Public Forum on dangerous driver behavior in Lawrence
A reader criticizes multiple drivers who crossed a red light at Wakarusa and Sixth Street to yield to a fire engine, nearly causing a collision. He warns such lapses endanger firefighters and awaiting victims, urging better traffic safety and decency in Lawrence.
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Lawrence
Wakarusa
Sixth Street
Gary Henry
Letters to the Editor Guidance for Submitting
Readers are invited to submit letters to the editor under 250 words. Email submissions to letters ljworld com for consideration by the editorial staff. Include a brief signoff and contact information.
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Old Hometown Highlights From The Daily Kansas Tribune
New Year remarks report sleighing abundance in 1873 and a lively town scene. A private Sherman House dance, Cranmer and Ridgway washing machine notes, and a Leavenworth pork fire are recorded. Local cold spell effects temperaments and a quiet police court balance the day, with a grand Eldridge House feast and a fresh watermelon dessert noted.
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Sherman House
W. B. Coldater
G. W. Ridgway
Matt Ryan
Leavenworth
Lawrence
MacGrady
Pierce
Prentice
Eldridge House
Samuel Jenifer
Santos embodies GOP decline and political fantasy
Eugene Robinson argues George Santos embodies a broader GOP drift toward performative outrage and mythmaking. Santos admitted embellishing his résumé and misrepresenting credentials while facing probes into campaign funds. the piece links his lies to a party culture that prizes shock value over facts and accountability.
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GOP
George Santos
New York
Santos
Long Island
Amazon
Grand Canyon
New York Times
Horace Mann
Bronx
Baruch College
Wall Street
Goldman Sachs
Citigroup
Republican Party
Marjorie Taylor Greene
Georgia
George Floyd
Floyd
William H. Rehnquist
Greene
Fox News
Congress
Eugene Robinson
Washington Post News Service & Syndicate
Will the Fed Blink In 2023 As Inflation Persists
Veronique de Rugy argues that 2023 could bring sustained inflation and higher unemployment if the Fed hesitates to raise rates and Congress continues profligate spending. She warns of fiscal dominance, rising deficits, and pressure from politicians to pause tightening, risking a longer, more painful downturn.
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Federal Reserve
Congress
Fed
Jerome Powell
Sens
Bernie Sanders
Elizabeth Warren
Treasury
Biden
Wall Street
Powell
Washington
Ukraine
Veronique de Rugy
Creators Syndicate
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By Veronique de Rugy