Party poopers nudge brakes on The Dread game day plan
Lawrence city commissioners indefinitely deferred the Dread hotel's proposal to hold street parties tied to Kansas University home games. Concerns centered on traffic, pedestrian safety, parking, and serving alcohol in public right of way near 12th Street and Oread Avenue, plus fairness to local bars already adapting to rules.
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Oread Avenue
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14Th St
Lawrence City
Letters Policy for The Journal-World
The Journal-World invites public forum letters under 250 words focusing on public interest and avoiding libelous language. The paper may edit for clarity while keeping viewpoints intact and requires authors to provide name address and telephone number. Submissions go to Box 888 Lawrence Ks 66044 or letters at ijworld.com.
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White House warmth masks stalled Middle East peace effort
Trudy Rubin notes that despite warm public exchanges between Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu the outlook for reviving direct peace talks remains grim. Domestic political pressures on both leaders hinder progress as settlement expansion complicates prospects for a Palestinian state and a renewed freeze.
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Trudy Rubin
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Beck U and the editor who fired him scene
A tense office confrontation unfolds as editor Augustus Merryweather is forced to fire Harvey Carbunkle who confuses Beck University with real facts. The tale ends with Harvey lamenting his love for country and a closing note about Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. and his reader chats.
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Harvey Carbunkle
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Harvey
Merryweather Publishing
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Baylor
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CNN
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Beck U
Beck
Harvey Walter Carbunkle
U of
Louisiana
Limbaugh
Leonard Pitts Jr
The
Miami Herald
MiamiHerald.com
Public Forum Urges Upgrades Around Dread Inn Site
David Holroyd of Lawrence calls for street and alley improvements around the Dread Inn area near the university. He argues for upgrades to 12th 13th 14th streets and surrounding alleys, opposes closing streets, and favors visible street lighting and infrastructure fixes to support on campus activity and traffic.
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Dread Inn
Dread Avenue
Tennessee
David Holroyd
Lawrence
Wrong yardstick for academic comparisons at KU
A letter argues that Kansas University's graduation and retention rates are inappropriately compared with Big 12 peers. The writer contends athletic revenue drives realignments and urges benchmarking against U.S. public universities rather than conference peers, questioning Mount Oread origin of the practice.
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Colorado
Nebraska
Mount Oread
Journal-World
Nick Davis
Lawrence
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