Editorial on Senate Bill 53 gun ban exemptions
The Kansas editorial argues Senate Bill 53 should be approved to remove an exemption allowing public entities to ban concealed carry. It cites costs of security measures, fiscal strain, and broad support from colleges, municipalities, and hospitals, while noting NRA opposition and student concerns about safety in campuses.
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Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
Kansas
Megan Jones
University of Kansas
Jones
Travis Couture-Lovelady
National Rifle Association
League of Kansas Municipalities
Kansas Association of Counties
Kansas Hospital Association
NRA
Historical Milestones Across Years on January 29
On January 29 events unfold from 1820 when King George III died at Windsor Castle and George IV ascended the throne, to 1845 Poe’s The Raven published, 1861 Kansas joins the Union, 1919 Prohibition amendment ratified, 1936 Hall of Fame first inductees Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth named, and 1964 Dr Strangelove premiered in major cities.
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George III
Windsor Castle
George IV
Edgar Allan Poe
New York Evening Mirror
Kansas
Union
Frank L Polk
Hall of Fame
Ty Cobb
Babe Ruth
Cooperstown
Stanley Kubrick
Dr. Strangelove
New York
Toronto
London
Appalling tragedy Naika Venant highlights online cruelty
Leonard Pitts Jr decries the teen death of Naika Venant in Miami, noting a live Facebook feed drew a thousand viewers who mocked and failed to intervene. The piece urges families and schools to teach compassion, condemning bystander indifference and moral stupor.
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Naika Venant
Naika
Miami
Facebook
Miami Herald
Carol Martin Miller
Alex Harris
Miami Gardens
Antonio Gethers
Miami-Dade
Alberto Carvalho
Kitty Genovese
Golden Late Bridge
Salem
McDonald’s
Eryday Janes
Joes
Leonard Pitts Jr
College ego, elite miseducation threaten civic reason
George Will notes a trend of student fragility and hostility to correction, with grade inflation and safe spaces eroding critical thought. He argues universities commodify experience, not education, producing voters and leaders unable to engage with evidence or reason.
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University of Chicago
Nichols
Trump
Walter Berns
Letters to the Editor Submission Guidelines
Readers are invited to submit letters 250 words or fewer avoiding name calling and libelous language. Submissions may be mailed to P O Box 888 Lawrence KS 66044 or emailed to letters ljworld com.
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P.O
Lawrence KS
Ljworld.com
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Scott Stanford
Chad Lawhorn
Kim Callahan
Athleen Johnson
Joan Insco
Allie Sebelius
Ipitts
Aimia Mineral Cam
Washington
Tom Nichols
U.S. Naval War College
Harvard Extension School
Chronicle Review
Eomi
Madison
Academy
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
Belen HS
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