Douglas County health and human services needs assessment effort
A coalition led by United Way of Douglas County with city governments KU Lawrence Chamber of Commerce and Rice Foundation aims to map health and human service needs and rationalize funding. The group seeks to identify gaps reduce duplication and direct limited funds to the most vital or unmet needs while sharing findings with taxpayers and donors to inform decisions.
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Douglas County
Rice Foundation
Lawrence
Today in History June 15 highlights through the years
Key historical events on June 15 include Magna Carta signing in 1215 at Runnymede, Luther excommunication threats in 1520, Washington appointed head of the Continental Army in 1775, Arkansas statehood in 1836, Goodyear patent 1844, Canada U S boundary treaty in 1846, Polk’s death in 1849, Arlington Cemetery creation in 1864, General Slocum disaster in 1904, Saipan invasion and Kyushu raids in 1944, film opening in 1960, and various political and violent events noted through the decade spans up to recent years.
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John
Runnymede
England
Leo X
Martin Luther
Second Continental Congress
George Washington
Continental Army
Arkansas
Charlies Goodyear
Goodyear
United States
Britain
Canada
U.S
Pacific Northwest
James Polk
Nashville
Tenn
Edwin M. Stanton
Arlington National Cemetery
New York
East River
Saipan
Central Pacific
Japan
Kyushu
Billy Wilder
Jack Lemmon
Shirley MacLaine
Walter Mondale
San Francisco
Dianne Feinstein
Lloyd Bentsen
Texas
Shanghai
John Connally
Kennedy
Journal-World staff and mail details
Newspaper masthead lists staff roles including bill Snead deputy editor nordyke managing editor trowbridge news editor gardner editorial page editor fisher advertising manager and postmaster address for changes with mailing details in Lawrence Kansas.
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Bill Snead
Robert Nordyke
Caroline Trowbridge
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
Journal-World
P.O
Lawrence
Kan
Divided government proves productive in evolving two party system
Aanalyzed shifts in political science arguing divided government can work as well as unified rule. Mayhew and Jones challenge old views that presidents dominate policy, highlighting how Congress and cross party coalitions shape lawmaking amid budget deficits and mandate myths.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Jackson
Roosevelt
American Political Science Assn
David R. Mayhew
Yale
White House
Capitol Hill
Charles O. Jones
Brookings Institution
Mayhew
Jones
Congress
Lyndon Johnson
Ronald Reagan
End of World War II 50th anniversary reflection
A reflective piece urges a multinational 50th anniversary observance of World War II ending. It calls for inclusive commemoration involving Germany France Russia Japan China Korea Philippines Indochina and the United States to transform lingering ultranationalism into healthy patriotism and promote reconciliation.
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Normandy
Germany
France
Russia
Europe
Asia
Soviet Union
Union
Japan
China
Koreas
Philippines
Indochina
United States
New Bosnian Mehmedovic family to join Lawrence
A public forum piece welcomes a refugee family Mehmedovic from Bosnia to Lawrence. Hamadija and Nafa, in their 50s, arrive with two sons Haris and Vanja and Haris's wife Elisa and their son Adnan. They seek community help with essentials, job permits, and eventual citizenship. Contact Geoff Husi for immediate needs. Also letters discuss on premises pole signs and local signage impact on business and community economy. Curtis R. Baxter Jr. comments.
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Lawrence
Mehmedovic
Bosnia
Hamadija
Nafa
Haris
Vanja
Elisa
Adnan
KCI
Mehmedovics
Kaw Valley
Schulte
Curtis R. Baxter Jr
Law agencies gain campus disturbance powers in Kansas
State Atty. Gen. Kent Frizzell assigns full law enforcement jurisdiction to city police county sheriff s Kansas Bureau of Investigation and Kansas Highway Patrol to handle campus disturbances. Lawrence Board of the Week awards shift from a human honoree to a harvest ready stalk of wheat with a judge noting even the crops join the Centennial.
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Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Kansas Highway Patrol
Kansas
Kent Frizzell
Lawrence
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Dolph Simons Sr
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Kaw
Kansas Counties
Kansas City
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Dolph Simons
Ili
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
Dallas Dolan
William Sutcliffe
W.C. Simons
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Balla
St Norths
Nat
Ware Tan
David Broder
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