Editorial: County Charges for Sheriff Traffic Duties
Douglas County commissioners voted to charge 920 to offset overtime costs for the Sheriff's Office during the September 15 Lawrence Memorial Hospital Triathlon at Lone Star Lake. Planning to apply the policy to other events, officials warn free security may fade as budgets tighten, urging sponsors or volunteers to reduce costs.
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Kerry seeks to escape Kennedy shadow in Massachusetts
Washington Post columnist David Broder notes Ted Kennedy’s praise of John Kerry at the Massachusetts Democratic convention while Kerry, hampered by a bulky TelePrompTer, struggles to find his rhythm. The piece outlines Kerry’s national ambitions, Senate record, Vietnam service, and potential to overcome Dukakis-era doubt as he campaigns in early presidential battlegrounds.
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Lawrence School District faces pool funding setback
The OLD HOMETOWN item notes Lawrence School District 497 missing federal funds for an Indoor outdoor swimming pool after a March submission to the Economic Development Agency was outdated by a Carter era law. It cites a 1902 Topeka policy banning married women from teaching, provoking questions of fairness and warning.
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Reader questions Journal-World on political analysis labeling
A letter from J D Willhite of Lawrence questions when the Republican gubernatorial hopefuls analysis will appear and why an opinion piece was misclassified as news analysis. He argues for clear Op-Ed labeling and proper placement on the editorial page.
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Park the mowers to fund school support in Lawrence
Readers urge officials to stop roadside mowing and reallocate about 35,000 this year to WRAP and other school programs amid funding worries in Douglas County. Letters from Graham Kreicker Kristen Fink and Michael Curran defend neighborhood character discuss zoning and sobriety patrols and invite public input on the Journal World letters policy.
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