Editorial fears over online data risks and hacks
The editorial warns of rising personal data misuse as online transactions grow. It cites Travelocity exposing 45,000 customers and Egghead revealing 3.5 million credit card records. It argues poorly trained entrants pose safety risks and fuels public reluctance to use web services.
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Travelocity.com
Travelocity
Egghead.com
1961 Kansas study grants and local tax data
In 1961 Dr. Robert Dentler received a $2,000 federal grant for a Kansas University study on junior high student social behavior to explore factors behind vandalism and truancy. Douglas County sold over 6,000 vehicle license tags that year and collected about $3.4 million on the tax abstract. 1,500+ were trucks. The Lawrence World's 1901 front page recounted Carrie Nation's Lawrence visit, noting a large force and mixed reactions as she pursued temperance reforms.
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Robert Dentler
Bureau of Child Research
Kansas University
Douglas County
Bessie Bennett
Lawrence World
Nation
Guy
People of
Kansas
Lawrence
Watkins Community Museum
Bush delays Putin talks to reinforce Europe ties
Bush plans a slow engagement with Vladimir Putin prioritizing European alliances and a staged approach. He seeks to reassure NATO and address missile defense concerns while avoiding Cold War traps, with first high level contact not before July’s G8 and a Genoa get acquainted session.
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Washington
Europe
Russia
George W. Bush
Vladimir Putin
Bush
Moscow
Putin
Bush White House
America
U.S
Italy
Genoa
Kremlin
NATO
European Union
Steve Hadley
Hadley
Colin Powell
Jim Hoagland
Washington Post Writers Group
Talk radio kept Clinton ire alive through the 1990s
The piece critiques right wing talk radio for inflaming hatred of Bill Clinton, noting the era's booming stations, constant vilification, and the politics of fear. It contrasts Clinton's record with attacks by Limbaughs and Liddys, and cites figures like Daschle Gephardt Gramm Buchanan to illustrate a culture of venom and fundraising tied to anti Clinton sentiment.
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Bill Clinton
Clinton
Tom Daschle
D-S.d
Richard Gephardt
D-Mo
Daschle
Gephardt
David Letterman
Jay Leno
George W. Bush
Italy
Rush Limbaughs
Gordon Liddys
Pat
Buchanan
Vietnam
Oxford
England
Phil Gramm
R-Tex
Arkansas
Texas A&m
Gramm
Pat Buchanan
Limbaugh
Cheney
Shannon Faulkner
Military
Citadel
Bush
California
Public Forum applauds Meredith Leary epilepsy series
A Lawrence reader commends the public forum series on Meredith Leary noting its portrayal of her lifelong epilepsy struggle and her courage to seek treatment. The writer believes the print will educate others and raise awareness, hoping for her continued improvement and seizure relief.
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Meredith Leary
Meredith
David Klebek
Lawrence
Tribute to Tom Redhouse and bluebird trails at Clinton State Park
Letter to the editor recalls Tom Redhouse who died January 11 and his idea to create a bluebird restoration program at Clinton State Park. With Wes Seyler, he won Corps of Engineers approval, built nesting boxes, and over seven years the trails fledged thousands of bluebirds and swallows at Clinton and Eagle Bend Golf Course.
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Tom Redhouse
Clinton State Park
United States
Tom
Wes Seyler
Corps of Engineers
Eagle Bend Golf Course
Gene van Hoesen
Kaw Valley Bluebird Assn
Lawrence
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