Ice will be ready for harvest as cold snaps hit 1897
Lawrence Daily World notes a changed weather pattern with a frozen river and rising interest in ice, while trade and farm activity lag. It reports the death of Henry Evans, a Si gel area farmer, possibly from heart disease after aiding an injured calf, and the suicide of Chas Litchfield near Sibley, aged about thirty five, said to be insane. A group travels to Topeka to lobby legislators on university funding.
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Weather Bureau
Henry Evans
Sigel
Chas
Litchfield
Sibley
Topeka
In Year Two Biden Needs to Be the Boss
Washington columnist Eugene Robinson argues Biden used a marathon news conference to outline a sharper Year Two agenda. He urges breaking Build Back Better into targeted bills, pushing voting rights reforms, and using White House leverage to press Republicans on the Electoral Count Act while maintaining focus on COVID-19 recovery and governance.
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Joe Biden
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United States Senate
White House
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Food and Drug Administration
Congress
Senate
China
Donald Trump
Eugene Robinson
Washington Post News Service & Syndicate
Desantis Trump clash stirs GOP debate over future leader
Rich Lowry analyzes the unfolding rivalry between Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump. The piece weighs whether DeSantis can sustain momentum through 2028 and challenge Trump, noting Trump’s influence, DeSantis's appeal to base voters, and potential vulnerabilities on policy and leadership. It also cites Trump’s recent jabs and DeSantis’s cautious positioning.
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Ron DeSantis
Donald Trump
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DeSantis
Trump
Anthony Fauci
China
Xi Jinping
Joe Biden
White House
Public forum calls for reallocation of school funds
A reader urges shifting dollars from high performing schools to underfunded ones to reverse district decline, arguing investment should follow students and supports. Haines Eason notes Deerfield concerns. Haskell Springer advocates transparent budgeting and a forward look beyond the 2013 bond. Rob Chestnut signs off.
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Lawrence
Hillcrest
Deerfield
Haines Eason
Lawrence Journal-World
Rob Chestnut
Stand your ground debate after Loften death in Wichita juvenile flow
A letter argues Kansas stand your ground may shield self defense but questions prosecutorial discretion in the Ce dr ic Lofton case. It likens restraint death to George Floyd and Derek Chauvin, urging accountability and criticizes nonprosecution.
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Cedric Lofton
Wichita
Kansas
Mr. Lofton
George Floyd
Lofton
Derek Chauvin
Marty Bregman
Lawrence
KPERS and COLA Call for Dignity to Retiring State Workers
To the editor, a Kansas Legislature stance on KPERS and COLA urges fair treatment of retired state employees. The letter argues lawmakers have failed to honor dignity, asserting the need for improved benefits and respect for public workers' service.
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Kansas Legislature
Kansas Public Employees
Equitable in future for Lawrence school closures
Discussions on closing Lawrence district schools focus on equity including student to teacher ratios. Public School Review lists ratios for each school with Quail Run at 19 to 1 and Langston Hughes at 18 to 1 as high values while New York and Hillcrest show 12 to 1 and 10 to 1 at the low end.
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Publicschoolreview.com
Quail Run
Langston Hughes
New York
Hillcrest
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