Education loan fraud shows reform urgent
The piece recalls decades of abuse in the student loan system including families exploiting loans in the 1960s and 70s, disabled borrower fraud, and fake deaths to erase debt. It notes Education Department audits forgiven nearly $80 million and vows aggressive recovery and criminal charges to protect honest students who repay.
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Washington Post
Post
U.S. Education Department
Department
Congress
Education Department
Greg Woods
Office of
Student Financial Assistance
Korea War Breaks Out In 1950 Invasion Sparks Conflict
War erupts on June 25 1950 as North Korea invades South Korea. Virginia ratifies the U S Constitution in 1788.
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Korea
South
Virginia
U.S
Term limits fade in the 1990s Republican shift
George Will analyzes how term limits rose with 1990s reformers, then faded as senior lawmakers invoked chairmanship mobility. He details Burns Meehan Fowler Nethercutt and Hastert moves, noting a shift from revolution to retention and the Supreme Court setback on state limits. The piece links bank scandals and prosperity to tempered momentum.
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Conrad Burns
Massachusetts
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Tillie Fowler
Florida
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George Nethercutt
Tom Foley
America
Supreme Court
House Republican Conference
Nethercutt
Dennis Hastert
Hastert
Rol Call
Capitol Hill
Bud Shuster
Pennsylvania
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Carl Albert
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
What to do with more money than anyone needs
The columnist muses on extreme wealth after Forbes names Bill Gates as the richest with about 90 billion dollars. He notes Gates could spend a million daily for 246 years or a hundred thousand hourly for 102 years, while still keeping tens of billions in reserve for a rainy day.
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Andrew Carnegie
Forbes Magazine
Microsoft
Bill Gates
Gates
Forbes
Lionaire
A columnist on billionaires and the Forbes list
Leonard Pitts of the Miami Herald questions the meaning of vast wealth and asks why the super rich accumulate more. He cites Bill Gates charitable giving, notes money fuels culture, and concludes wealth without purpose is empty. He says he would be embarrassed to see his own name on such a list.
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Scott Fitzgerald
Forbes
Bill Gates
Leonard Pitts
The
Miami Herald
Teen voices protest pool ban and loitering rule
A group of teens protest a pool ban arguing unfair loitering enforcement against youths who paid for entry and socialized after music camp and sports. They urge equal rules for all, noting many adults linger without issue and stressing safety and choice.
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Nicolette Weil
Jesse Felton
Tenn
Postmaster notices address changes to Journal-World
The notice instructs readers to send address changes to the Journal-World at P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 0888 US for periodicals mail and notes membership in the Audit Bureau of Circulations and the Associated Press
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Journal-World
Jworld.com
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas County
Kansas
U.S
P.O. Box
Lawrence, Kan
Audit Bureau of Circuitations
Associated Press
Regents review budget requests for 1976 KU asks 61.3 million
The Kansas Board of Regents began evaluating fiscal year 1976 budget requests from state universities. The University of Kansas submitted a request totaling 61.3 million dollars.
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Kansas Board of Regents
Roosevelt Talks to Lawrence Men on Train Report
A June 25 1899 Lawrence Journal item recalls Roosevelt addressing Lawrence residents and expressing gratitude for the reception. The Rough Rider singled out two locals William Pollock a former Rough Rider and Wilder Metcalf an officer whose careers he had followed. Courtesy Watkins Community Museum.
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Roosevelt
Lawrence
Journal
Rough Rider
William Pollock
Rough Riders
Wilder Metcalf
Watkins Community Museum
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