett
Education and Drug
The
Heritage Foundation
Limbaugh
Bennett
Joe Friday
Brookings Institution
Henry J. Aaron
Thomas E. Mann
Timothy Taylor
Clinton
Brookings
David Popenoe
Rutgers
Margaret Mead
James Q. Wilson
Popenoe
Robbery Etiquette From A Home Invasion Musings
A first person reflection on a recent burglary reveals the author’s muted sympathy for victims and critique of crime hysteria. He lists stolen items including CDs a TV and a ring, notes the burglars’ amateurism, and jokes about cat alarms and future cat-activated security.
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Mendelssohn
John Prine
Boston University
Letters discuss busing equity and boundary effects in Lawrence
A reader argues that cross town busing at junior high persists 25 years and warns boundary plans could create inequity by concentrating low income students. The letter urges addressing resource distribution now rather than later and notes parental involvement as a resource.
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Woodlawn
North Lawrence
North Second Street
Central Junior High
Renee Karr
Lawrence
Tom Murray
Robin Harmon
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