Public Forum urges rail link Topeka Amtrak to Kansas City
Dwight A. Dare of Lawrence asks the Lawrence City Commission to join with communities across Kansas and Missouri to pursue a commuter rail service between the Topeka Amtrak station and Kansas City Union Station. He cites safety comfort and economic benefits for plant employees and residents.
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Lawrence
Community input urged to protect neighborhood schools in Lawrence
Erica Hunter addresses district leaders urging preservation of historic neighborhood schools like Grant and Pinckney, opposing closures and four day weeks. She emphasizes prioritizing students and teachers, maintaining buildings, and improving budgets to sustain community vitality. Public input was gathered via sticky notes, urging action aligned with local values.
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Letter submission guidelines for Journal-World readers
The Journal World invites signed letters up to 250 words. Include name address and telephone number. The paper may edit letters for length or clarity without altering viewpoints. Submissions can be sent by email to letters ljworld com.
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Gerasimov Leads Russia in Quest to Regain Ukraine Initiative
Washington Post columnist David Ignatius weighs Russia's new battlefield strategy under General Valery Gerasimov. Ukraine gains momentum with NATO arms, while Moscow faces a chaotic command, conscripts, and Wagner’s Bakhmut role as 2023 approaches a decisive frontier.
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Russia
Ukraine
Gerasimov
U.S
Vladimir Putin
Putin
Kyiv
Kharkiv
Kerch Strait
Crimea
Wagner
Yevgeniy Prigozhin
Bakhmut
Prigozhin
United States
NATO
Mark Milley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Germany
Pentagon
Britain
Valery Zaluzhny
Washington
West
David Ignatius
Washington Post News Service & Syndicate
Old Hometown 195 Years Ago in 1898
From the Lawrence Daily World dated January 20 1898 this brief notes Albert Young dying of congestion of the brain at his Lake View area home an eleven pound baby born to Mr and Mrs Harry Kane and James W Collins being declared insane by a probate court jury that afternoon.
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Albert Young
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James W. Collins
Population myths and China’s aging economy debated
Froma Harrop argues population growth is not essential for prosperity and aging societies can stay productive. She notes births outpaced by deaths in China, productivity gains offset labor shortages, and higher wages may accompany gradual population decline. Urbanization and policy shifts shape birthrates while inflation cools amid reshoring of manufacturing.
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