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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1992
Page
3
Editorial advocates a federal funded free lunch program for low income youths. Ballard Center and Boys and Girls Club hosts provide meals to children who get free or reduced lunch during the school year, preventing hunger and drawing them to safe activity spaces. No one under 18 is turned away.
In a critique of local dining hygiene, officials and cafe patrons condemn workers wiping seating areas and eating surfaces with the same damp cloth. The piece urges stronger inspections and potential enforcement to stop this practice and protect public health.
The article recalls a federal USDA program review office at 31st and Four Wheel Drive run by Carol Seymour, a Kansas fire response to a $20,000 blaze at Achievement Place for Boys on Haskell, KU’s Endowment report showing a record $4,351,443 from 15,000 donors, and notes on A.B. Weaver and N.T. Veatch gifts. It also mentions James Logan as a KU graduate standout and a 1892 Lawrence Turners event with a parade and banquet.
An essay notes Turkey promoting Roman alphabet books and 1000 scholarships to six Muslim republics Azerbaijan Uzbekistan Kazakhstan Turkmenistan Tajikistan Kyrgyzstan as a cultural bid. It weighs Turkish model against Islamic orthodoxy, cites Ataturk reforms, Cyrillic history, and potential shifts in language and trade amid broader Western and regional tensions.
The piece critiques the phrase family values used by politicians, contrasting it with real film depictions from White Heat to The Grapes of Wrath. It argues families vary wildly, from loving units to dysfunctional clans, and questions government meddling in private family life.
Letters to the editor critique city housing policy and funding decisions amid rising homelessness in Lawrence. They urge action, cite studies from Project Acceptance and United Way, condemn perceived incentives, and call for moral leadership to address shelter needs and services. Author Bul Simons notes state Lake funding details. William A. Anderson Jr clarifies Wildlife and Parks financing from license funds and potential federal grants.
The Journal-World invites brief reader letters under 350 words, with public interest focus and no libelous language. Editors may edit and condense without altering viewpoints. Letters must include the writer’s name, address, and phone number for verification. unsigned letters are not used. pen names are not accepted.
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