Editorial on LMH expansion and city growth goals
The editorial argues that a growing, attractive Lawrence needs top health care led by Lawrence Memorial Hospital. It notes LMH's 1929 start, tax support absence, and a 2005 capital campaign targeting 49 million with 6.6 million of private commitments toward an expanded, modern facility. It links hospital quality to attracting doctors, residents, and overall city excellence, urging continued donor support as construction proceeds.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
Douglas County
LMH Endowment Association
America
Superior
LMH
Kansas University Progress drive tops 5 million mark
Contributions and pledges for the KU Program for Progress exceeded 5 million with Lawrence residents contributing over 350000 toward the 1967 goal of 19.6 million for unrestricted opportunity development while a 1907 Lawrence item reports the Kansas Senate approving a bill to abolish capital punishment and temperance advocates planning a Topeka convention.
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Kansas University
Lawrence
Lawrence Daily World
State Senate
Mitchell
Kansas
Kansas State Temperance Union
Topeka
Nickel
Democrats Ignore One Person One Vote Debate
In Washington a Tammany Democrat Rep Timothy Campbell pressed President Grover Cleveland after a Cleveland remark that a Campbell favored bill was unconstitutional. The piece mocks House Democrats for ethics talk and venality, noting corruption beyond martinis and money.
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Timothy Campbell
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Campbell
Washington
Debate Over Delegates Voting in Committee of the Whole
George Will argues that Democrats risk diluting state representation by granting voting power in the Commit tee of the Whole to delegates from Guam American Samoa the Virgin Islands Puerto Rico and potentially other nonstate entities The piece traces history from 1970 to 1994 noting constitutional and parliamentary limits and questioning Speaker Pelosi's current stance while contrasting past Republican and Democratic actions and citing misgivings about one person one vote principle.
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Guam
American Samoa
Virgin Islands
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
House
Congress
The
U.S
Tom Foley
Washington
Foley
Nancy Pelosi
Pelosi
Afl-Cio
Public Forum Letter Questions City Tree Planting
Buck Sanders of Lawrence questions median tree planting, calling it wasteful. He suggests weed whips to reduce costs and congestion, criticizing root impact and water needs when droughts occur. The letter targets taxpayers and city spending.
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Buck Sanders
Lawrence
Comics change sparks editor letter over ads
A reader complains that Sunday comics space is being sacrificed to advertising. Milly Neuhaus recounts her dad’s anger and his dictated note to the editor about the section losing focus amid world events.
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Milly Neuhaus
Lawrence
No More Troops to the Editor in Iraq War Debate
John R. Scheirman of Topeka cites the State of the Union on January 23 when President Bush urged sending 21,500 more troops to Iraq. He argues this escalation ignores Iraq Study Group recommendations and the will of the American people, calls for Congress to curb funding and fund orderly redeployment, and notes opposition from Rep Dennis Moore and Sen Sam Brownback.
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State of the Union
Bush
Iraq
Congress
Afghanistan
U.S
Dennis Moore
D-Kan
Sam Brownback
R-Kan
John R. Scheirman
Topeka
Bikes and the city letter urges promoting walking and biking
A reader replies to a January 25 piece on children’s fitness. The writer says schools can only do so much for physical fitness, advocates more parental walking and biking, healthier school meals, and media promotion of active transit. The piece ends urging cultural shifts toward bikes and fitness with examples and a sign-off by Richard Heckler.
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Lance Armstrong
Richard Heckler
Lawrence
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