Toll toll road toll roadblock editorial stance
The Kansas Department of Transportation should drop toll plans for the South Lawrence Trafficway and finish the eastern leg promptly. Tolls would burden local motorists and complicate environmental reviews, delaying construction slated for fall 2013.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Department of Transportation
South Lawrence
Bob Billings Parkway
Lawrence
Bob Billings
15Th Street
Kansas University
West Lawrence
KDOT
23Rd Street
10Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Denver
Kansas
Old Home Town 100 in 1912
Lawrence citizens faced river water as wells ran dry with river water sent to basins and mains after pumps began, prompting the slogan Boil the water. The water company had no alternative source, making boiling essential for safety. Compiled by Sarah St John.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Lawrence
Secret diplomacy with Taliban starts a wary peace path
Washington Post columnist details covert U.S. Taliban talks begun after Hillary Clinton outlined a political settlement in 2010. Negotiations, held mostly in Germany and Qatar, aim to open a Qatar office, transfer Guantanamo prisoners, and build confidence while Afghan skepticism remains. Marc Grossman leads U.S. talks with Taliban envoy Tayeb al Agha, amid Pakistan's contested role and cautious Bonn timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Hillary Clinton
U.S
al-Qaida
Taliban
Germany
Clinton
Qatar
Marc Grossman
Afghanistan
Richard Holbrooke
George Smiley
Grossman
Holbrooke
Tayeb al-Agha
Mohammad Omar
Agha
Munich
Doha
Guantanamo
Bonn
Hamid Karzai
Kabul
Karzai
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
Pakistan
Ahmed Shuja Pasha
Ibrahim Haqqani
Change overtaking bigoted views
Leonard Pitts Jr. argues that opposition to gay marriage, exemplified by Rick Santorum in Concord NH, relies on straw man fear tactics. He notes youth support for marriage equality rising per Pew 2010 and cites Meghan McCain calling Santorum dated. The piece urges embracing change as inevitable and credits the younger generation with driving progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rick Santorum
Concord
N.H. Santorum
Santorum
Country Club
Pew Research Center
Meghan McCain
Bigot
Public forum urges arts funding cuts in tax debate
In a letter to the editor Richard Wingfield of Lecompton argues Gov. Brown should cut funding for what he calls art funding, asserting tax money should instead be spent on better roads. The piece cites a Journal-World front page from January 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Journal-World
Journal-World Front Page
Public Forum Letter Questions Municipal Incentives to Developers
Lawrence letter writer Millard Klein questions January city action granting preliminary approval to 10 payments of 28000 dollars as an incentive to developers of a seven story Ninth and New Hampshire project. He doubts the need for post construction benefits and urges scrutiny of taxpayer impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Ninth and
New Hampshire
Millard Klein
Lawrence
Also Mentioned on This Page
Old Home Town
Sarah St. John
Ljworld.com
Journal-World
W.C. Simons
Dolph Simons Sr
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Dennis Anderson
Susan Cantrell
Chris Bell
Ed Ciambrone
Ann Gardner
Caroline Trowbridge
Edwin Rothrock
Market Strategies
the World Company
Dolph C. Simons III
Dan C. Simons
Electronics
Suzanne Schlicht
Dan Cox
Mediapharmedia
Ralph Gage
David Ignatius Davidignatius
Washpost
Maitt
Jre
Romney
Wyroler
Dad
Novss
Donald Trump
Donald What
Leonard Pitts Jr
The
Miami Herald
MiamiHerald.com
Art
Journal- World
Lawrence Ks
Ijworld.com
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!