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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 2003
Page
8
The piece argues that excessive meetings waste about 23 hours weekly per person, with workers deeming only 58 percent productive. It suggests timing sessions, setting time limits, and encouraging participants to think independently to reclaim productive work time and curb polite neglect.
Editor Dolph Simons Sr outlines JOURNAL-World standards for accurate fair reporting and nonpartisan coverage. It promotes rights protection, sympathy for the disadvantaged, and exposing dishonesty in public affairs while supporting community improvement efforts.
Washington business chiefs warn deficits threaten long term prosperity and federal finances. The Committee for Economic Development says deficits could reach 300 to 400 billion annually over the next decade, worsened by new tax cuts and potential war costs, urging restraint and reforms to Social Security Medicare and defense spending.
A widow in Lawrence describes grieving and a memorial garden vandalized by the theft of an angel statue and a rabbit. She asks the thief to remember Duane Wilson whenever he sees the statues and notes the incident appeared in the local paper.
The Journal World prints reader input on union issues and classified staff in KU’s civil service system. Pay protections, layoff notices, and the bumping mechanism are debated, with comments on state funds, block grants, and unclassified guarantees. Letters welcome concise submissions with name and contact details.
Sixth grade writers from Quail Run School argue for stronger anti smoking laws and safer fireworks usage on the Fourth of July. They warn smoking harms life and others and urge action, while defending fireworks under parental supervision and patriotic tradition.
Bad weather delayed hearings on a proposed state prison honor camp at Clinton Lake near Lawrence. Local opposition grew as residents scrapped plans while weather hampered sessions. Nearby, Lawrence students trained for a 50 mile hike toward the Eudora area, inspired by a national fitness trend linked to the Kennedy family. An 1903 Lawrence Daily World note calls a German professor’s threats a senile display.
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