Corporate aid to Greensburg and Coffeyville faces tough odds
The Greensburg tornado and Coffeyville flood leave lasting marks despite Dillons Kwik Shop and Coffeyville Resources Refining offering recovery steps. The Greensburg store reopening and the oil company's offer to buy flood-damaged homes aim to aid reconstruction, but questions remain about population retention housing and future land use. The piece credits corporate and public efforts while stressing long term needs.
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Bhutto could steer Pakistan toward civilian rule and security
Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Trudy Rubin discusses Benazir Bhutto's potential return and power-sharing with Pervez Musharraf as pivotal to combating Islamist threats in Pakistan. She argues a civilian-led alliance is needed to counter al Qaida, with U.S. support for Bhutto's return and reform.
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Rashid
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City misses green city chance at softball tourney
Reader laments Lawrence and its Parks Department failing to provide recycling bins at three softball complexes during a recent B National Fast Pitch event. She notes thousands of bags of trash, urges local leaders to embrace recycling and curb plastic bottle pollution.
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Public Forum on Coyote Safety and Pet Welfare
Jim McCrary argues against relocating coyotes to the Lawrence Humane Society after a July 25 report of sightings and pet disappearances. He decries trapping owners, notes safe night containment for pets, and mocks humans for overreacting to coyotes while asserting that coyotes are mostly harmless and clever.
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Selling nation to the editor a citizen plea
E Kent Hayes argues that founding ideals of government by and for the people are being eroded by ultra conservatives. He warns privatization and loyalty to oil and military interests threaten democracy and calls for voting for statespeople to reclaim the nation.
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Freeing of Guatemalan Doctor Sparks Diplomatic Note
In 1982 a Guatemalan pediatrician and KU anthropology alumnus Dr. Juan José Hurtado was freed after over a month in a military regime. Embassy officials in Washington said he was charged with aiding subversives by treating peasants, though Hurtado said he treated only needy locals.
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