Kansas women win first NCAA track title for KU
Editorial lauds Kansas University women’s track and field for winning the NCAA championship in Eugene, ending a long dominance by men. It notes the team’s 16 point margin, the rally at Allen Fieldhouse, and Title IX era progress, urging a broader resurgence in KU track.
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Oregon
Sheahon Zenger
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Old Hometown 100 at Woodland Park Draws Lawrence Kids
Hundreds of Lawrence children filled street cars bound for Woodland Park on a sunlit afternoon. The Street Car Company and Amusement Company hosted the outing with free rides and a festive park day remembered by all who joined.
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Lawrence
Woodland Park
Amusement Company
Debating NSA Surveillance and National Security
Max Boot argues that NSA interception programs, including metadata collection and PRISM access, have helped prevent attacks since 2001. He notes safeguards exist, bipartisan support, and that public scrutiny risks aiding enemies more than ensuring safety. He compares corporate data mining to government efforts and calls the scandal over privacy overblown.
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Washington Post
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Council On Foreign Relations
Los Angeles Times
Retired prof reviews foreign policy columns
Charles L. Stansifer a Kansas University retiree critiques two Jour nal-World pieces on U S policy toward the world. He disputes Krauthammer s call for military action to depose Syria s Assad and notes Obama s growing engagement with Latin America including Mexico Brazil Colombia Nicaragua Costa Rica and Panama while praising improved U S Latin American ties reflected by more students from Kansas attending regional universities.
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Sinai
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Japan
Australia
India
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Mexico
Brazil
Colombia
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Kansas
U.s.-Latin American Relationship. Charles L. Stansifer
Kansas University
Public forum letter praises signs and lawmakers
A Lawrence reader thanks Tom Sloan and the Kansas Department of Transportation for adding a directional sign at Rockledge Road and West Sixth Street to guide travelers to I 70. The note contrasts public input with influence from wealthy Wichita interests and cites prior letters about education funding and a 2013 legislative review.
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Lawrence
Brownback
Ted Johnson
Sixth Street
Rockledge Road
Tom Sloan
Kansas Department of Transportation
Sloan
West Sixth Street
Wichita
Audrey Mortensen
Letters Policy for the Journal World Readers
The Journal World invites letters to the Public Forum under a 250 word limit and public interest standard. Submissions must include name address and phone number and may be edited with viewpoints preserved. Mail to Box 888 Lawrence KS 66044 or email letters ljworld com.
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