Public Forum on Teacher Standards and Pay in Kansas
Don Dorsey of Lawrence argues that the Kansas State Board of Education lowered substitute teacher standards while the Army offers a 50000 bonus for skilled enlistees. He questions why teacher qualifications are reduced despite supply and demand driving raises in other jobs and urges paying teachers and substitutes adequately.
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Kansas State Board of Education
Army
Don Dorsey
Lawrence
City Officials Urged to Aid Homeless Encampments
Ray Finch urges Kansas City leaders to study local homeless camps and redirect funds toward basic needs. He notes a large encampment near Johnny's Tavern and asks if unused tenting gear from Woody Park can aid residents with tents tarps water and electricity access.
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Journal-World
Johnny’s Tavern
Woody Park
Ray Finch
Lawrence
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Old Hometown From the Lawrence Daily World 1897 Note
Reprinted local history note highlights items from January 14 1897 including ostrich feather loss a quiet talk on city politics Hall Riddle's medical condition and a potential Sears appointment as clerk of the supreme court. Also mentions Dr Charles a German specialist and delayed Christian church rebuilding due to lumber delivery issues.
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Mertie McMahon
Hoadley’s
Mass
Hall Riddle
Gen. Sears
Supreme Court
North Lawrence
Charles
Christian Church
Democrats face voter rights clash in New York law
Mona Charen argues the New York City measure allowing noncitizens to vote in municipal elections is a political blunder for Democrats. The law will add up to 800,000 noncitizens to the 5.6 million registered voters, sparking GOP attacks while raising questions about citizenship, commitment, and the meaning of American democracy.
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New York
Eric Adams
Adams
New York City
Ydanis Rodriguez
America
Pew
Canada
San Francisco
Bill de Blasio
Mona Charen
Creators Syndicate
Betty White and Golden Girls Shape Shared Female Bonds
Harrop argues Betty White embodied communal American spirit through the Golden Girls four women across ages. The column recalls Rose’s naivety, Sophia’s wit, Blanche’s flirtations, and Dorothy’s sternness as a meditation on loneliness, friendship, and aging with humor.
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Generation X
Miami
Betty White
Golden Girls
Midwest
White
Golden
Rose
St. Olaf
Minnesota
Blanche
Rue McClanahan
Dorothy
Bea Arthur
Sophia
Estelle Getty
Atlantic City
California
America
Harrop
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