Kansas reborn with bold plans to dream big
An editorial imagines creating a new 80,000-square-mile Kansas in the center of the U S to optimize education, governance, transportation, water, and economic growth. It calls for outside the box thinking, more efficient agencies, and targeted outreach like county agent programs while honoring the motto To the stars through difficulties.
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Kansas
Colorado
Missouri
Oklahoma
Nebraska
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Outsourcing of White House Economics Council
The White House says it will move the president's Council of Economic Advisers to India with Ramindar Prabhakesh as chair at one sixth the prior salary. The plan cites $30 million in savings and a shift to offshoring to Bangalore and other centers, aided by Amex telecom links. Mankiw leaves Harvard, praising the move, while officials discuss further outsourcing to Guangzhou and other sites.
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India
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Smythe-Hawkes
Australia
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American Express
Amex
Martin Macintosh
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Bangalore
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Harvard
State Department
Congressional
Guangzhou
China
Border politics letter praises Rep Tom Holland on immigration
A Lawrence reader thanks Rep Tom Holland for his stance on illegal immigration and argues Congress should keep border politics away from policy. The writer emphasizes legal, diverse immigration and denounces corrupt politicians, praising ancestry and contributions of immigrants.
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Tom Holland
America
United States
Europe
Bob Bono
Lawrence
Van pool controversy prompts state employee time concerns
A Kansas transportation employee from Lawrence questions van pool usage, asking what percentage of the workday state workers devote to van pool issues rather than duties. The critic argues commuting choices should not burden taxpayers and notes van pool driving is not a paid occupation.
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Kansas Department of Transportation
Lawrence
Topeka
State of Kansas
Public forum critiques van pool costs in Kansas
Lee Ann Legge argues at public forums that riders and drivers leave early for van pool and conference attendance, costing taxpayers salary costs and administration. She urges factoring all van pool expenses, including interest and time away from residents, before deciding on money saving cuts.
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State of Kansas
Lee Ann Legge
Lawrence
Readers Debate Iraq WMD Warnings and Public Version
Letters to the editor critique a front-page report on the October 2002 National Intelligence Estimate. Congress and the public allegedly received different caveats about Iraq's weapons programs, triggering questions about wartime votes and accountability. A second letter supports cautious downtown safety practices and family routines.
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Iraq
Bush
Congress
Dennis Moore
Lawrence
Allan Hanson
Government to ration health care fears voiced by AMA chief
Dr Thomas Nesbitt of the American Medical Association warned at Kansas University that national health insurance and price controls could lead to rationing of health care. He urged voluntary cost containment as Carter proposals faced criticism as absurd. About 350 people attended.
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American Medical Assn
Kansas University
Thomas Nesbitt
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