Public Forum: Transphobia Endangers Kids in Kansas SB 484
Hunter Duke of Lawrence argues that Kansas Senate approval of SB 484 targets trans girls in sports and fuels discrimination. He cites the 2016 National Transgender Discrimination Survey showing high suicide attempts among trans people and links misgendering and structural stigma to increased death by own action risk.
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Kansas
Hunter Duke
Lawrence
City approves 17 million bonds for memory care facility
Chris Haufler criticizes the Dover Construction project approved by the City Commission. He notes environmental concerns were dismissed by a Dover representative citing market costs. He questions commissioners’ environmental priorities and representation.
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Journal- World
City Commission
Dover Construction
Lisa Larsen
Dover
Chris Haufler
Lawrence
River threat and patrol notes from March 25 1897
The Lawrence Daily World reports a rising river threatening an island with Rafe Melvin planning rockwork to guard it. Two tramps slept in one police station bed last night, each using a separate end. High School notes mention seniors quizzing in Latin and general history and talk of discarding royal purple for a brighter lamplight color.
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Lawrence Daily World
Rafe Melvin
Madeleine Albright shaped a generation of foreign policy leaders
David Ignatius reviews Madeleine Albright’s legacy as secretary of state and mentor to a vast network of U S officials. The refugee from Czechoslovakia built a personal diplomacy style, influenced by Balkan interventions, and maintained values amid shifting U S policy. Her proteges include Wendy Sherman and many Biden administration figures.
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Madeleine K. Albright
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Aspen Strategy Group
America the Beautiful
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Trump
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Putin
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Zbigniew Brzezinski
Brzezinski
Jimmy Carter
Washington Post
Michael Dobbs
Josef Korbel
University of Denver
Condoleezza Rice
Rice
Korbel
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Kosovo
Balkans
Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
N.Y
Georgetown
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Wendy Sherman
Biden Administration
David Ignatius
Washington Post News Service & Syndicate
Democrats and crime politics clash over bail reform
The piece argues Democrats are painted as soft on crime while highlighting boilerplate outrage over a repeat offender released under New York bail reform. It contrasts liberal voters in cities with right wing media framing and questions media coverage of leftist fringe groups.
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Frank Abrokwa
Bronx
New York State
Don
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Democratic Party
Politico
Adams and new mayoral voices shape Democratic stance
Froma Harrop notes Democrats face crime as a top issue with Eric Adams framing policing as necessary while acknowledging reform. She cites Seattle’s Bruce Harrell and San Francisco’s London Breed as new faces, and discusses mental health impacts, homelessness, and the need for law changes to keep dangerous individuals off the street.
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Bruce Harrell
Seattle
London Breed
San Francisco
Breed
Harrell
Boston
New York City
Museum of Modern Art
Don
Froma Harrop
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