Editorial: Using tobacco settlement for Kan-Ed Internet access
The Kansas editorial argues for using 1.6 billion tobacco settlement funds to finance Kan-Ed to provide Internet access for all school districts. It warns against restricting the money to at risk youth, notes many districts cannot afford full service, and says keeping up with technology is essential for all students. It urges legislators to ensure Kansas children are not left behind regardless of source of funds.
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American Tobacco Companies
Kansas
David Adkins
House
Ufe
Perseverance and a smile in Schulz's Peanuts ending
Ellen Goodman reflects on Charles M Schulz dying as the final Peanuts strip was loaded for delivery. The piece celebrates his life, work, and the creed of perseverance, noting his battle with illness, decades of daily cartoons, and the intertwined end of creator and characters.
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Boston
Charles M. Schulz
Charles Schulz
Snoopy Place
Lynn Johnston
Monte
Charlie Brown
Linus
Lucy
Snoopy
Schulz
St. Paul
Claude Monet
Nebraska
Bob Kerrey
Kerrey
Ellen Goodman
The
Boston Globe
Eflengoodman
Globe.com
Flag divides South Carolina in Bush McCain era clash
Washington columnist Sandy Grady weighs South Carolina’s flag controversy as the state balances modern progress with a Confederate symbol. Gov Hodges proposes moving the flag to a side statue area and adding a Martin Luther King holiday, while critics urge removal. business leaders and residents frame the issue as a clash between Old South heritage and a new economy.
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Columbia
Statehouse
South Carolina
Chamber of Commerce
Paula Harper Bethea
George W. Bush
John McCain
Fort Sumter
Sher
Man’s Army
Bush
McCain
CNN
Larry King
George
John
Bill Bradley
Bradley
Robert E. Lee
Jim Hodges
Hodges
NAACP
Gen
Wade Hampton
Gen. Hampton
Hampton
Manassas
Bentonville
U.S
Yankeeland
Rebs
BMW
Michelin
Uplands
Myrtle Beach
Sherman
William Faulkner
South
Sandy Grady
Washington
Philadelphia Daily News
Journal-World Postmaster Address Change Notice
Postmaster requests that readers send address changes to the Journal-World at 2.0 Box 88 Lawrence Kansas 66044-0888 for timely delivery and proper circulation records.
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Journal-World
Box
Lawrence
Kan
Democrats debate fuel economy reward plan for new cars
A group of U.S. House Democrats weighed a proposal to reward buyers of fuel efficient new cars and penalize buyers of gas guzzlers though details were fuzzy and supporters doubtful of its success. Meanwhile Wimpy the quarter horse sold for 25000 at Harmm ranch dispersal sale in Perry, drawing 500 attendees and totaling over 181000 across 46 horses. Kansas University debater Raymond Nichols Jr and a teammate avoided a rival kidnapping ploy in North Wales, warning them in time to win another debate. The Lawrence Journal noted on Feb 16 1900 that ice harvest preparations were under way as river ice exceeded six inches. Courtesy Watkins Community Museum.
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U.S
House Democrats
Wimpy
N.R. Harmm
Perry
Kansas University
Raymond Nichols
North Wales
Great Britain
Nichols
The
Lawrence Journal
Watkins Community Museum
Clinton Lake Resort Proposal Critics Call to Preserve Trails
Karen and Mark Roberts of Lawrence urge readers to oppose a Clinton Lake resort plan that would divide a long Kansas trail system, harm wildlife, raise noise and pollution, and reduce access to nature. They encourage contacting legislators and submitting public forum letters to preserve the area.
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Henry David Thoreau
Clinton Lake
Kansas
Karen
Mark Roberts
Lawrence
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