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Local notes from the Lawrence Daily World January 23 1900 include Professor Penny’s European trip quizzes for law students curfew whistles long nights shops closing at nine on Saturdays and Mrs J M Henry recovering. Reports also note new telephone poles larger in circumference R J Petty ill from an old army wound and local talk on popular books Rough Rider bicycle club event at the Poehler home. YEARS AGO From the Lawrence Daily Journal World January 23 1925 mentions ice cleanup on Massachusetts street and a third reading for widening the same street expected to start March 1.
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Tragic satire on Trump era oath in Capitol rotunda
Jamie Stiehm, syndicated columnist, analyzes the Jan 20 2025 inauguration scene as a charged theatre where Trump’s allies in tech and politics back his bid. He recalls the Jan 6 assault, clemency grants to offenders, and Biden's fragile campaign path amid critiques of decorum and democracy.
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Proud Boys
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Nancy Pelosi
Mike Pence
Alaskan Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Biden
Kamala Harris
Jamie Stiehm
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Public forum letters critique citizenship and America First ideas
Two reader letters discuss citizenship proofs for voting, deriding the SAVE Act and urging Americans to prove citizenship with pride. A second writer mocks a nationalist program, promoting an extreme “America Only” stance and mock diplomacy as unsafe. Both pieces push self-respect and warn against xenophobic trends.
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Julie Gorenc
Baldwin City
Reverse decision to leave WHO and improve Haskell education
Steve Cadue reports a call to reverse the U.S. withdrawal from the WHO citing data access concerns. The piece also covers Moran and Mann's Indian Education Act reforms at Haskell Indian Nations University, aiming to restore trust, upgrade facilities, and grow enrollment for a premier Native American learning center.
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Tracey Mann
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Steve Cadue
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Editor letters policy and submission process
The Journal World accepts signed letters up to 250 words and will publish only the writer's name and city. Writers acknowledge the paper may edit letters while preserving viewpoints and indicate submissions via email at letters ljworld com.
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