Public forum critiques Lawrence school closures debate
Jeff Southard of Lawrence criticizes the district’s plan to close schools as mishandled and undemocratic. He argues the budget shortfall was known months before the election and questions recall statutes while urging fairer favoritism toward closing Southwest over other schools.
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Earth
Southwest
Central
Deerfield
Quail Run
Langston Hughes
Pinckney
New York
Woodlawn
Jeff Southard
Indivisible U.S. Call for United Nation and Shared Build
A reader letter urges national unity amid political divides. The writer advocates rebuilding together under a republic, praising collective effort and patriotic renewal with a call to Back America Again. The note underscores allegiance to the United States and a vision of constructive, bipartisan collaboration.
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United States of America
America
Ted Johnson
Lawrence
Wind Hill estate changes hands to Sigma Nu in 1922
The Wind Hill residence near Lawrence once built by a former Kansas governor becomes Sigma Nu Corp’s property for about 50 000 dollars, including 28.5 acres. The local chapter will move in, plan a large garden and poultry house, and aims to produce part of its food supply. The house is seven minutes from the University by foot.
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Kansas
Theodore Roosevelt
Sigma Nu Corporation
Ukrainians Stand Calm Defiant Amid Rising Ukraine Crisis
Washington Post columnist David Ignatius portrays Kyiv residents braced for possible invasion. He notes Ukrainians fear Western pressure easing, while insisting unity and resolve, with leaders like Oleksiy Danilov vowing defense even without Western arms. Putin seeks to redraw Europe’s post cold war order as NATO unity wavers.
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Joe Biden
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China
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Poland
Brookings Institution
Robert Kagan
Venus
Mars
David Petraeus
Iraq
David Ignatius
Washington Post News Service & Syndicate
Kansas Abortion Fund urges protection of reproductive rights
Sandy Brown of Lawrence leads the Kansas Abortion Fund urging voters to protect abortion access amid anti-choice constitutional amendments and looming Supreme Court changes. The group highlights shortages, regressive regulations, and racial inequities while calling for donations to support Kansans in need.
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Lawrence
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