Borders closing in downtown Lawrence reflection on 1996 debate
The layoff of Borders in Lawrence prompts a look back at the 1996 fight over a national chain store, with concerns about harming independent booksellers and historic areas. The piece argues planning should avoid assuming inevitable doom from single retailers and notes how the local book scene endured and evolved.
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Borders
Seventh
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Seventh and
Raven Book
Signs of Life
West 23Rd Street
Raven
Amazon.com
Internet
City Hall
Presidents Day reflections on presidential quirks and common traits
David Shribman argues presidents share traits yet stamp their own era, noting Obama’s attempts to mold policy, Reagan and Clinton as points of comparison, and the human side of leaders. He cites Kennedy, Eisenhower, Truman, Wilson, Coolidge, and others to illustrate how tool, style, and circumstance shape the office.
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Barack Obama
Ronald Reagan
Afghanistan
George W. Bush
America
Jimmy Carter
Congress
Bill Clinton
George H.W. Bush
Lincoln
Washington
Obama
John F. Kennedy
Bush
Clinton
Reagan
William Howard Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John Reed
Woodrow Wilson
White House
Roosevelt
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
George HW. Bush
Franklin Roosevelt
Lyndon Johnson
Wilson
Carter
Nixon
Ford
Eisenhower
Bushes
Legislative
Executive
Harry S Truman
Senate
Coolidge
Richard Neustadt
George C. Edwards
John Tyler
William McKinley
Kenneth M. Duberstein
David Shribman
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Aviator Evans to Exhibit Flights at Woodland Park
Lawrence Daily Journal World reports Aviator Evans plans a four day exhibition at Woodland Park. He will fly over the city next Thursday if wind allows and unpacks a fragile bi plane at the depot before moving to the aviation field. Visitors may watch as the machine is assembled near the roller coaster.
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Evans
Woodland Park
Budget pressures drive push for K-12 reform nationwide
Gene A Budig discusses education budget realities and proposes reforms to K-12 schooling. Ideas include consolidating districts, expanding digital learning, year round schooling, shorter high school, foreign languages in elementary grades, more internship time, vocational paths, student loan repayment incentives, national service, and greater teacher input. He notes leadership needs and taxpayer concerns.
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College Board
United States
Gene A. Budig
Kansas University
New York City
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