Editorial on pilots facing downed planes in next terror threat
The editorial weighs the grim option fighter pilots may face if a new attack uses commercial airliners to hit high profile targets. It reflects on the courage of passengers who stopped a hijacked plane at a Pennsylvania field and questions how officials and pilots would handle orders to down planes with civilians aboard to avert greater carnage.
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New York
World Trade Center Towers
Pentagon
Washington, D.C
White House
U.S. Capitol
Pennsylvania
Washington
Sixth Street Update In Lawrence Ongoing for 322 Days
The report notes that sections of Sixth Street in Lawrence have been under construction for a continuous 322 days. Local officials say crews continue work as planned with intermittent lane closures and traffic detours in effect throughout the project.
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Sixth Street
Lawrence
Saudi royal recovery plan echoes 12 step hope
Jim Hoagland argues in the Washington Post that Crown Prince Abdullah should adopt a deeper recovery from enabling extremism, drawing on Bill Wilson's 12 step approach. He urges explicit changes by the royal family to stop backing Wahhabi influence, halt support for al Qaeda, and reform the social order to prevent further extremism. The piece links Mohammed bin Abdulaziz's rhetoric to action, warning that without decisive steps, the Saudis risk empowering the militants and inviting more violence.
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Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz al Saud
Bill
Susan Cheever
Bill Wilson
Wilson
Washington
Abdullah S
Saudi Arabia
al-Qaida
Royal
Bill W
Alcoholics
Cheever
Freud
Marx
Saud
Fahd
Iraq
Abdullah
Jim Hoagland
Washington Post Writers Group
Women fought for rights that reshaped the workforce
Ellen Goodman notes the 1964 Civil Rights Act's Title VII ban on sex discrimination, Christie stories of early barriers, and modern cases like Wal-Mart which reveal persistent gender pay gaps and restricted assignments. She highlights Martha Griffiths, Alice Kessler-Harris, and ongoing efforts to achieve workplace equality.
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Boston
Newsweek Magazine
Howard W. Smith
House Rules Committee
National Women's Party
Smith
Martha Griffiths
Michigan
Congress
Johnson
Alice Kessler-Harris
Supreme
Public Forum Letter About Hit and Run Car Incident
A reader asks parents of a young boy driving a maroon Honda Accord to address a hit and run on Kasold and Sixth in Lawrence on June 24 around 11:30 a.m. The writer blamed a brake failure excuse and urged responsibility to prevent future injuries.
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Kasold
Karen R. Wright
Lawrence
Westar Energy Restores Dairy Queen Power After Storm
Steve Walter commends Westar Energy crews for restoring electricity at 2545 Town Dairy Queen by 7:00 a.m. after an early morning storm. He feared hundreds of frozen cakes would melt and thanked the team for expediting service and preventing disaster.
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Westar Energy
Dairy Queen
Town
Westar
Steve Walter
Lawrence
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al Bonnet
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Audit Bureau of Circulations
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Dan C. Simons
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Jimhoagland
Washpost
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National Women’s Law Center
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