Editorial: Paper tariffs harm newspapers and jobs
The piece argues against 30 percent Canadian newsprint tariffs, saying they hurt U.S. newspapers more than they protect mills. It notes NORPAC's stance, staff declines due to digital disruption, and the reliance on print revenue while ITC weighs permanency with hearings set for July and a ruling due later this year.
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U.S
Journal-World
Commerce Department
Catalyst
North Pacific Paper Company
Norpac
Craig Annenberg
Canada
Associated Press
Tom Slaughter
Inland Press Association
International Trade Commission
ITC
Democrats and GOP clash over party name usage in politics
Mark Shields notes Republicans and Trump use and distort the term Democrat Party to disparage opponents. He cites PBS interview with Marc Short and past platform debates, urging Republicans to address colleagues by their legal Democratic Party name for credibility and unity.
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Muhammad Ali
Cassius Clay
Marion Morrison
John Wayne
Ilyena
Lydia Vasilievna Mironov
Helen Mirren
Caryn Johnson
Whoopi Goldberg
GOP
Democratic Party
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Marc Short
White House
House
Senate
PBS NewsHour
Amna Nawaz
Short
Bill Clinton
Barack Obama
Trump
Wisconsin
Joseph R. McCarthy
Arizona
John McCain
Party
Democrat Party
Mississippi
Haley Barbour
Indiana
Donald J. Trump
Mark Shields
Creators Syndicate
Timeline highlights from May Day history through 1978
The record traces key events: 1707 union of England and Scotland forming Great Britain, 1786 Mozart's Figaro premiere in Vienna, 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition opening in Chicago, 1931 Empire State Building dedication in New York, 1941 Citizen Kane premiere, and 1978 Ernest N. Morial becoming New Orleans’ first Black mayor.
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Kingdom of Great Britain
England
Scotland
Vienna
Western Hemisphere
Chicago
New York
Empire State Building
Orson Welles
Ernest Merial
New Orleans
Readers debate jail and mental health campus expansion
A letter writer shifts from opposition to strong support for expanding jail and mental health campuses, advocating sales tax funding and criticizing the plan as fiscally insane. The author cites 2016 costs for out-of-county housing, argues current beds and staffing will raise costs dramatically, and urges funding a crisis center instead.
Public Forum on crime and tax spending critique
Jerry Harper argues against endless sales and property tax increases and mocks locking up misdemeanants for rehabilitation. He says tens of millions on bricks and mortar are wasteful and calls on commissioners to step aside.
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Jerry Harper
Lawrence
Mental health funding vs jail expansion in Proposition 1 debate
Delinda Miller argues for shifting 80 percent of a tax increase to preventive mental health and early intervention rather than jail expansion. She cites a crisis center triage nurse model, open units, and 44 million dollars for a safer, humane facility to treat individuals before violence occurs.
Chancellor Girod urged to back faculty led reforms at KU
Joe Harrington writes urging Chancellor Girod to approve two Senate endorsed amendments at the University of Kansas. The measures would place curriculum and faculty hires under faculty control and extend minimal protections for nontenure track instructors. Harrington argues for academic independence and freedom to bolster trust and KU’s standing.
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Kansan
Doug Girod
American University
Girod
Joe Harrington
Lawrence
Letters to the editor submission details
Readers are invited to submit letters by mail to P.O. Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 or by email at letters Ijworld.com for publication in the newspaper's Opinions section.
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P.O. Box
Lawrence KS
Ijworld.com
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Knights of the Cue
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Sarah St. John
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Chad Lawhern
Kim Callahan
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Jown Kell
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Delinda Miller
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