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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 2011
Page
7
A compact directory lists White House contact details and offices for President Obama, Senator Moran, Senator Roberts, and U.S. Representatives Huelskamp Jenkins Yoder and Pompeo. Includes street addresses in Washington DC, phone numbers, and official websites for each office.
Directory of state leaders and officials including Governor Sam Brownback Secretary of State Kris Kobach Attorney General Derek Schmidt Treasurer Ron Estes Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger and lawmakers. It lists contact addresses and emails for Topeka and district offices along with Kansas Board of Regents members and the board’s leadership.
President Obama demands a big long term budget deal and says he will not sign less. He asks when if not now. He cites past positions and budgets, noting a December debt panel and a February plan increasing debt by ten trillion over ten years.
The columnist disputes Krauthammer framing as a budget balancer and urges Republicans to push a five month short-term debt limit increase with $500 billion in cuts and tax reform steps. He condemns Obama for delaying long term entitlements reform and warns of political risk in pursuing a distant deal.
Elizabeth Black argues the Brownback administration prioritizes economy by questionable policies. She claims seat belt fines and speed limit changes, plus SRS office closure, create jobs while risking safety, and mocks officials by tying fiscal choices to unemployment figures.
James A. Stokes Jr. argues the 1994 Lawrence sales tax lacks sunset, notes 0.2 mill reduction in 1995 or 1996, and urges reallocating funds for citizens including seniors. He questions Mayor Cromwell’s authority and urges substantial remaining tax use for residents.
The state faces a budget squeeze forcing the closure of nine Social and Rehabilitative Services offices statewide, with one serving Lawrence and Douglas County and over 110,000 residents. Critics call the move fiscally driven while Gov. Brownback hires Koch-backed lawyers to defend Planned Parenthood funding restrictions, raising questions about waste and state cost. Ralph Reed.
Carl Burkhead laments political standoff over the debt ceiling amid wars, debt, and division. He urges a return to faith in the founding God and Jesus Christ, citing Proverbs wisdom as the path to righteousness and justice. He calls Americans to examine their lives under divine guidance.
The Journal World invites letters to the Public Forum under a 250 word limit and public interest standard. Submissions grant nonexclusive rights to publish and distribute, and must include name address and phone number, with mailing to Box 888 Lawrence KS 66044 or email to letters ljworld.com.
A 1911 Lawrence Journal-World note reveals a computer mailing glitch sent a form letter from Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Goethe died 1832, so the Goethe Institute Boston director replied in Goethe persona, joking he is alive but unlikely for the Inner Circle. The item also notes a Sunday band concert resumed at Woodland Park per park manager requests.
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