Crucial study on education cost in Kansas faces court pressure
Editorial notes Kansas Legislative Division of Post Audit pursues a costly education study under court mandate to link school funding to actual costs and outcomes. Barb Hinton leads 26 staff reading 33 cost studies with outside consultant help. Public funding debates loom as lawyers warn of intense scrutiny in 2006 session.
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Kansas
Kansas Board of Education
Hinton
Allen Rupe
Anonymous sources under scrutiny in Plame case
Washington columnist David Broder discusses the risk of anonymous sources in reporting the Valerie Plame leak. He notes the tension between protecting sources and informing readers, cites Novak Miller Cooper and Rove, and urges reporters to demand attributed information while acknowledging the tradeoffs in journalism.
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Matt Cooper
Time Magazine
Bush
Karl Rove
Rove
Dee Throat
Roves
David Broder
Washington Post Writers Group
Downtown mall model unveiled by Jacobs in Lawrence
About 400 residents attended a three dimensional model reveal for a proposed 479000 square foot downtown shopping center in Lawrence. The project would exceed 38 million dollars with more than 10 million from public funds and anchor department stores hoped to join.
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Cleveland
Lawrence
Don Jones
JVJ
Public Forum on Fireworks Safety and School Funding Debate
Letters discuss fireworks safety urging use of professional displays and cautioning against personal launches. They urge Kansas Supreme Court involvement to protect public school funding and commend community groups like Headquarters Counseling Center and LAGA for funding and support services.
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Lawrence
Missouri
Jane Tusten
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SAGA
Marcia Epstein
Roundabout idea for East Hills K-10 safe traffic fix
Reader suggests a giant roundabout at the East Hills Business Park K-10 intersection as a safer, potentially tourist draw, likening it to crop circles. The Journal-World invites public letters up to 250 words addressing public interest but discourages name calling or libelous language.
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David Bishop
Lawrence
Steve Boehle
Journal-World
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