Pollution threats to Mississippi River ecosystems alarm groups
Two environmental organizations warn that chemical plant discharges agricultural runoff and urban waste are destroying the Mississippi River ecosystem and endangering human health, urging action to curb pollution.
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Mississippi River
Quotable line reflects rare world hopes amid turmoil
A compact quote captures a rare moment of global hope amid ongoing upheaval. The phrase emphasizes resilience and the belief that shared humanity can steer events toward a better outcome.
Housing market strong in Lawrence as builders boost supply
Lawrence builders expect spring market to carry into year with heavy new home supply. February permits for 42 single family homes push year-to-date to 73, vs 43 in early 1993. Single-family permits total value nears 4.0 million of 4.85 million overall. Subdivisions near construction sites show concentration of new homes.
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Lawrence
Ron Durflinger
The
Lawrence Home Builders Assn
Gene Shaughnessy
Two sites chosen for new city elementary schools
Prairie Park will sit southeast of 27th and Harper, Sunflower southwest of Clinton Parkway and Inverness Road. Durflinger notes these subdivisions target entry-level housing appealing to young families. See Housing, page 3A.
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Prairie Park
27Th
Harper Streets
Sunflower
Clinton Parkway
Inverness Road
Durflinger
KU Salaries Lead Regents System in Pay Gaps
Kansas University faculty hold the highest average pay among regents universities at 48582 dollars. The Partnership for Excellence ties raises to tuition hikes and aims to lift salaries toward peer levels. If the plan fails, KU stands to lose most, with tuition hikes projected to fund a 6 percent faculty raise and 9 to 13 percent undergraduate increases.
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Kansas University
State Board of Regents
Partnership For Excellence
Gene Budig
Senate
Ways and Means
Ray Hauke
Regents
Hauke
Parenetse
Partnershi
Joan Finney
Ashburn University
Topeka
Emporia State University
Emporia State
Whitewater battle escalates with Clinton administration
Washington details show Republicans pressing the Whitewater inquiry as top administration officials insist on full cooperation with the special counsel. George Stephanopoulos admits room for improvement while Dee Dee Myers says the president’s agenda will press on. The White House faces scrutiny from Congress and a subpoena memo prompts staff compliance. The Hillary Clinton shredding claim sparks fresh controversy.
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Whitewater
Administration
White House
George Stephanopoulos
Congress
Dee Dee Myers
Clinton
Capitol Hill
Myers
Bernard Nussbaum
Jim Leach
Iowa
House Banking Committee
Stephanopoulos
NBC
Washington Times
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Rose Law Firm
Little Rock
Arkansas Executive Mansion
Global unemployment at worst since Great Depression era
The ILO reports global unemployment near 120 million with a broader underemployment crisis. US job gains contrast with Western Europe where nearly half of unemployed have been out of work a year or more. Spain tops industrial nations at 22.7 percent unemployment, while Japan remains at 2.5 percent.
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U.N
United States
International Labor Organization
Europe
Michel Hansenne
ILO
World Bank
Hansenne
Spain
Japan
Singapore
Hong Kong
Soviet Union
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