Editorial optimism on Kansas to land NBAF at KSU
Kansas officials led by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius press to attract the National Bio and Agro- Defense Facility to Kansas State University. After visits to Washington, they argue merit should decide the project while addressing air service concerns, with a funding bill moving to improve Manhattan air access and Fort Riley expansion.
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Kansas State University
Washington, D.C
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NBAF
Washington
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Fort Riley
Lawrence wastewater plant earns national environmental honor
Lawrence's publicly owned wastewater facility was named by the EPA as a leading environmental performer and the first Midwest plant in the National Environmental Performance Track. An EPA rep called it progressive as it exceeds standards and recycles biosolids for use as agricultural fertilizer, honoring workers beyond required efforts.
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Lawrence
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Midwest
EPA
Downtown Lawrence Shopping Complex cost figures released
OLD HOME TOWN Developers told city officials it would cost their company 21.5 million to build a proposed shopping complex in downtown Lawrence but that it was unknown how much the development would cost the city. Sizeler Realty of New Orleans revealed the cost figure after bringing updated plans for a downtown shopping project. AV Zerby, a traveling man from Lawrence, was seriously injured in Ottumwa, Iowa, when he fell on an icy platform while trying to catch a train. He was carrying a heavy bag and that helped prevent his sliding beneath the train. President Marlin of Baker University has received word that philanthropist Andrew Carnegie has added 12,000 to his library gift to the university.
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Sizeler Realty of
New Orleans
Lawrence Daily World
AV. Zerby
Ottumwa
Iowa
Marlin
Baker University
Andrew Carnegie
Obama campaign faces new fairness rules in race debates
Peter A. Brown notes the Obama photo in Somali dress could start a series of disputes on what is permissible in campaigning. The piece compares past race-driven tactics, highlights dangers of labeling tactics as racially divisive, and predicts the McCain camp will study how to attack Obama without backfiring.
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John McCain
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Obama
Illinois
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Kansas
United States
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White House
Hillary Clinton
Clinton
Willie Horton
Massachusetts
Michael Dukakis
Dukakis
Horton
GOP
Republican National Committee
Peter A. Brown
Quinnipiac University Polling Institute
Reader questions KU annual report waste on virgin paper
A Kansas University reader questions the 19 page annual report insert printed on shiny virgin paper. She notes ongoing university financial woes and rising tuition while calling for recycled paper to align with the community’s green values.
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Kansas University
Journal-World
Public Forum on War Costs and Community Priorities
Doug Burger criticizes KU for misusing resources and questioning community needs while linking Iraq and Afghanistan spending to local shortages. He cites Nobel laureate estimates and National Priorities Project figures, notes debt rise under Bush, and urges prioritizing health, education, and domestic programs over prolonged war.
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National Priorities Project
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Ernors Association
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