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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 2002
Page
9
An editorial reflects on rural Kansas life and the need to preserve small towns amid aging populations and school closures. It urges investment in rural infrastructure, technology like KanEd, and tax incentives to attract jobs, stressing creativity and commitment to keep the rural lifestyle alive.
Mitchell Daniels, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, warned of a growing gap between economic growth and federal revenues. He cited weaker stock-market gains and a projected $124 billion drop in 2002 receipts, driven largely by individual income taxes, highlighting volatility from Wall Street as a danger to fiscal policy and the tax-cut era's uncertain legacy.
A letter to the editor from Bette and Bud Lukens of Lawrence thanks organizers for Wednesday night band concerts. The writer contrasts praise for local culture with a reader’s concern over a Kansas schools article labeling Baldwin and Marion Springs as low performing schools, noting recent score improvements and a Standard of Excellence in reading and math.
Readers criticize Baldwin County for labeling only Title 1 schools and for underfunding the Emergency Dispatch Center. One writer urges financing safer communities through better dispatch staffing, while another questions editorial choices about Wimbledon coverage versus tennis stars in a July letter.
Kansas University officials say nearly 300000 books and manuscripts sit uncataloged in Watson Library due to staff and space shortages and appeal for better financing to revitalize the library system. Lawrence voters head to a second ballot on Clinton Lake water treatment after a technicality invalidated the initial approval. City Manager Harold Horn warns of strain on police and fire budgets under the proposed 1963 tax levy, while paving progress on Massachusetts Street in 1902 is noted.
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