Stormy lessons from Katrina and Nagin fallout
Editorial argues Katrina exposed failures by New Orleans leadership led by Ray Nagin and federal officials. It notes Nagin's later bribery conviction and questions how Bush and others could have acted differently. Calls for honesty and reform to better handle future disasters.
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Ray Nagin
George Bush
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Bush
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New Jersey
White House
Courageous critics shine amid Sochi Olympics
Washington Post columnist recounts Russian whistleblower Sergey Kolesnikov and anti corruption figure Alexei Navalny in a profile of brave dissent. He notes soaring costs of Sochi and the enduring resolve of activists despite arrests and intimidation, drawing parallels to Ukraine's protests.
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Sochi
Sergey Kolesnikov
Black Sea
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Kolesnikov
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Dmitry Medvedev
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Financial Times
Alexei Navalny
United Russia
Party of Crooks and Thieves
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Fbk
Vancouver
Kiev
Ukraine
David Ignatius
Washington Post Writers Group
Energy truths to the editor on carbon taxes and green energy
The letter argues against a carbon tax as ineffective and calls for including all products in any footprint calculation. It critiques ethanol, corn production, and lithium battery manufacturing for environmental costs, questions long term greenhouse gas break even, and notes transmission and fossil fuel comparisons.
Public Forum on downtown development in Lawrence
Lawrence letter argues for balanced growth amid Ken Meyer and Schuyler Kraus voices. Doug Compton plans a multi story downtown project with historic context concerns. Proposes height limits LEED standards affordability and social equity and transparent participatory process.
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Lawrence
Lawrence City Commission race shows eight candidates oppose mall rezoning
In 1989 eight of fifteen Lawrence candidates opposed rezoning land for a suburban shopping mall, per a Lawrence Chamber of Commerce survey naming Jeff Arensberg John Barbian Dennis Constance Ken Dziewulski George Heckman Kristi Lewis Shirley Martin-Smith and Bob Walters. Also County commissioners discussed a two lane Clinton Parkway alternative due to potential funding failure, with I J Stoneback noting a Corps of Engineers project could link a lake to West 23rd Street and Chair Walter Cragan saying a two lane or four lane plan might be needed if federal funds fall short.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Jeff Arensberg
John Barbian
Dennis Constance
Ken Dziewulski
George Heckman
Kristi Lewis
Shirley Martin-Smith
Bob Walters
Douglas County
Clinton Parkway
I. J. Stoneback
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
West 23Rd Street
Commission
Walter Cragan
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