Views From Kansas on Respect After Mass Shooting
The Wichita Eagle piece reflects on journalism's risks and the heightened polarization in America after The Capital Gazette killings in Annapolis. It argues for civil discourse, accurate reporting, and mutual respect across viewpoints, urging small daily acts to restore respectful dialogue.
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Journalists persevere after newsroom tragedy in Annapolis
Leonard Pitts reflects on the Capital Gazette massacre, honoring fallen colleagues Rob Hiaasen Wendi Winters Gerald Fischman John McNamara and Rebecca Smith while praising journalists dedication. He links toxic rhetoric to violence but defends press freedom as essential to democracy and the public’s right to know. The piece honors courage and duty amid grief.
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Rob Hiaasen
Wendi Winters
Gerald Fischman
John McNamara
Rebecca Smith
Thomas Jefferson
America
Capital Gazette
Chase Cook
Leonard Pitts
The
Miami Herald
Public Forum Calls for Reuniting Separated Families
Readers urge immediate reunification of the more than 2300 children separated at the U S Mexico border. They back the Keep Families Together Act by Feinstein Nadler and urge Roberts Moran to support it, stressing trauma, care training, and political action this midterm season.
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Trump
Congress
Dianne Feinstein
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Jerrold Nadler
Pat Roberts
Jerry Moran
America
Megan Smith
Lawrence
Letters to the Journal-World Seek Public Opinion Submissions
The Journal-World invites letters on varied public topics. Submissions must be 250 words or fewer, signed with name, address, and phone, and may be edited for content. Verification identity is required. publication grants nonexclusive rights while authors retain authorship.
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Fourth in 1918 No Arrests and One Injury in Lawrence
Lawrence observed Fourth of July 1918 with no arrests and one casualty. Eight year old George Molitor, son of Mrs. J. E. Null of 847 Connecticut street, suffered severe burns to his leg and hip when fireworks ignited in his pocket. Dr. J. A. Anderson treated the wounds. the boy remained confined to bed.
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Lawrence
George Molitor
J. E. Null
Connecticut Street
J. A. Anderson
Today in History Highlights From July 5 Across Eras
Key milestones include Isaac Newton publishing his Principia Mathematica in 1687, Venezuela's 1811 independence from Spain, the 1865 founding of the U S Secret Service Division in Washington to combat counterfeit currency, and Franklin D Roosevelt signing the National Labor Relations Act in 1935.
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Washington, D.C
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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