Old Hometown from the Herald 1855 to 1950 snippets
A compact collection of notes from the Herald and later papers recounts historic odds and ends. It covers 1855 discussions on saw mills and emigration, 1875 weather observations and pro-slavery election concerns, 1900 fog and approaching storms, 1950 K U field house plans with construction timelines.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Missouri
A. E. Huddleston
Lawrence Daily Journal-World
K. U. Field House
Field House
Military Science Building
Sixteenth Street
Trump betrayals veer from Zelenskyy in Atlantic alliance warning
Mona Charen argues that discipline and loyalty crumble as Trump allies like Lindsey Graham Marco Rubio and JD Vance praise him while threatening Western unity. Thiessen and others shift stance on Ukraine as Trump presses for ceasefire terms and access to Ukrainian resources amid a broader critique of Trump’s moral obtuseness and manipulation of global security concerns.
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Ukraine
Kharkiv
Kyiv
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Sen
Lindsey Graham
Putin
Donald
JD Vance
Zelenskyy
Oval Office
Graham
Trump
America
Marco Rubio
Western Alliance
Marco Thiessen
Washington Post
Thiessen
Guide
Zelensky
Vances
Rubies
Thiessens
Atlantic Alliance
Peace and Security
Mona Charen
Creators
Roosevelt in 1912: the Bull Moose split reshaped history
A 1912 voter tale notes Teddy Roosevelt’s clash with party bosses over merit versus patronage and reform. It argues Roosevelt’s absence in 1914 might have altered World War I’s onset, suggesting his internationalism and stance against racism could have changed major global events.
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Teddy Roosevelt
White House
America
England
Russia
Czar
Germany
Kaiser
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Unitarian Universalists apologize to Zelenskyy for U.S. leaders
The Social Justice Committee of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Lawrence sent a letter to President Zelenskyy apologizing for the president and vice president's behavior in the Oval Office on Feb 28. The writers condemn the leaders as a minority view, praising Ukraine's resolve and urging honorable future relations. The signatories are Nori Rost, minister, and Carol Estes, social justice chair.
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Social Justice Committee
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of
Lawrence
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Ukraine
Oval Office
Nori Rost
Carol Estes
Unitarian Universalists Congregation of
Readers urged to submit letters by email
Community members encouraged to send letters to the editor under 250 words via the email address letters Ijworld.com for publication consideration. The notice highlights a direct channel for reader perspectives and reaction to local issues.
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Lawrence Journal-World
Chad Lawhorn
Kim Callahan
Allison Tait
U.S
Europe
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William Skepnek
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