Adoption contracts stir concern over cost efficiency
Kansas privatizes foster and adoption services amid bids and regional shifts. Kansas Children's Service League wins the statewide adoption contract while Lutheran Social Services loses a contract cited as costly. Officials say efficiency matters, but critics warn cuts may hurt vulnerable children.
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Kansas Children’s Service League
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Kansas
Lutheran Social Services
Joyce Allegrucci
U S Athletes Triumph at Squaw Valley 1960
February history notes recall the U S hockey team’s 3 2 victory over the Soviet Union at Squaw Valley winning gold in 1960. Also DC placed under Congress authority in 1801 and Longfellow born in 1807 in Portland Maine. Russian troops fired on Polish protesters in Warsaw in 1861, killing five marchers.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Portland
Maine
Warsaw
Poland
China pressure on Taiwan raises 2000s US policy questions
George Will argues China’s threats against Taiwan threaten to pull foreign policy into the 1990s-2000s U.S. presidential race. He cites Beijing's Taiwan stance, military moves, and the Falun Gong crackdown, urging quick advancement of a ship based theater missile defense and Taiwan security acts. He frames Congress as needing decisive action to curb Beijing’s pressure.
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Bill Bradley
George W. Bush
John McCain
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Falun Gong
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Lord Nelson
Nelson
Bonaparte
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
Principle drove draftee out of America King returns home
Leonard Pitts reflects on Preston King the 63 year old scholar who fled the US after a 1961 draft board called him Mr. King only while white, later calling him Preston. Convicted of evasion, he spent 40 years abroad. Now pardoned, he attends a funeral and returns to Britain, illustrating how respect and color shaped a life and a nation.
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England
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Leonard Pitts
The
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Journal-World Staff Roster and AP Membership Note
Journal-World listing shows the names and titles of editors and managers including Editor Ralph Gage Publisher Dolph Simons Jr and staff across departments. It notes post office mail address for changes and confirms periodicals postage paid at Lawrence Kansas along with AP and ABC memberships.
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New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kaw
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Kansas
U.S
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Public Forum Letter on Pushy Driver Sparks Courtesy Reminder
Corrie Thompson of Lawrence writes about a February incident on Louisiana Street after a basketball game where a pushy driver cut ahead at a crossroads causing near danger. The writer urges safer driving and notes readers should avoid reckless cross traffic behavior.
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Lawrence
Pushy
Corrie Thompson
Lawrence City To Restrict Bridge Load To 8 Tons
Lawrence officials moved to limit the Kansas River bridge to eight tons until repairs can be made amid protests over its deteriorating condition. University officials forecast favorable job prospects for 1960 graduates amid the national economy. An 1900 Journal column recalls Douglas County road conditions and calls for permanent roads over frequent highway rebuilding.
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Wakarusa
Watkins Community Museum
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