Be afraid America literacy crisis in schools and colleges
An editorial argues American high schools and colleges fail to produce adequate literacy. It cites studies showing graduates lack reading and writing skills, notes widening gender gaps with girls ahead, and urges emphasis on literacy to compete globally. It warns the decline is worsening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Education
USA Today
Maryland
Vermont
Washington
Kentucky
America
Blairites and Big Government Weigh on Britain
Cal Thomas argues that Blair's New Year pledge signals ongoing expansion of the welfare state and government payrolls, reversing Thatcherite reforms. He states Britain and America lost conservative clarity, citing Thatcher Reagan legacies and a drift toward state dependency under Labour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Tony Blair
Labour Party
Margaret Thatcher
Liberal Guardian
Blair
Britain
Thatcher
The
Heritage Foundation
Ronald Reagan
America
Daily Telegraph
Labour
Cal Thomas
Tribune Media Services
Old Home Towns and 1906 School Savings Bank
The 1980s saw major city projects including a new 3 million city hall and an 8.1 million Clinton Water Treatment Plant as well as hospital and senior center renovations. A Jan 4 1906 Lawrence Daily World item notes a school savings bank idea, praise for Ottawa’s success, and Missouri’s political scandal echoes Kansas, with Gov Hoch and editor William Allen White slated to speak at the Commercial Club banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Health Department
Bert Nash Mental Health Center
Lawrence Senior Center
Lawrence Daily World
Board of Education
Ottawa
Missouri
Kansas
E.W. Hoch
William Allen White
Emporia
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire Streets
Lawrence
Smart
U.S
Public Forum letters on Medicare drug plans and evolution debate
The Public Forum prints readers arguing over Medicare drug plan costs and design, the intelligent design view in Veritas textbooks, and liberal family values in Kansas. The page includes Mary Nunez, Mary Davidson, and Mark Stone letters, plus Journal-World submission guidelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barclay
Veritas
Bill Dymacek
Eudora
Kansas University
Mary Davidson
Lawrence
Journal World Editorial Ethos Reflects Fair Reporting
The newspaper states its commitment to accurate fair news coverage free from opinion. It pledges safeguarding citizens rights regardless of race creed or status, offering sympathy to the disadvantaged and exposing dishonesty in public affairs.
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Old Home Town
Anriseutinet
Vera de Mott
Mary Nunez
Jeff Barclay
Journal-World
Beka
Veritas Christian School
Liberal
Liberal Kansas University
Africa
North America
Patrick Dority
Kansas Board of Education
Dover
Kitzmiller Et al
Dover Area School District
Mark Stone
Journal World
Ijworld.com
W.C. Simons
Dolph Simons Sr
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Dennis Anderson
Chris Bell
al Bonner
Ed Clambrone
Dan Cox
World Online
Ann Gardner
Bill Snead
P.O
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Dolph C. Simons III
Dan C. Simons
Electronics
Ralph Gage
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