Down-to-earth Dave Thomas praised as Wendy’s founder
Editorial lauds R David Thomas as a candid, genial leader who built Wendy’s empire and supported adoptive families. It notes his rise from adoption to wealth, his collaboration with Col Harland Sanders, and his public persona as a humble, civic minded entrepreneur admired for doing right by others despite critics.
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Bill Gates
Ted Turner
Steve Forbes
R. David Thomas
Wendy’s
Thomas
Lee Iacocca
Victor Kiam
Pocket Fisherman
Old Dave
Col. Harland Sanders
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Sanders
Wendy's
Wendy
Enron's soft money role in politics and harm
Sharp critique of Enron leadership for widespread stock manipulation and employee losses. Highlights ties to Texas and Washington power brokers, including Kenneth Lay and George W. Bush, and calls for McCain Feingold reform to end soft money influence.
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Enron
Washington
Texas
Washington, D.C
Kenneth Lay
George W. Bush
Ken Lay
Bush
Lay
Tom Ridge
Pennsylvania
Ridge
Securities and Exchange Commission
Bush Administration
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Curtis Hebert Jr
Commission
New York Times
Hebert
Dick Cheney
Henry Waxman
D-Calif
Cheney
House
Shays-Meehan
Mark Shields
Creators Syndicate
Letters on abortion laws and crime spur public discourse
Readers critique a Kansas abortion case and praise a mother who sought medical help for her baby, arguing for protection and sympathy. The forum also discusses tax funded schools, funding, and sentencing disparities, urging revenue increases and consistent punishments for murder across cases.
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Kansas
J-W
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Lawrence approves Westridge Heights subdivision plat
Lawrence City Commission approves a final plat for a 30 acre subdivision named Westridge Heights with 19 lots at the northwest corner of Trail Road and Kasold Drive. Other notes reference attendees at Carter inauguration, KU football coaching changes, and Lawrence past building permits.
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Lawrence
Westridge Heights
Trail Road
Kasold Drive
C. Marzluff
Dan Watkins
Jimmy Carter
Washington
Marzluff
Annapolis
Carter
Watkins
Kansas
Bob Devaney
Wyoming
Nebraska
Bill Jennings
Jennings
Jack Mitchell
Devaney
Mitchell
Arkansas
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John Taylor
Ann Gardner
AM Bonner
Joe Lewis
Dolph Simons III
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
H.R
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Dallas Dolan
Ed Clambrone
the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire
Kan
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U.S
P.O
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Nas
Tao
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Margie Hinrichsen
Lecompton
Angela Heili
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Paul R. Getto
Topeka
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Old Home Town
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