Timely look at Herblock exhibit on American resilience
The Dole Institute hosts a Herb Block Foundation retrospective spanning eight decades and 13 presidencies. The cartoons address education civil rights and the environment with lasting relevance. Herblock’s critiques on money in politics and immigration offer a sober reminder of democratic ideals and resilience.
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Little America offers sobering look at Afghanistan war
Trudy Rubin reviews Rajiv Chandrasekaran's Little America The War Within the War for Afghanistan a detailed critique of U S strategy in Helmand Kandahar and Kabul The book argues that civilian aid corruption mismanagement and interagency rivalries undermined military gains and questions the feasibility of a stable Afghan future despite a long term American presence
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Supreme Court rulings on health care and valor act
The Supreme Court upheld key provisions of the Affordable Care Act including the individual mandate while striking down the Stolen Valor Act in United States v Alvarez. The decision signals political battles ahead as Republicans vow repeal and Democrats defend the law. Justice Kennedy authored the Alvarez plurality. Scalia protested. Mike Hoeflich comments as KU Law professor.
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Public Forum Letter Questions Tyranny and Policy
Dr Steven Bruner of Lawrence disputes Congressman Tim Huelskamp’s tyranny claim regarding the Affordable Care Act. He compares Massachusetts policy and Kansas car insurance boasting that most Mass residents are insured and protected from bankruptcy while urging Huelskamp to see real tyranny in places like Syria.
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Old Hometown 100 in 1912 Fireworks Began July 4
Lawrence Daily Journal-World recounts 1912 celebrations with fire crackers torpedoes dynamite caps roman candles and carnival of light and noise. Massachusetts residents joined the revelry as dynamite caps and streetcars kept tracks lively through the night.
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