Money rules in KU athletics TV deal analysis
The Kansas University seven year ESPN deal boosts national exposure for KU sports but centers on growing revenue for the athletics department. Officials tout benefits for student athletes while fans may face cable charges as markets blackout or require subscriptions. The move signals a fierce arms race among Division I schools to fund facilities and recruiting.
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National interest gets lost in Washington gridlock
Washington Post columnist David Ignatius argues the Air Force budget debate shows how parochial politics, with strong Air National Guard and Reserve lobbying, blocked prudent retirements of planes. Congress mandated revisions preserving reserve and guard forces, highlighting the clash between national defense needs and political pressure.
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Guard
John Hamre
Iraq
Afghanistan
John Goheen
The
National Guard Association
Mike Holmes
Janine Davidson
David Ignatius
Washington Post Writers Group
Old Home Town at Gettysburg Survivors in Lawrence
Survivors of Gettysburg now living in Lawrence include Captain Co L Edwards of the 37th Massachusetts Volunteers Major J N Roberts of the 6th Ohio Cavalry Hiram B Barrell of the First Indiana Cavalry and Alfred Ecke They recall vivid scenes from the battle as part of weeklong Pennsylvania battlefield exercises documented by Sarah St John Readmore.
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Co. L. Edwards
Massachusetts Volunteers
Hiram B. Barrell
Indiana Cavalry
J. N. Roberts
6Th
Ohio Cavalry
Alfred Ecke
Gettysburg
Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Sarah St. John
Latin America's teachers face low pay and long hours
Andres Oppenheimer notes OECD findings that Latin American teachers earn far less, work more, and have less prep time than peers in Finland and South Korea. He cites Chile Argentina and Mexico salaries, hours, and the need for merit pay and selective entry, praising Brazil's education slogans as a start.
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Argentina
Chile
Venezuela
Mexico
Japan
Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development
Latin America
Finland
South Korea
Luxembourg
United States
Spain
OECD
Andreas Schleicher
China
Schleicher
Andres Oppenheimer
The
Miami Herald
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Susan Cantrell
Ann Gardner
Ed Ciambrone
Julie Wright
the World Company
Dolph C. Simons III
Dan C. Simons
Suzanne Schlicht
Ralph Gage
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