Editorial advocates strong continuing role for Lawrence Library
The Lawrence Public Library remains a vital community hub providing research materials computer access and free meeting spaces. In 2008 circulation rose 12 percent to over 1.2 million items while activities for children and openness of rooms attract residents, with expansion plans once debated now delayed. When the economy improves improvements should return to top priority.
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Lawrence Public Library
Lawrence
Mediapharmedia Executive Appointments Listed
Patrick Knorr as COO Dan Cox as President and Ralph Gage as Director of Special Projects named in Mediapharmedia leadership notes. The trio appears in internal briefing outlining new roles and project alignment across corporate operations and strategy.
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Patrick Knorr
Dan Cox
Mediapharmedia
Ralph Gage
Times critique of climate debate echoes past cooling scare
George Will argues The New York Times journalism on climate exaggerates. The column revisits the 1970s cooling scare, cites Revkin's article on exaggeration, and notes anonymous experts and data disputes over Arctic sea ice and satellite measurements.
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Memory Lane
New York Times
Times
the Times
al Gore
Gore
Andrew Revkin
Revkin
University of Illinois’ Arctic Climate Research Center
Daily Tech
George Will
Arctic
Atmos
U.S
Snow and Ice Data Center
California
George Willis
Washington Post Writers Group
Public Forum letter on partisanship and political civility
Lawrence Gazette reader Patrick Wilbur argues for representation over party divisions after Obama speech. He advocates mixing lawmakers by nonpartisan criteria and criticizes both parties for wasteful spending. He cites Samuel Adams and urges liberty minded citizens to disengage from partisan games.
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Obama
Congress
Senate
USA
Don Conrad
Lawrence
Washington
GOP
Samuel Adams
Patrick Wilbur
Iran warship fires warning shots near Iranian patrol plane
Amid state department concern over potential Iran Iraq hostilities, a U S Navy destroyer fired warning shots at a patrol plane approaching American warships in the Persian Gulf marking the first time a U S warship opened fire there. Also note frigid winter weather dropping wind chill near zero and school board plans to screen a successor for local superintendent Carl Knox.
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U.S
Persian Gulf
Mary Lou Wright
Jane Rutledge
Maggie Carttar
Carl Knox
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