Editorial calls for fairer housing board in Lawrence
The Lawrence affordable housing advisory board should be dominated by the general public, not just organization insiders. With about $1 million yearly from a sales tax, the board must reflect community voice, reduce conflicts of interest, and ensure residents have decisive input on housing funds and project decisions.
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Family Promise
Matthew Herbert
Herbert
Stuart Boley
Boley
Matt Sturtevant
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Old Home Town in Kansas City Amusements Lacking
From the Kansas Daily Tri-150 dated January 23 1868 the note laments dull winter entertainment in the city with scarce theaters concerts and balls aside from German community events and suggests Dickens readings or any traveling show would likely draw a full house due to the scarcity. Reprinted with permission from local writer Sarah St. John. To see more go online to facebook.com DailyLawrenceHistory.
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Aziz Ansari debate reveals shift in romance culture
Mona Charen argues the Grace account from Babe net exposes a broader youth pushback against casual sex. She contends a sexual revolution tolerance has blurred lines between coercion and desire, prompting women to demand agency while critics warn against defining every date as assault.
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Caitlin Flanagan
Ansari
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Flanagan
Bari Weiss
Andrew Sullivan
Catherine Deneuve
Weiss
Meghan Murphy
Mona Charen
Creators Syndicate
Pueblo seizure and elections dates in US history
On January 23 1968 North Korea seized the USS Pueblo after claiming a spying mission. One sailor died and 82 crew were captured for 11 months before release. Congress set national elections for the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1845. In 1950 Israel's Knesset affirmed Jerusalem as the capital.
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Lloyd “Pete” Bucher
Cmdr. Bucher
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Knesset
Jerusalem
Israel
A call for term limits to curb Washington dysfunction
Cal Thomas argues that voters fuel congressional gridlock by electing self serving lawmakers. He criticizes career politicians from both parties and urges term limits, proposing Congress shut down and lawmakers unpaid until they act as adults and serve the public.
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