Editorials on Schroeder and the Oval Office Respect
The piece criticizes Rep. Pat Schroeder for partisan attacks on the presidency and Bush era handling of Tailhook. It argues the president's office deserves respect amid rising politicization and warns that such tactics erode executive legitimacy and public trust. It laments partisan games in Congress and urges balanced, principled leadership.
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Oval
White House
Congress
Colorado
Rep
Pat Schroeder
U.S. House
Navy
Las Vegas
Tailhook Assn
Secretary of the Navy
Schroeder
Bush
Pat Schroeders
House
Senate
Downtown redevelopment bids eye nine developers in Lawrence
Nine developers including one local submitted interest in a downtown Lawrence redevelopment project by the deadline as the 14 member Downtown Improvement Committee planned to review offers. The group includes firms from Kansas City and Chicago with others from Cleveland Louisiana and Fort Worth, while city manager Buford Watson noted the city will name the firms after consideration.
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Lawrence
Buford Watson
Kansas City
Ara
Chicago
Cleveland
Louisiana
Fort Worth
Tex
Abortion ruling draws fire over Constitution and Roe impact
A Washington opinion columns critiques the Supreme Court for preserving Roe v Wade through a diluted standard and endorsing regulation via an undue burden test. It argues the decision reflects judicial fashion over principle, labeling the court's approach as muddled and dismissive of democratic processes.
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Washington
Supreme Court
District Court
Tomahto
Justice White
Roe v. Wade
Michael Barone
Gov. Reagan
California
America
O'Connor
Kennedy
Souter
Privacy invasion claims outpace government alarm
The piece argues that privacy is already gone as the White House laments Ross Perot’s snooping claims. It likens Bush and Perot to fictional detectives, notes FBI and IRS intrusions, and warns that daily life is openly exposed to data collection and surveillance by government and media alike. It stresses readers already live with pervasive information gathering and dismisses Perot as a false alarm.
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White House
Ross Perot
Bush
Inspector Perot
Sam Spade
Philip Marlowe
Humphrey Bogart
Spade
Marlowe
Bogart
Perot
George Bush
Snooper Perot
Ross
CIA
America
FBI
Martin Luther King
IRS
All America
Bogart and Company
Treasury
M.L. King Boudoir
Kennedys
Clintons
Bushes
Perats
Liz Taylors
Warren
County residents should share the cost of city recreation
Nancy Leak argues that Pleasant Grove and other county residents use Lawrence parks and libraries without paying, suggesting they contribute at least half the city tax or face user fees. She questions fairness, noting out of town teens used the weight room while locals could not.
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Parks and Recreation Department
City of Lawrence
Pleasant Grove
Shank Hill
Pine-wa
Lawrence
Leavenworth
Jefferson County
Holsom Complex
Baldwin
Eudora
Nancy Leak
Free State
Homestead Mill Strike Begins as UnionTies Break
On July 1 1892 a major labor clash at the Homestead Steel Mill in Pennsylvania erupts as workers’ contract lapses and the company refuses to bargain. Strikers clash with Pinkerton guards, leaving over twenty dead in the days that follow. Also marks the start of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg.
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Lawrence Journal
Lawrence
Herman’s
Pierson's
Bowersock’s
Kansas Vinegar and Wine Company
Hauber Bros
Barb
Shirt
Canning Factory
Rahskoff’s Mills
Crum's Eider
America
Homestead Steel Mill
Pennsylvania
Homestead
Gettysburg
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William McTaggart III
Donald L. Hatchell
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Thomas Daniels
Virginia Inn
Salina
Daniels
Tin
Helen Hanna
Judy Bell
Kansas
Watkins Museum
Journal-World
Dolph
Simons
Ralph Gage
Gene Armstrong
Robert Nordyke
Caroline Trowbrit
Ann Gardner
Dolph Simons
Donna Wiley
Dallas Dolan
William Sutcliffe
Jeans
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P.O. Box
Lawrence, Kan
the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire Streets
Kan
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United States
Constitution
George Will
Pentagon
Elizabeth Taylor
Russell Baker
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