Editorial: Lawrence Chamber Needs Stable Leader to Drive Growth
The Lawrence Chamber faces leadership instability as Tom Kern resigns to lead in Colorado. With Gary Toebben's long tenure and three CEOs in 12 years, rapport with the community suffers, hindering economic development. City leaders urge a CEO ready to hit the ground running, ideally with local ties, to keep the chamber relevant as growth slows.
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Arrest of Archie Stone for Lake View store robbery
Lawrence Daily Journal World reports Archie Stone of St Joe was arrested for robbing the Lake View store Thursday night and admits a similar hold up at McLouth Kan a week earlier. He gave limited information and his attorney secured only a brief confession. Buffalo Bill retired from live shows, now shown as moving pictures. Grand tonight features 3000 feet of film.
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Washington debt clash shows political drift and blame
David M. Shribman argues the debt ceiling standoff exposes a polarized era shaped by Obama, Boehner, and the tea party. He says the public awaits a broad solution beyond partisan posturing, noting eroding trust in both parties and a crisis of leadership. He invokes historical perspective, urging expansion of what is politically possible.
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NAACP calls for end to the Drug War in shift for civil rights leaders
The NAACP passed a resolution urging an end to the War on Drugs and adoption of evidence based policies addressing root causes. Leonard Pitts Jr. notes the move by a historically cautious group as a potential sea change, with support from conservatives like George Schultz and William F Buckley Jr. The piece cites arrest and sentencing disparities and argues for treatment and education over incarceration.
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Benjamin Todd Jealous
America
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al Sharpton
Universal Negro Improvement Association
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Roy Wilkins
Martin Luther King
U.S
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Ronald Reagan
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William F. Buckley Jr
The
National Review
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
Sentencing Project
Leonard Pitts Jr
Miami Herald
MiamiHerald.com
Public Forum Questions on Diversion of Federal Funds
Craig Volland of the Kansas Sierra Club criticizes the diversion of Efficiency Kansas loan program funds by state and the Department of Energy. He asks why stakeholders were not heard, why nearly all money was pulled in July, and how projects can proceed by April 1 given required environmental reviews. He argues biomass fuels like ethanol yield minimal net energy and accuses the deal of possible misdirection of taxpayer money.
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Kansas
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Department of Energy
Craig Volland
Sierra Club
Kansas City
Kan
Safety bumps and crosswalks aid West Campus pedestrians
City staff and Kansas University personnel, along with West Hills neighborhood residents, arranged traffic calming measures on West Campus Road near Carruth O’Leary and at the north end of 11th Street to improve student crosswalk safety. Lawrence The Journal-World welcomes public Forum letters under 250 words, with author contact details and a nonexclusive publishing license.
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