War naming debates echo through history and today
The piece muses on how societies label major conflicts from World War II to the current Iraqi actions, noting calls for terms like GWOT and WAMI while welcoming a possible "War That Wasn't." It recalls ethical cautions from Gen. Sherman and Bernard Rogers about war’s horrors and the universal desire to avoid conflict naming.
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Japan
United States
Pearl Harbor
America
Britain
CIA
James Woolsey
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
North Korea
Gen. Sherman
Kansan
Bernard Rogers
U.S. Army
Lawrence
Bangkok drama foreshadows battle over abortion rights
Ellen Goodman argues the Bush administration used a Bangkok scene to push abstinence and family planning limits abroad while aiming to overturn Roe v Wade at home. She warns the 30th anniversary signals intensified efforts to restrict abortion, birth control, and related rights, risking foreign policy becoming domestic policy.
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Boston
Bangkok
United Nations
Gene Dewey
United States
U.S.A
Supreme Court
Roe
Kissling
Congress
George W. Bush
Ellen Goodman
Washington Post Writers Group
Georgia to vote on flag design under new governor
Georgia faces a referendum question on the state flag as Governor Sonny Perdue, amid party splits, pledges an advisory vote on the 1956 flag design. Polls show Georgia divided: 41 percent favor keeping Barnes' design, 23 percent back the old emblem, 28 percent want another option. Civil rights and heritage clash linger in Atlanta.
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Antonin Scalia
Supreme Court
Frances Kissling
Bangkok
Atlanta
Martin Luther King Jr
Georgia
South
Roy Barnes
Barnes
Sonny Perdue
Perdue
Jimmy Carter
Dr. King
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Senate
Eric Johnson
Dixie
Eric Tanenblatt
White House
Bush
Trent Lott
Mark Taylor
Tanenblatt
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Public forum clarifies Graves records handling by society
In a letter to the editor the assistant state archivist at the Kansas State Historical Society explains that despite budget shortfalls, the society will continue to take custody of Gov. Graves official records and organize, preserve, and provide access to researchers. He asserts processing remains a high priority and will be done promptly without new staff. Matthew Veatch Lawrence.
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Lawrence Journal-World
Bill Graves
University of Kansas’ Dole Institute of Politics
Kansas State Historical Society
Historical Society
The
Kansas
Matthew Veatch
Lawrence
Intramural Restorations Called To Save Local Athletes
Rick Ray argues for school funded intramural sports to counter nepotism and keep students active and out of trouble after many volleyball camps and private lessons. He urges tax supported programs to rebuild confidence and opportunity.
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Learping
Rick Ray
Lawrence
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