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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 2018
Page
5
Editorial surveys a string of Lawrence city errors from unbilled tenant rents to misused funds for Farmland property and affordable housing bonds. The latest ruling forces a $600,000 cash need, with $630,000 in unbudgeted lease payments now earmarked for housing despite calls for tax relief.
George Will argues in favor of Cilek who wore a Gadsden Flag shirt and a voter ID badge to a Minnesota polling place. He criticizes Minnesota's law banning political insignia and urges the Supreme Court to uphold free expression against broad authorities around voting sites.
Drake and crew furnished the Library Association with one hundred fifty new volumes including a full set of Waverly novels, Queen Victoria’s Journal, Agassiz Brazil, Captain Mayne Reid, Rollin, and juvenile titles. An additional seventy-five to one hundred volumes were ordered and expected soon. Mrs. W A Starrett of this city will lecture in Topeka on Men and Women this evening, praised as a highly accomplished state figure.
In a letter to the editor the writer accuses the NRA of mislabeling the gun issue as school safety. The piece argues mass shootings by white men with AR-15 style rifles are the core danger and contends armed teachers cannot prevent such violence. It urges limits on military grade weapons for all civilians.
A public forum features a provocative statement by Jolene Andersen from Lawrence arguing that civilians do not need certain weapons and labeling mass murderers as the only potential buyers, in a heated debate highlighted by the NRA’s perceived stance.
Shirley Domer from Baldwin City urges unity against Russian interference in U S elections after noting prior division and ongoing influence. She calls Americans to remember shared values and stand together against what she calls a Russian assault on the electoral system.
Muriel Cohan from the Lawrence Friends Committee on National Legislation urges seizing the post Olympics moment as a path to U S North Korea dialogue to avert nuclear war, stressing no military solution and the need for global survival.
Key events include Walter Cronkite’s 1968 Vietnam War verdict calling it stalemated, Charles F. Kettering’s 1911 electric starter demo in Detroit, the 1922 Leser v Garnett upholding the 19th Amendment, and the 1951 ratification of the 22nd Amendment limiting presidents to two terms.
Readers are invited to submit signed letters no longer than 250 words. Avoid name calling and libelous language. Sign your letter and send via mail to P.O. Box 888 Lawrence KS 66044 or via email at letters jworld com.
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