Endorsement urged for Kansas insurance commissioner race
The Journal World urges reelecting Sandy Praeger in the Kansas insurance commissioner race. With only two Republican candidates, the August primary will likely decide the winner. Praeger’s decades of public service and leadership in health care policy are cited as reasons for support.
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Lawrence
Sandy Praeger
Kansas Insurance
Praeger
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Journal-World
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
U.S
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Kathleen Sebelius
Kansas Insurance Commissioner’s Office
Longest Construction Delay Sparks Local Record Talk
Lawrence residents discuss pursuing a world record for slow roadwork while a curb and ditch project on Iowa Street south of Harvard Drive drags on for months. Officials appear frustrated by the extended disruption and seek quicker completion or incentives to accelerate work.
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Uals
Lawrence
Kansas University
Shhenk Fields
United States
Harvard Drive
Letter Submission Policies for The Journal World
The Journal World invites letters to Public Forum under 250 words of public interest and without name calling. Editors may modify content for clarity while preserving viewpoints. Letters must include name address and phone, with submission to Box 888 Lawrence KS 66044 or via letters ljworld.com.
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Journal-World
Lawrence
Ljworld.com
Lawrence Journal-World
P.O
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Kagan ascent redefines Supreme Court dynamics
Washington awaits Elena Kagan’s confirmation to the Supreme Court after a 13-6 Senate Judiciary vote. The piece notes potential shifts in court culture akin to how women reporters transformed newsrooms, with reflections from Arlen Specter and Lindsey Graham on candor, ideology, and the politics of judicial confirmation.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Elena Kagan
Supreme Court
Harvard Law School
Kagan
John Paul Stevens
Obama
Judicial Branch
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Sonia Sotomay
New York Times
Potomac
Arlen Specter
Pennsylvania
Specter
White House
Robert Bork
Lindsey Graham
South Carolina
David Broder
Washington Post Writers Group
KU bus metaphor in Simons column on KU leadership
A reader supports Dolph Simons critique of Kansas University's leadership and direction, urging the chancellor and provost to act. The letter questions Provost Vitter's role, cites federal standards, and argues faculty must engage, while noting a digression about EU athletics and contrasting KU athletics funding with academics.
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Dolph Simons
Kansas University
Simons
Public Forum on driving habits and greener travel
Ray Finch critiques Go! sections and Gulf oil disaster discourse as insufficient. He urges moral zeal and practical action like parking cars, biking, and public transit, calling for school incentives to shift families toward walking or bus use.
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Journal-World
Gulf of Mexico
Judith Roitman
Go Green
Kelly Barth
Ray Finch
Lawrence
Grunwald Battle 600th Anniversary Celebrations Rise
The 600th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald on July 15 1410 is noted with festive commemorations across Belarus and surrounding regions. The Polish Lithuanian alliance led by Wladyslaw Jagiello defeated the Teutonic Knights, shaping control over lands now in Poland Lithuania Latvia and Estonia.�
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Belarus
Journal-World
Grunwald
Tannenberg
East Prussia
Wladyslaw Jagiello
Poland
Lithuania
Order of the Teutonic Knights
T. Knights
Latvia
Estonia
Teutonic Knights
Europe
Anna M. Cienciala
Lawrence
Old Home Town Years Ago in 1985
Three Lawrence firefighters were suspended without pay while city officials investigated their arrests on charges of possession of controlled substances. The three had been arrested by two officers on routine patrol outside a private club at 806 W. 24th Street. Lawrence homeowners faced a possible raise in property taxes of about $8.94 for every 1,000 in assessed value.
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Lawrence
W. 24Th Street
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