Regents appoint three to Kansas Board of Regents
The Kansas Governor Sam Brownback named Kenny Wilk Fred Logan Jr and Robba Moran to the nine member Board of Regents. The trio brings Republican balance and strong education credentials to oversee state universities community colleges and vocational schools. The editorial commends the appointments as a step toward higher standards and more transparency in higher education governance.
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Kansas Board of Regents
Sam Brownback
Kenny Wilk
Lansing
Fred Logan Jr
Leawood
Robba Moran
Hays
Wilk
Logan
Moran
Sebelius
Parkinson
Brownback
Kansas House
Ottawa University
Hallmark Cards
Kansas Bioscience Authority
Fred Logan
Johnson County
Republican State Committee
Johnson County Community College
Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute
University of Indiana
U.S
Jerry Moran
U.S. House
Senate
William Jewell College
Duke University Law School
Board of Regents
KU School of Medicine
Kansas City
Kan
Kansas
What the Lawrence Journal-World Stands For
Lawrence Journal World company leadership outlines its mission and core values. Dolph Simons Jr and III lead the Newspapers division with Dan C Simons heading Electronics. Suzanne Schlicht oversees operations while Dan Cox heads Mediapharmedia. Ralph Gage directs Special Projects.
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Lawrence Journal-World
the World Company
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Dan Cox
Mediapharmedia
Ralph Gage
End of Iraq War Looms as Iran Expands Influence
Trudy Rubin argues the 2011 U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq risks ceding Baghdad to Iran unless a continued presence is secured. She notes Iran’s growing influence, Maliki’s shift toward Tehran’s line, and Iraq’s fragile governance while urging careful memory of the war’s costs and a cautious policy path forward.
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Iraq
United States
Afghanistan
U.S
Iran
Tehran
Baghdad
Washington
Nouri al-Maliki
Maliki
Muqtada al-Sadr
Ayatollah
Ali Sistani
Shahroudi
Sistani
Najaf
Karbala
Mohammed Reza Rahimi
Saudi Arabia
Trudy Rubin
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Public letter questions Brownback SRS closure in Lawrence
Kathleen McGee of Lawrence voices frustration over closing the Lawrence SRS office citing access, cost, and health barriers. She urges reopening and warns potential harms to disabled residents while noting other county offices and redistricting looming.
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Sam Brownback
Lawrence Srs
Lawrence
SRS
Brownback
Johnson County
Overland Park
Kansas City
Ottawa
Topeka
Douglas County
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Union
Rhode Island
Free State
Ernest Dyer
Kathleen McGee
Old Home Town: Douglas County Rural Mail Box Trolley
A 1911 Lawrence Daily Journal-World note describes W F Elkins five miles west of Lawrence gradually moving mail closer to the house. He built a wire trolley and an endless cable using an old bicycle wheel to automatically bring the box from road to home, saving walks across thirty five yards.
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
W. F. Elkins
Lawrence
Letters Policy For Public Forum Submission
The Journal World invites letters under 250 words of public interest and free from libelous language. The paper may edit letters without altering viewpoints and requires the writer's name address and phone number for submission by mail to Box 888 Lawrence KS 66044 or by email to letters ljworld com.
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