State trooper pay crisis looms in Kansas budget squeeze
Editorial warns budget cuts across Kansas have eroded pay and staffing. Gov Sebelius shifts plan from 70 to 35 new troopers while offering 10 percent raises this year and 7.5 percent for two more years. The piece argues a broader funding crisis threatens education, social services, transportation, and prisons unless taxes or allocations rise.
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Kansas
Sebelius
Kansas State Troopers Assn
Highway Patrol
Bill Graves
What the Journal World Stands For
A compact statement of guiding principles issued by Dolph Simons Sr. outlining accurate fair reporting, defense of civic rights, sympathy for the disadvantaged, exposure of public dishonesty, and support for community improvement projects at the Lawrence Kansas publication.
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Journal-World
Arrest may unlock al-Qaida secrets analysis
Washington writes on Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, noting his capture could illuminate al Qaida’s rise and links to 9 11. The piece questions how the group evolved from obscurity to mega terrorism, and why Mohammed hid near Pakistan’s ISI and the Iraqi embassy in Islamabad.
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al-Qaida
Washington
Khalid Sheik Mohammed
Pakistan
Bruce Springsteen
Mohammed
Viper
Osama bin Laden
al- Qaida
U.S
World Trade Center
Ramzi Yousef
Rawalpindi
Military
Inter-Service Intelligence Agency
Islamabad
Yousef
Tery
bin Laden
United States
Laurie Mylrose
Iraq
Colin Powell
Weather Freeze Delays Clinton Lake Filling Plans
Severe winter with heavy snow and icing prompts authorities to pause the staged filling of Clinton Lake due to dangerous conditions on the Wakarusa River tributary. The Lawrence Daily World, March 1903, notes the era's concern over local governance and youth behavior amid colder weather.
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Clinton Lake
Wakarusa
Lawrence
Alving
Wichita State coach Turgeon praised by local reader
Public forum writer thanks David Mitchell for the positive Wichita State University article about Mark Turgeon and his ties to the Kansas University area. The letter expresses pride in the KU graduate leading the Shockers and hopes he stays long term.
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Lo Ene
David Mitchell
Mark Turgeon
Shockers
Kansas University
Wichita State University
Mark
Wichita
Roy
Mike Lanning
Price concerns and viewpoints flood Letters Page
Readers debate fuel costs and living wages, with Matt Montgomery praising local electric bills and Clint Bradley opposing price gouging. Contributions criticize wage control, discuss living wage fairness, and warn against pre emptive war in Iraq while urging de escalation and justice.
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United States
Iraq
Bush
al-Qaida
David Malicky
Lawrence
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