Supreme Court declines case on Kansas voter citizenship proof
Editorial notes the Supreme Court's refusal to hear Kansas and Arizona challenges to requiring citizenship proof for voters using federal forms. It highlights a broader problem in Kansas: over 23,000 registrations on state forms remain in suspense due to faulty citizenship verification, a system that needs fixing over more federal form battles.
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Kansas
U.S. Supreme Court
Arizona
Kris Kobach
Federal Election Assistance Commission
Letters Policy for The Journal World Public Forum
The Journal World invites letters under 250 words on public interest topics and allows editorial edits without changing viewpoints. Submissions must include the writer name, address, and phone number and may be mailed to Box 888 Lawrence KS or emailed to letters at ijworld com.
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Latin America trails in innovation and investment
Andres Oppenheimer notes UNCTAD and WIPO data show Latin America and the Caribbean registered fewer than five percent of regional patent output and sharp declines in foreign direct investment, with Brazil and Mexico among the few leaders amid widespread lag in innovation and education as a path to growth.
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Latin America
United Nations’ Conference On Trade and Development
Unctad
Argentina
Venezuela
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
United Nations’ World Intellectual Property Organization
United States
Japan
South Korea
Germany
China
Honk Kong
Great Britain
France
Israel
India
Singapore
Spain
Caribbean
Brazil
Mexico
U.N
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Trinidad and Tobago
Peru
Ecuador
Bolivia
World Bank
Europe
Asia
Andres Oppenheimer
The
Miami Herald
Dam plan eyed for fifty mile Big Stranger Creek flood defense
Lawrence Daily Journal-World notes farmers near Tonganoxie consider a fifty mile dam along Big Stranger Creek to shield farms from floods. Engineers are being consulted for feasibility and cost estimates to protect property.
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Big Stranger Creek
Tonganoxie
Common sense on Confederate flag and memory
John M Crisp argues freedom of expression allows flag display but urges removing government sanctioned usage. He notes recent removals in Texas Virginia and Mississippi while warning against erasing Confederate memory and questioning renaming and statue removals on campuses and national sites.
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Germany
South Carolina
Supreme Court
Texas
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Virginia
Terry McAuliffe
Mississippi
U.S
United States
Ku Klux Klan
Charleston
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Albert Sidney Johnston
South Mall
University of Texas At Austin
Davis
Washington Post
Charles Krauthammer
Arlington National Cemetery
Dylann Roof
Roof
Avenue B
10Th Street
John M. Crisp
Tribune News Service
del Mar College
Corpus Christi
Jcrisp
Delmar
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