Interior ruling blocks Miami tribe casino plan in Kansas
Federal Judge G Thomas Van Bebber says Interior Department plan to permit a Miami tribe casino on 35 acres near LaCygne Lake is arbitrary and would strip Kansas land rights. He blocks the project amid disputed compact talks and concerns over state gambling regulation and tribal land requalification.
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Chania
G. Thomas van Bebber
U.S. Interior Department
Oklahoma
Kansas
van Bebber
Interior Department
LaCygne Lake
Notable events on years from 1803 to 1959 in US history
A digest of historical milestones includes Ohio adopting borders and constitution in 1803, ratification of statehood in 1953, Aaron Burr arrest in 1807, Texas government installed in Austin in 1846, Edison patent for the phonograph in 1878, Kansas prohibition in 1881, Roosevelt WWII executive order internment of Japanese Americans in 1942, 1942 Darwin air raid by Japanese planes, and the 1959 Britain Turkey Greece agreement granting Cyprus independence.
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Iwo Jima
Congress
Ohio
Aaron Burr
Alabama
Texas
Austin
Thomas Edison
Kansas
Roosevelt
Darwin
Britain
Turkey
Greece
Cyprus
Negative ads depress turnout and undermine democracy
Mark Shields argues negative political ads erode voter enthusiasm and trust. Citing Iyengar and Ansolabehere, he notes ads reduce voting intent and civic engagement. He compares to product advertising and recalls Atwater’s stance, urging factual critiques over anonymous leaks while condemning pervasive negative campaigning.
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George Bush
Bob Dole
Shanto Iyengar
Stephen Ansolabehere
California
Lee Atwater
South Car
Olina
Bush
National Party
New York Times
South
Atwater
International Monetary Fund
United Airlines
American Airlines
U.S
Edmund
Muskie
Maine
Mark Shields
Creators Syndicate
A Family Decision Debate on Abortion Policy
Leonard Pitts analyzes how McCain frames Meghan McCain’s potential abortion choice as a family decision. He argues the phrase masks political pandering and highlights the dissonance between personal beliefs and public policy on abortion.
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McCain
Meghan McCain
Keyes
John McCain
Leonard Pitts
The
Miami Herald
Leonardpitts
Mindspring.com
Public Forum on Schulz Comics Size and Local School Policy
Readers urge full size reprinting of Doonesbury style Schulz cartoons to honor the late creator. A Lawrence letter-writer critiques modern school governance by parents while praising the school board and administration, urging accountability and safer policy, with Journal-World letters policy noted.
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Charles Schulz
Mr. Schulz
Doonesbury
Charlie Brown
the Gang
Darrell Lea
Lawrence
FCA
Kansas
Rob Scott
Journal-World
Iworld.com
Old Home Town in 1975 Kansas politics and KU vacancies
Gov Robert Bennett backed appointive post for state insurance commissioner Fletcher Bell of Lawrence replacing long time chief Frank Sullivan. KU Medical Center executive vice chancellor Dr William Rieke resigns July 1 amid seven major administrative vacancies at KU. 1900 Lawrence Journal editorial touts gradual women's suffrage.
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Robert Bennett
Fletcher Bell
Lawrence
Bell
Frank Sullivan
William Rieke
Kansas University Medical Center
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Alan Keyes
Dolph Simons Sr
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Kaw
Douglas County
Journal-Worl
Richard Brack
Bill Snead
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Chris Boarman
al Bonner
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Dolph Simons III
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
H.R
Persutnel
Tom Hornbaker
Dallas Dolan
W.C. Simons
P.O
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Old Home Town
Lawrence Journal
Watkins Community Museum
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