City pool decision signals first class facilities for Lawrence
City commissioners approve a 50 meter pool for the new aquatic center next to Free State High School after initially weighing a 25 meter option. The $9 to $9.5 million facility will include a family pool, bleachers, locker rooms, concessions and a party room, with aim to serve city residents and not just high school or KU athletes.
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Need to Know and a President on Trial
Boston Globe columnist Soodman discusses the Clinton Lewinsky affair as a public moral reckoning. He argues Americans face a hard truth about personal lapses vs political leadership and the nation’s right to know amid impeachment debates. The piece weighs timing, accountability, and the impact on families.
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Anti-tobacco crusade viewed as government money grab
George Will argues the anti-tobacco movement serves as a government funded campaign to reshape public opinion and raise revenue through proposed tax increases. He critiques EPA actions on secondhand smoke, asserts bad faith in regulatory motives, and links the effort to Clinton-era policy and a broader culture of irresponsibility.
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North Carolina
Environmental Protection Agency
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American Enterprise Institute
Weekly Standard
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Journal-World Notices Address Policy by Postmaster
Postmaster informs readers to send address changes to the Journal-World in Lawrence Kansas with a P O Box 888 and 66044 0888 ZIP. indicates USPS and circulation affiliations.
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Lawrence, Kan
Public Forum on Homosexual Issues and Opinion Fields
A young writer laments heavy media focus on sexual orientation and questions why groups push others to change. She defends free expression while criticizing attempts to convert others and ending with a personal stake and address.
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Center For Reclaiming America
New York Times
Cal Thomas
Rachel Eck
East Dr
Journal-World Letters Policy Guidance
The Journal-World invites public forum letters under 350 words. Letters should be of public interest and avoid name calling or libel. The paper may edit for clarity without altering viewpoints. Submissions require the writer's name address and telephone number, and may be sent by email to letters ljworld.com.
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Journal-World
Ljworld.com
Douglas County eyes 32 acre site for new landfill near Lawrence
Officials sought about 32 acres for a Lawrence area landfill with no site decision yet. Baldwin County census revised its population to 2,391 from 2,131, correcting a prior drop. KU women students again led in scholarships, while the West Hills Hillcrest sidewalk project moved forward pending a 51 percent petition approval.
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Lawrence
Baldwin
Kansas University
West Hills-Hillcrest Addition
Electric street car line promised for Lawrence in 1898
The Lawrence World in July 1898 celebrated locals embracing the planned electric street car line and predicted its quick completion. In reality, the first electric line was not built until September 1909, long after the paper’s confident forecast. Courtesy Watkins Community Museum.
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