Kansas Faces Surge of Outside Violence in Central Cities
The piece argues Kansans face growing violence from outsiders, citing the Solomon drive by killings and Wichita and Lawrence incidents. It notes authorities suspect burglary and a random pattern, underscores paranoia, and calls for zero tolerance in Lawrence while reflecting on past safety and the Holcomb Clutter murders as context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Solomon
Wichita
Wichita State
Lawrence
Herb Clutter
Holcomb
Statues clash over Capitol Rotunda and gender debates
George Will notes the push to relocate the three suffragette statues Susan B Anthony Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott from the Capitol basement to the Rotunda for the 1995 anniversary of the 19th Amendment. He critiques identity politics and how space in Washington is shrinking while grievances grow.
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Washington
Capitol Rotunda
Boise
Muncie
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Lucretia Mott
Rotunda
Capitol
Congressional
Congress
Rhode Island
Roger Williams
Massachusetts
Williams
Statuary Hall
John Chafee
Garfield
Jackson
Democratic Party
Chafee
Capitol Dome
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
Becoming numb to crime the daily American violence
A late night reflection on how repeated shootings, including those involving children, dull the public’s shock. The narrator notes mothers and reporters alike grow numb as such crimes become ordinary, prompting questions about media desensitization and moral fatigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mama
the Herald
America
Public outrage and city decay under rising crisis analysis
Leonard Pitts Jr argues that neglect of small offenses fosters disorder and crime. He cites the Broken Windows theory and NYPD tactics, recalls Kitty Genovese’s murder, and laments the erosion of communal accountability. He warns that fear and anonymity accelerated a dangerous decline, endangering children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Leonard Pitts Jr
The
Miami Herald
Journal-World Editorial Staff and Postal Note
Byline list for the Lawrence Journal-World includes Deputy Editor Bill Snead News Editor Ann Gardner Editorial Page Editor Tom Fisher Managing Editor Roger Verdon and John Taylor Advertising Manager and postal details note periodicals postage paid at Lawrence Kansas with USPS code and AP and ABC memberships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Snead
Roger Verdon
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
Lawrence
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Economists fail to scare joblessness myth
Economists claim low unemployment would trigger inflation, yet January CPI rose 1 percent and core inflation at 2.6 percent, the lowest in 31 years. The piece argues full employment remains possible and critiques policy orthodoxy, noting a shift toward reduced social supports and self-reliance.
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U.S
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Federal Reserve
Fed
Labor Department
Robert Kuttner
U.S. Federal Reserve
No Mater
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George Kelling
Egy
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Nypd Blues
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Dolph Simons Sr
the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire
Douglas County
Kansas Counties
Kansas City
United States
Journal-Worth
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Julie Bechtel
Dolph Simons lI
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
Dallas Dolan
W.C. Simons
Journal-World
P.O
Reno
Newsday
No Name Club
Robert E. Beer
Kansas University
Michigan University Biological Station
Herbert Hungerford
Lawrence Journal
Watkins Community Museum
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