Overstated claims in KU trip and WRAP program debate
Editorial notes strong statements by KU officials and the Bert Nash Center chief about impact abroad and local school safety. It questions whether a weeklong China trip can alter a nation and warns that WRAP counselor claims could unduly frighten officials and provoke funding pressure.
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China
Robert Hemenway
Kansas University
Bill Tsutsui
U.S. State Department
Hemenway
Huazhong Normal University
Wuhan
David Johnson
Bert Nash Commounity Mental Health Center
Lawrence City Commission
Lawrence School Board
Douglas County Commission
WRAP
Lawrence
Johnson
Israel faces drift toward de facto one state amid West Bank barriers
Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Trudy Rubin reports on 46th anniversary of the Six Day War era and warns that Israeli-Palestinian realities push toward a single state. West Bank road networks, security fences, and settlements fragment land and hinder a viable Palestinian state while threatening Israeli democracy.
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West Bank
Gaza
Jordan River
Mediterranean
Avishai Margalit
Naif
Hamas
Jerusalem
Hebron
Halhoul
Bethlehem
Rachel
David Shearer
United Nations Office For the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Hadas Ziv
Physicians For Human Rights
Lebanon
Bush
Trudy Rubin
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Incubator baby in Topeka draws prayers and hope
From the 1907 Lawrence Daily World, reports a two pound incubator baby in Topeka showing slight progress after 12 days of care. The article notes no weight gain yet no loss either and mentions broader state news with record bank deposits totaling 78 million dollars, up over six million from the year before as Baker University graduation week begins and plans rise at the Methodist school older than KU.
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Lawrence Daily World
Topeka
Baker University
Methodist School
University of Kansas
Journal-World errs on Kasold Drive reconstruction start
An editorial in Tuesday's Journal-World corrected an earlier misstatement about Kasold Drive reconstruction from Bob Billings Parkway to 22nd Street. The project actually began in May 2006.
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Journal- World
Kasold Drive
Bob Billings
Wal-Mart Benefit to the Editor
Freda Hickam of Lawrence argues that a new Wal Mart would create jobs and boost city revenue. She says competition benefits consumers and urges embracing growth rather than opposing stores.
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Wal-Mart
Freda Hickam
Lawrence
Unfair criticism of editor over injury column
A reader condemns Bill Mayer's June 2 Journal-World column Injury will cost Kansas as cynical and mean-spirited. The letter expresses shock at the editor's stance and mentions Brandon Rush and Kansas University teammates.
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Bill Mayer
Kansas
Journal-World
Brandon Rush
Kansas University
Public Forum on Brandon Rush and KU Medical Benefits
A reader argues that Brandon Rush’s knee injury and KU basketball’s medical costs should not be burdensome claims. The writer notes Self's recruiting drew top talent and that millions benefiting the university in recent years justify players’ medical access and benefits. Scott Winters.
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Bill Self
Brandon Rush
University
Lawrence
Fetters
Ijworld.com
Letter to the editor on KU priorities and stadium plan
A reader argues Kansas University should pursue a revenue driven model via a large indoor training facility and wealthy alumni support. The letter mocks campus heritage changes for profit and suggests renaming Memorial to Mordor Stadium, ending with Ray Finch.
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Jayhawks
Potter Lake
Campanile
Memorial
Mordor Stadium
Ray Finch
Lawrence
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