Rock the Vote Aims to Boost Youth Participation in Politics
Editorial notes a Civic Engagement Summit at the Dole Institute focusing on increasing young adult involvement and voting. It highlights Rock the Vote efforts to register youth at concerts and clubs, the small but meaningful Douglas County gains, and calls for user friendly online registration and broader participation to prevent voters turning over decisions to older generations. Senior citizens remain reliable voters, offering contrast and impetus for youth engagement.
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Dole Institute of Politics
Lawrence High School
Douglas County
Rock the Vote
Kansas
Kids Voting
Sixth Street Update Reports 318th Day of Lawrence Construction
The entry notes that for the 318th straight day, sections of Sixth Street in Lawrence have remained under construction, indicating ongoing disruption and planned timeline considerations for local traffic.
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Sixth Street
Lawrence
A Clear, Hopeful Strategy for Countering Terrorism
Lee H. Hamilton argues a balanced, integrated U.S. strategy against terrorism, focusing on dismantling al Qaida and defeating the ideological rise of extremism. He calls for cohesive government action, strengthened alliances, and engaging the Islamic world with education, trade, and diplomacy to offer hope over fear.
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Washington
United States
al-Qaida
Osama bin Laden
Voice of America
Peace Corps
Europe
Africa
Southeast
Asia
West
America
Public Forum on values and social justice in America
The writer argues national strength lies in caring for the vulnerable, citing prison rates, mental health neglect, foster care failures, and inaccessible medical care. He criticizes defense spending and war policies, urging a return to moral and social obligations to the least of these and recalling the saying the meek shall inherit the earth. E Kent Hayes, Lawrence.
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United States
White House
E. Kent Hayes
Lawrence
Hypocrisy in tobacco rhetoric andBradbury copyright note
A reader criticizes pro tobacco rhetoric equating smoking with identity and questions a local article on Ray Bradbury. The letter argues Jim Crow analysis misapplies race concepts to behavior and urges restraint. Another commenter cautions against repeating copyright misconceptions about Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11.
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David Claassen-Wilson
Claassen-Wilson
Claassen- Wilson
Ray Bradbury
Michael Moore
Bradbury
Moore
U.S
Old Home Town Rodeo Stars to Open Lawrence Show
Three Lawrence girls Candy Case Pam Murphree and Lynn Corn delivered outstanding rodeo performances and were to appear at the 1964 Lawrence Horse Show opening ceremonies later in the week. The June 23 1904 Lawrence Daily World notes Roosevelt on the Republican ticket and local farm activity plus a quip about future town murder and Jesse Hoel earning KU honor in the St Louis World's Fair Oratorical Contest.
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Lawrence
Candy Case
Pam Murphree
Lynn Corn
Lawrence Daily World
Theodore Roosevelt-Sen
Fairbanks
Roosevelt
Chicago
al Smith
Jesse Hoel
University of Kansas
St. Louis
Upfront Costs for KU Williams Fund Seats Opinion
Joe Scribner argues that Kansas University should list ticket prices upfront for sports seats and reject treating preferred seating as an educational deduction. He suggests taxing the value of EU staff seating and limiting donor benefits, calling university sports a commercial product rather than education.
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Kansas University
Williams Fund
Joe Scribner
Lawrence
Journal-World Letters Policy Guidelines
The Journal-World invites public forum letters under 250 words, suitable for public interest. Letters must include the writer’s name address and phone number and may be edited without viewpoint changes. Submissions accepted by email to letters at world dot com.
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Journal-World
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