Editorial: KU must push four year grad rate higher
The University of Kansas improved its four year graduation rate to 41.1 percent for entrants in 2010, topping Kansas Regents peers but trailing national and peer institution rates. KU aims to reach 47 percent for the 2012 cohort, reflecting ongoing efforts under its Bold Aspirations plan.
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National Center For Education Statistics
Kansas Board of Regents
Kansas State
Office of
Erinn Barcomb- Peterson
Kansas
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University of Virginia
University of Indiana
University of Florida
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Texas
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Baylor
Iowa State
Saloon Row Leads to Brief Fight and Fine in City
The Kansas Daily Tribune recalls a minor brawl at a saloon where three to four men clashed, police intervened, one man knocked down, and a night in jail plus five dollars and costs. Also notes Hardie Speer missing a bay pony noted with M S on shoulder, eight years old, white facial marking.
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Kansas Daily Tribune
Hardie Speer
Hardin
You Been Had You Been Hoodwinked Democrats
Leonard Pitts argues Democrats misread the shutdown crisis, condemning their capitulation to GOP demands. He notes public harm, questions McConnell's stated intentions, and urges clarity of purpose. The piece critiques party alignment with base voters and contrasts growing leftist energy with Republican risk aversion.
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Mark Walker
North Carolina
Politico
Denzel Washington
Malcolm X
The
Washington Post
Historical Milestones Marking a Century of Firsts
From 1971 murders conviction of Charles Manson and followers to Henry VIII's secret marriage in 1533, Elizabeth I's birth, Nellie Bly's globe voyage in 72 days, the 1915 first U S transcontinental call, and the 1924 Winter Olympics opening in Chamonix, France reflect pivotal events across history.
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Charles Manson
Los Angeles
Sharon Tate
England
Henry VIII
Anne Boleyn
Elizabeth i
Nellie Bly
Elizabeth Cochrane
New York World
America
Chamonix
France
Truth Decay and the Erosion of Public Trust
George Will cites Rand Corp researchers Michael D. Rich and Jennifer Kavana gh, warning that surging information flow and media fragmentation dull fact based discourse. They identify four harmful trends and urge research driven policy dentistry from critical reasoning to journalism funding.
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America
Rand Corp
Michael D. Rich
Rand
Jennifer Kavanagh
United States
Echo Chambers
Kavanagh and
Rich
Google
Lincoln
Republican Party
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National Republican Party
Pentagon
Iraq
Jerry Seinfeld
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
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