Old Hometown Notes on Kansas History and Local Changes
A compact digest from the Herald spanning March 10 1855 to 1925 covers anti slavery sentiment in Kansas politics the proposed state capital locations Pawnee vs Topeka voter census figures 3036 the 1875 arrest of Reuben Tutt in North Lawrence and a 1925 report detailing the new St Johns Catholic church construction at 1230 Kentucky Street including seating for 500 and an upcoming Easter dedication with later completion and heating improvements plus an planned Carter Tire and Battery service station at Tenth and Massachusetts with a 50 foot frontage and filling station at the corner.
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Kansas
Babcock
Westport
Pawnee
Topeka
Lawrence Daily Journal-World
St. John’s Catholic
Kentucky Street
Tenth and
Massachusetts
Carter Tire and Battery Company
Massachusetts Street
Facts versus performative politics and party divisions
The piece critiques Democratic performative politics during Trump's joint address, citing Rep. Al Green's disruption and House censure. It notes bipartisan flare over sanctuary cities, Chicago’s crime talk, and elected officials like Johnson Adams Wu and Gov. Pritzker weighing in on decorum and legality, highlighting urban policy battles and political rhetoric.
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Congressional Democrats
Dems
Trump
Congress
Donald Trump
Supreme Court
White House
al Green
Houston
Green
House
Mike Johnson
Social Security Administration
Elon Musk
Department of Government Efficiency
Joe Rogan
Social Security
Musk
Marjorie Taylor Greene
Lauren Boebert
Joe Biden
Greene
Biden
Oval Office
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Chicago
Brandon Johnson
U.S
Raja Krishnamoorthi
Bruce Rauner
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Johnson
Eric Adams
New York
Mike Johnston
Denver
Michelle Wu
Boston
J.B. Pritzker
Illinois
Clarence Page
Tribune Content Agency
Immigrant Mother-In-Law Inspires Women’s History Month
Bonnie Jean Feldkamp honors an immigrant mother who crossed the border as a teen during Charro Days, earned citizenship in 2017 in Spanish, and embodies resilience. She praises immigrant mothers who shape families and American society while criticizing deportation policies and highlighting Melania Trump and Usha Vance as contrasts.
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San Luis Potosi
Mexico
Brownsville
Texas
Donald Trump
Rio Grande
Charro
United States
Melania Trump
Usha Vance
White House
Trump
Vance
America
Bonnie Jean Feldkamp
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the Herald
Republican Daily Journal
Daily Kansas Tribune
Brocklesby
Reuben Tutt
Tutt
Bruce
North Lawrence
Hope
Sarah Parsons
Clarence Pageepage
Chicagotribune.com
Doge
Lawrence
Journal-World
The
Lawrence Journal-World
Chad Lawhorn
Kim Callahan
Allison Tait
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