Enforce Downtown Parking Later to Match Evening Demand
Editorial argues for extending downtown parking enforcement beyond 5 pm to 10 pm or midnight. It notes evening dining, entertainment, and events create parking demand equal to or greater than daytime, supporting meters, two hour limits, and higher fines to shift workers to fringe lots and free prime spots for visitors. The piece questions safety and revenue motives and asks why enforcement can’t adapt to the city’s evolving nightlife.
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Lawrence
California recall as warning to nation
Washington argues that California’s Oct. 7 recall election of Gov. Gray Davis exposes systemic flaws. It cites partisan excess, personal ambition, leadership dereliction, media indifference, phony populism, and money influence as corrupting factors, predicting American democracy suffers regardless of Davis’s fate.
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Washington
California
America
Gray Davis
Davis
Recall fuels California recall against Davis in midterm era
David Broder analyzes how recall, initiative, and referendum, born in Progressive era reforms, were exploited to topple California Governor Davis amid a $38 billion budget gap and partisan stalemate. He notes low approval ratings, GOP opposition, and the influence of money, with Darrell Issa funding the recall and potential successors weighing a second bid.
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North Dakota
Davis
California
Wal Mart at Sixth and Wakarusa in Lawrence debated
A reader argues against building a second Wal Mart in northwest Lawrence citing traffic, proximity to a high school, and burden on roads. The letter questions student behavior near the store and compares access to the south Iowa Street location. Gordon Fry and Pat Kehde are referenced for related local topics while Michael Morley voices a separate view on global leadership.
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Northwest
Lawrence
Sixth
Wakarusa
Wal-Mart
University of Kansas
Dole Institute of Politics
Topeka
Kansas
Iowa Street
Gordon Fry
Indebted to vets and the memory of World War II
A reader honors Bob Dole and fellow World War II veterans, recounting stories in the Memory Tent about veterans who viewed their service as doing their job. The piece laments current warmongering profiteers and argues for a peaceful, sustainable role for the United States in trade, agriculture, energy, and development.
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Bob Dole
Germany
Kansas
Degrading view on Contra Naturam troupe letters policy
Ray Parker of Overland Park criticizes Jericho van de Velde’s response about the Contra Naturam sado masochistic act. He calls the performance degrading to Christianity and questions its pornographic status, urging rejection as unsafe for the community.
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Jericho van de Velde
Jericho
Lawrence
Ray Parker
Overland Park
Inflation fears from Miller clash with Kansas hope
Federal Reserve chairman G William Miller warned that poor inflation control could push the economy into recession. Kansas University economists, however, doubted any severe downturn in the next two years. City plans delay Bowersock Dam repairs until October pending study. Clinton Parkway bid openings set for Sept 21. Lawrence's total 1964 mill levy rises 5.17 mills to 95.267. From 1903: a Kansas official resigns a $3,000 job for private prospects. Racing matinee slated at Driving Park July 31 with busy training horses. Bridge repair bids opened by county commissioners after floods.
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G. William Miller
Kansas University
Fed
Bowersock
Kansas River
Buford Watson
Kaw River
Clinton Parkway
Lawrence Daily World
Kansas
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