City conflict of interest rules debated by mayor
Editorial questions whether city conflicts of interest require rules beyond state law. It cites Mayor Schumm’s call to bar commissioners from any role in groups that touch city business, notes past actions, argues such overreach could harm governance, and concludes state law suffices while ethics hinge on personal integrity.
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Lawrence
Bob Schumm
City Commission
David Evans
Lawrence-Douglas County
Arthur Porter’s
Lawrence Association
Commission
United Way
Working mothers not less of parents say Centennial PTA member
Barb Forbes responds to Mrs Laut's letter urging PTA involvement. She argues that working mothers can be equally involved and notes Centennial PTA relies on the carnival for funding, with many committees led by working mothers.
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PTA
Centennial School
Barb Forbes
Glory and the Civil War Spirit in Black Leadership
Washington argues that the film Glory was unjustly overlooked as best of 1989 and that its message of black soldierly virtue challenges modern civil rights leadership. The piece links Antietam to emancipation and praises the 54th Massachusetts, urging black leaders to reclaim Glory’s spirit of self determination and responsibility.
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Hollywood
Antietam
Lincoln
Robert Shaw
Massachusetts
54Th
Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
Fort Wagner
South Carolina
Lance Morrow
Time Magazine
Morrow
NAACP
Marion Barry
D.C
Jackson
Navy
54Th Massachusetts
Oxford History of the
United States
James McPherson
Massa
America
Ortega's demise prompts glee at Contras gain in Nicaragua
A Washington pundit mocks opponents of the Sandinistas while praising Ortega and a pro-US shift. He calls for disbanding the Contras, disarming the Sandinista forces, and a peaceful reentry funded by the US, arguing no one should feel like a loser. He critiques media coverage and cautions against coup talk.
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Washington
Nyah
Peter Jennings
ABC News
Washington Post
U.S
Congress
Soviet Union
Malta
Daniel Ortega
Groat
Ortega
Moynihan Calls Social Security Tax Bombshell Exposed
Moynihan urges admission of deception over the 1986 Social Security tax increase and proposes returning to pay as you go. Bush and Congress resist, while Darman and Gramm Rudman cuts loom. The piece argues for drastic reforms, budget honesty, and shared responsibility to avert a looming deficit crisis.
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Daniel Moynihan
Moynihan
Bush
Dick Darman
Darman
Gramm-Rudman
Pentagon
Congress
Reagan
White House
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