Open meetings gain with public access to tapes
Editorial argues for releasing tape recordings of legislative committee hearings. It notes current Kansas Open Meetings law debates focus on restricting access and supports adding public tape access while addressing concerns about private conversations. The piece urges reform and argues tapes would reflect conduct and clarity in public sessions.
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Kansas House
House
Robin Jennison
Jennison
Kansas
Tragedy, Founding, War Events Spanning Centuries
On March 25, 1911, a deadly fire at Triangle Shirtwaist Co in New York killed 146 immigrant workers, a pivotal labor movement moment. Other notes mark Maryland's 1634 founding by English colonists, Civil War Fort Stedman capture in 1865, and Claude Debussy's 1918 death in Paris.
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America
Triangle Shirtwaist Co
New York
Maryland
Lord
Baltimore
Fort Stedman
Virginia
Claude Debussy
Paris
Senate balks as Clinton seeks Balkan air war approval
Washington column notes Senate mood shift during late night debate as Stealth bombers roared to Yugoslavia. Senators, exhausted and skeptical, clash over consent for NATO strikes while Clinton pushes a risky, limited mission amid slim public support. Grady reports at length on Balkans gamble dynamics.
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Washington
U.S. Senate
Yugoslavia
Bill Clinton
Balkans
Clinton
Slobodan Milosevic
Pete Domenici
R-N.m
Congress
Bob Smith
New Hampshire
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
John Warner
Rva
Joe Biden
D-Del
U.S
Milosevic
Kosovo
Albania
Macedonia
Greece
Turkey
NATO
LBJ
Vietnam
Balkan
Europe
Winston Churchill
Hitler
Pentagon
Iraq
S. Clinton
White House
Senate
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Sandy Grady
Philadelphia Daily News
Immigrant tales and the bias of opportunity explained
Leonard Pitts argues that stories of earlier immigrants masking white male privilege persist in public discourse. He cites studies showing systemic sexism and racism influence loans, tests, and law enforcement, challenging the notion that opportunity is unconditional. He urges replacing affirmative action with need based, race and gender neutral measures.
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Marilyn
Georgetown University
National Criminal Justice Commission
Grandfather
Leonard Pitts
The
Miami Herald
Postmaster notice for address changes and affiliations
A postal notice directs readers to send address changes to the Journal-World at P O Box 888 Lawrence Kaw 66044 0888 and notes USPS periodical postage paid in Lawrence. It also lists memberships with the Audit Bureau of Circulations and the Associated Press.
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Journal-World
P.O
Lawrence
Kaw
Lawrence, Kart
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Public Forum raises questions on poverty and bias
Letters from Steve Fawcett and Robin Burgess criticize Douglas County poverty and media portrayal. Fawcett urges utility accountability and transportation investment while noting charity limits. Burgess condemns racial labeling at Los Amigo bar and calls for respectful terminology toward Indigenous, African American, and Latino groups.
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Journal-World
Los Amigo
Robin. Burgess
Maine
Old Home Town leads to slow progress on housing upgrades
Local officials voiced frustration over slow rehabilitation in older neighborhoods. Mayor Nancy Hambleton urged action to reverse the damaging trend as the city moves to address housing conditions. Don McConnell led a crowded field in the city commission primary, with Ben Barteldes second and Russ Mosser among the incumbents. 2789 ballots were cast and Gene Haley was re elected planning chairman with Russ Mills as vice chairman. Kansas coach Dick Harp announced Nolen Ellison and Benayd Myers would enroll at KU for next season.
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Nancy Hambleton
Don McConnell
City Commission
Ben Barteldes
Russ Mosser
Jim Clark
Charles Roberman
Jack Harris
Gene Haley
City Planning Commission
Russ Mills
Kansas
Dick Harp
Nolen Ellison
Wyandotte
Benayd Myers
Kansas City
Kan
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Dolph Simons Sr
World Cymnaty
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Journal-Wortp
Bill Snead
Roger Verdon
Johnn Taylor
Ann Gardner
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Dolph Simons Ill
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
Dallas Dolan
Chris Boarman
W.C. Simons
Douglas
Wyandotte County
Warm Herts
Douglas Couty
Steve Fawcett
Avalon
Old Home Town
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