City withholds lead test data from public in Kansas town
Editorial argues Lawrence officials squandered a chance to inform residents after EPA lead tests showed eight of 60 homes exceeded federal limits. The utilities department cited an Open Records exemption to shield addresses, while noting most affected houses were built 1983 to 1988 near U.S. Highway 59.
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Lawrence
Environmental Protection Agency
Utilities Department
Lawrence City Commission
Incumbent Jim Jeffries leaves 2nd District race
The announcement opens the field for governor race in the 2nd District with Morris Kay and Jim Slattery as potential contenders. Jeffries, 57, will return to Atchison to tend to private interests as rains affect Perry and Clinton lakes raising water management questions downstream.
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Douglas County
Morris Kay
Lawrence
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Topeka
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Wakarusa
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Kansas Board of Regents
June 11 History Highlights From 1778 to 1942
On June 11 1778 the Continental Congress formed a committee to draft a Declaration of Independence from Britain. In 1509 England’s Henry VIII wed Catherine of Aragon. In 1770 Captain James Cook and the Endeavour discovered the Great Barrier Reef off Australia. In 1942 the United States and the Soviet Union signed a lend lease agreement to aid the Soviet war effort.
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Continental Congress
Britain
England
Henry VIII
Catherine of Aragon
James Cook
Great Barrier Reef
Australia
United States
Soviet Union
Species out of control and the push for global regulation
The piece argues that Maurice Strong’s Rio Earth Summit mindset promotes a multilateral system that dilutes sovereignty and liberty. It warns that international rule-writers aim to move nations beyond sovereignty, while national parliaments lose power to Brussels style centralization. It notes Western regions seeking secession, voter distrust of distant capitals, and a public skeptical of rising government power from Copenhagen to California.
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Copenhagen
Clinton
Perot
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Clinton Saxophone on TV Signals A Modern Pivot
A columnist argues Clinton’s saxophone appearance on Arsenio Hall, though undignified to some, reflects TV age politics. The piece compares past presidents, calls for embracing media in campaigns, and suggests sax compares favorably to guitar in presidential image building. It frames Clinton as musically credible and politically current.
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Barbara Walters
Tom Wicker
Clinton
Arsenio Hall
Walters-Wicker
David Brinkley
Harbara
Tom
Ross Perot
Larry King
Richard Nixon
Letters defend KU environmental studies amid Earth Summit debate
Frustration over an editorial attacking KU environmental studies professors is voiced by a senior citing a holistic curriculum and diverse subjects. The writer argues Bush administration positions at Rio and climate policy are misrepresented and defends academic balance.
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U.S
U.N
Rile
Bush
Fam McElwee
Misa
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