Editorial: Campaign Pain Ahead as Clinton Obama Battle Grows
The editorial foresees extended, hard fought Democratic nominating fight between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama with John McCain holding the Republican line. It predicts tough Clinton tactics, potential negative attacks on Obama, and a long, money driven campaign. It advocates shorter campaigns and spending limits to reduce distress.
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John McCain
Hillary Clinton
Barack Obama
Texas
Ohio
Obama
Pennsylvania
Clinton
Bill
Hillary
White House
Castro and the Lasting Shadow of Marxist Cuba
George Will surveys Fidel Castro’s long rule and ideological legacy, contrasting Marxist promises with Cuba’s economic decline, Soviet subsidies, and the regime’s prison realities. He notes Castro’s endurance, foreign praise from Sartre and Stone, and the persistence of “Castroism” as a worn political form.
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Washington
Roosvelt
FDR
National Archives
Fidel Castro
Castro
Cuba
Soviet Union
Russia
U.S
Hugo Chavez
Venezuela
Rafael Trujillo
Jean-Paul Sartre
Sartre
Norman Mailer
Oliver Stone
Hollywood
Manhattan
Mailer
Cortes
Zapata
Stone
Armando Valladares
Pat Moynihan
China
Europe
The
Economist
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
Bush as Average Joe: critique of leadership and gas prices
Leonard Pitts Jr. argues that President George W. Bush embodies the “average Joe” image yet remains out of touch amid rising gas costs and a discredited presidency. He recalls Bush’s persona clashes with expert analysis, noting the public craving gravitas and smarts while challenging the notion of being “one of us.”
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Bush
CBS News
Peter Maer
Maer
Weil
Bill Clinton
Beltway
George W. Bush
State Department
Vladimir Putin
Putin
Wall Street Journal
Joe
Tom Sawyer stage play elates local audience in Kansas
In a public forum letter, David Hann of Lawrence praises Ric Averill and the Seem-To-Be Players for a Tom Sawyer adaptation. He lauds imaginative sets live music and strong acting by community and troupe members. He notes family enjoyment across generations and lauds the town's high quality youth theater.
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Ric Averill
Ric
Mark Twain
Ric and Company
Kansas
United States
David Hann
Lawrence
Letter to editor on curbside recycling costs and options
Laura Routh argues that city staff rely on a costly 2004 report to justify a city owned MRF for curbside recycling. She urges comprehensive planning, data driven options, a pay as you throw system, and cites the Institute for Local Self Reliance noting over 139 million Americans recycle curbside.
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Recycling Advisory Board
Lawrence
Institute For Local Self Reliance
Laura Routh
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Lawrence Journal-World
Israauisnen
W.C. Simons
Dolph Simons Sr
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Dennis Anderson
Ann Gardner
Chris Bell
Caroline Trowbridge
al Bonner
Sara Wilhelm
Fd Ciambrone
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Smart
Smart Pay
P.O
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Dolph C. Simons
Patrick Knorr
Dan Cox
Mediapharmedia
Ralph Gage
Joseph Goebbels
George Will Eee
Cory
Leonard Pitts Jr
Miami Herald
Bone KI
Leonard Pitts, Jr
Miamiherald
Cam
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