Perkins named 13th full-time KU athletic director
Editorial lauds Lew Perkins selection as Kansas athletic director, noting his prior leadership at Wichita State and Connecticut. It emphasizes confidentiality in the search, Perkins’ hands-on, no ego approach, plans to improve all KU athletics, and confidence in Mangino’s football turnaround with Perkins’ support.
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Lew Perkins
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Perkins
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Wichita State University
University of Connecticut
Allen Fieldhouse
al Bohl
America
Roy Williams
Bill Self
Mark Mangino
K University
Robert
Times can lead the way back to trust
Washington’s David Broder argues the NYT editors resignations are a blow to press credibility. He recalls Janet Cooke and the Post’s ombudsman, noting Times arrogance, and urges Sulzberger to change culture to restore trust. He credits the Post's accountability measures as a model.
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New York Times
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Post
Jayson Blair
Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr
Raines
Sulzberger
International Herald Tribune
Katharine Graham
David Broder
Washington Post Writers Group
Uranium Rush Traced In Colorado 1948
Local historians recall a 1948 rush by Kansans including Lawrence settlers to Colorado uranium sites. No one struck it rich, no mother lode found, as curiosity rose with atomic activity and nuclear programs. Meanwhile Kansas University summer school statistics faced computer glitches, with officials rushing to fix enrollment figures before fall.
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Kansas University
Public Forum letters critique war claims and media
A reader questions U S justification for the Iraq war and urges Congress to amend the Constitution for continuity during attack. Critiques media bias and civil rights, cites Baghdad WMD debate, and questions Wal Mart in Lawrence with defense of consumer choice. Letters policy and contact details conclude.
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