Editorial: time to rethink Lawrence sister cities
The Lawrence city commissioners face questions on funding and purpose as plans emerge to travel for a potential sister city tie with Hiratsuka Japan while continuing ties with Eutin West Germany. Critics ask whether foreign travel is prudent civic spending and if two sister cities suffice.
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America
Eudora Seeks Bond for New High School Amid Deteriorating Building
Eudora voters face a bond issue to finance a new high school after the current building was declared a safety hazard and slated for razing. Temporary classrooms would be used for at least three years while a replacement is planned and built, underscoring the district's need for forward planning.
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Leach and the S&L crisis Listen to me May 5 1987
Congress debated Leach amendment to limit S&L investments to 100 percent of capital or 3 percent of assets with state waivers. Leach claimed stricter liability would have cut losses. authors criticize blame and sociology in the S&L debacle and praise Leach as a moderate Republican who took no PAC funds.
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S&L’s
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Business Week
Kuttner
Wendell Willkie
Watergate
Coming Home: America Looks Inward After War
The piece argues that the United States should abandon global interventionism and focus on domestic renewal. It critiques Bush era foreign policy, notes rising inequality and social ills, and predicts a rush of new reformers as crises trigger upheaval and a shift toward introspection and leadership at home.
Misfortune Follows A Braves Grading Aces And A Night Out
The piece strings together a series of mishaps and near misses. It notes the Atlanta Braves slipping into a losing season while a movie starts late and a theatergoer arrives on time. A pizza order goes wrong and a nurse’s first day complicates care. A radio host cites a 20 percent outlook for the morning drive.
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Monsoon drives, misc mishaps and everyday misfortunes
A collage of daily annoyances and oddities from a long drive through heavy rain to the faulty car parts and minor household glitches. The narrator recounts routine events from sock pairs to weather, family moments, and mistaken deliveries, all wrapped in a humorous, observational tone.
Downtown mall proposal eyed as city’s largest public investment
A proposed $38 million downtown shopping mall would be the city’s largest single public investment based on land value estimates in Seventh to Ninth and Massachusetts to Rhode Island. Land costs from Jacobs of Cleveland could top $10 million and likely reach $15 million while officials seek federal census action before final figures due by September. On July 22, 1890 a Lawrence Journal-Tribune notice urged quiet, orderly behavior at South Park concerts, demanding police presence to arrest disturbers and protect the listening public.
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