Dole Institute Dedication Shines With Civic Vision
Editorial notes the Dole Institute at Kansas University, built to honor Bob Dole, as a remarkable project shaped by Richard Norton Smith. It praises the building as a modern civic cathedral, aims to inspire public service, and urges continued support for Smith to realize its full potential.
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Dole
Lawrence
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University
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Gene Budig
Deficit politics and the Perot call for reform
David Broder argues deficits threaten the future as bipartisan groups critique policy as deficits and denial. He praises past Perot style public education and calls for a new campaign led by Rudman Panetta with major donors to inform and mobilize public pressure.
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Concord Coalition
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Social Security
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George Bush
Pennsylvania Avenue
Ross Perot
Texas
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Perot
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Panetta
David Broder
Washington Post Writers Group
Letter praising Dr Segebrecht for faith in medicine
A reader commends Dr Steven Segebrecht for acknowledging patient faith beliefs in medical care and offering silent prayer for a deaf toddler. The writer recalls hugging the physician and thanks him for integrating faith into practice, calling him an inspiration to doctors and to Lawrence.
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Steven Segebrecht
Segebrecht
Lawrence
Monica Stark
Public forum on summer piano program refunds and airport display hassle
Moranda Boles writes about delays in reimbursing a cashiered summer piano program payment and repeats calls to the public schools. William Lane vents at Lawrence Municipal Airport gatekeepers over WWII aircraft viewing, parking limits, and shuttle timing, praising Bob Dole despite frustration.
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Lawrence
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Teepee Junction
P.S
Bob Dole
William Lane
Governor’s flawed KDWP Commission appointments criticized
Dana Brown voices concern over Kansas governor selecting Kelly Johnston Doug Sebelius and Sharn Wilson for the Wildlife and Parks Commission. He questions their anti hunting and anti gun ties and urges withdrawal, urging action if not corrected. He likens recall to statewide governance issues and warns of continued opposition.
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Kelly Johnston
Kansas Trial Lawyers Assn
Brady Center To
Sedgwick County
Democratic Central Committee
Doug Sebelius
Sharn Wilson
Nature Conservancy
California
Dana Brown
Lawrence
Lawrence officers warned to boost productivity amid work slowdown
In Lawrence in July 1903 three police patrolmen received formal letters demanding higher productivity or disciplinary action due to a work slowdown protests against the city's wage benefit plan. The same report notes Douglas County's 1964 tax levy of 20.35 mills, up from 17.35, with limited public opposition anticipated. The item also cites a University of Kansas regents meeting in the chancellor's office, noting board members and the summer session ending soon.
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Douglas County Commission
Lawrence Daily World
University
JA. Farrell
Kansas City
Kansas University
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