Commemorating Quantrill's 150th Raid in Lawrence
The editorial urges Lawrence to form a resident historian group with local heritage partners to plan a fitting 150th anniversary tribute to Quantrill’s raid. Suggestions include art, markers, or exhibits, while emphasizing reflection on the survivors’ resilience and rebuilding of Lawrence after the 1863 destruction.
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Uantrill
Lawrence
David Corliss
Corliss
Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area
Douglas County Historical Society
Quantrill
Paul Harvey
Murdoch and the News Corp empire under scrutiny
Washington Post columnist David Ignatius analyzes Rupert Murdoch and News Corp noting a defiant, populist style that fueled growth in print and TV yet fueled a widening phone hacking scandal at News of the World. The piece questions what Murdoch and his lieutenants knew and when. It contrasts Murdochian irreverence with elitist critics while warning of erosion of journalistic norms.
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Washington
Rupert Murdoch
News Corp
Murdoch
News of the World
New York Times
Scotland Yard
Andy Coulson
Times
Bill Akass
The
Akass
Wall Street Journal
Fox News
Fox
Boston Globe
Boston Herald
Alexander Hamilton
America
David Ignatius
Washington Post Writers Group
No more taxes public forum letters to the editor
Richard Smith of Lawrence argues that state budget squeezes require city belt tightening. He calls for chopping expenses in infrastructure and management, suggests a 15 percent salary cut for the city manager, and contends taxes should not rise during hard economic times to avoid driving families and businesses away.
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Journal-World
Lawrence
Ijworld.com
Feds
Topeka
Washington
Santa
Richard Smith
Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Eugene Porter
The
Postal Telegraph Co
Porter
Horse Shoe Lake
SRS office closures cited as not harming access in Kansas
In January 2004 testimony SRS Secretary Janet Schalansky argued closures and redesigned service delivery may not reduce access to SRS services. Data from 30 counties show varied increases in aid programs. critics label debate partisan, while officials claim closures reflect efficiency without harming access.
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SRS
Janet Schalansky
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Sebelius
Journal-World
Scha
Lansky
Bob Zook
Lawrence
Biblical capitalism clash at Public Forum July 12
Melinda Henderson laments Gov Brownback’s faith based governance and cites Matthew 25 42 45 to argue amid SRS travesty concerns. She thanks Rev Peter Luckey and local officials for addressing issues, warns of a theocratic oligarchy if faith becomes policy.
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Collins
Public Forum
Brownback
Jesus
Mr. Collins
Peter Luckey
Plymouth Church
SRS
Jeff Sharlet
Meadowbrook to Bring Cable TV to Lawrence Apartments
The Meadowbrook complex with 423 units will get coaxial cable through a Sunflower Cablevision arrangement. Construction advances include a Sunflower office studio at Seventh and New Hampshire, with over 25 miles of utility poles ready for about 120 miles of cable to serve Lawrence residents.
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Meadowbrook
Lawrence
Sunflower Cablevision
Max Falkenstien
Cable
Sunflower
Seventh and
New Hampshire
Southwestern Bell
Kansas Power & Light
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Lawrence Journal-World
W.C. Simons
Dolph Simons Sr
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Dennis Anderson
Ann Gardner
Chris Bell
Caroline Trowbridge
Ed Ciambrone
Edwin Rothrock
the World Company
Dolph C. Simons III
Dan C. Simons
Electronics
Suzanne Schlicht
Dan Cox
Mediapharmedia
Ralph Gage
David Ignatius Davidignatius
Washpost
Fell
Lwidhi Tana Sonnat
Frupert Murdoch Media Empire
Old Home Town
Sarah St. John
Ljworld.com
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