Editorial condemns arson by Birmingham college students
The piece denounces three college students arrested for arson at nine rural churches near Birmingham Alabama. It opposes the so called jokes behind the fires, calls for severe punishment and notes no racial pattern. It urges harsh treatment and long jail time to deter similar acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Birmingham
Ala
West Alabama
U.S
Arthur Davis
West
Alabama
SAT scores don't predict student success
Special to the Los Angeles Times argues the SAT misleads admissions, harms 4000 students through score errors, and reveals bias in access. It cites Mount Holyoke dropping the SAT, Mellon-funded studies showing negligible performance difference, and calls for holistic evaluation beyond tests.
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U.S
College Board
Mount Holyoke
U.S. News & World Report
Mellon Foundation
Mellon
Lawrence freshman senator faces high pressure in Topeka
The piece notes Dane Eldredge, a Lawrence freshman state senator, facing intensified duties in the Legislature with more legislation, committee work, and frustrations. It also covers regional drought impact on wheat and pastures, urges timely rains, and mentions aid data needs. It closes with a KU basketball loss in the NCAA Regional and local 1906 notes on baseball, university science talks, and community clubs.
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Dane Eldredge
Lawrence
Topeka
Brian Murray
Douglas County
ALCS
Lawrence Daily World
University
Cady
YMCA
Order of Eagles
New Hampshire
Warren
Public Forum letters discuss taxes and road trimming impacts
Residents in Douglas County voice concerns over rising property taxes and aggressive rural road maintenance that mutilates trees and poles on East 1600 Road. They urge relief for elders and prompt, respectful coexistence between longtime homeowners and new, younger neighbors including musicians.
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Mary Hadi
Lawrence
Douglas County
East 1600
Gloria J. Hood
Baldwin
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Kansas
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Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
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Dolph C. Simons
Ralph Gage
Joanne V. Creighton
Los Angeles Times
SAT
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Richard Heckler
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