Lofty goals drive KU $1.2 billion campaign kickoff
About 300 alumni, friends and university leaders gathered at Allen Fieldhouse to launch the public phase of the University of Kansas 1.2 billion capital campaign. Speakers stressed private funding to raise the remaining 600 million to reach or exceed the goal by June 2016.
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Allen Fieldhouse
EU Endowment Association
Mount Oread
Campaign For
Kansas
Program For Progress
Franklin Murphy
Gene Budig
Summit on decriminalizing drugs gains unlikely momentum
The Americas summit raised the possibility of decriminalizing drugs as the OAS may study alternatives to the U S driven war on drugs. Obama asked the OAS to investigate options, a move seen by supporters as legitimizing legalization pressures while skeptics warn of long timelines and stalled action.
Latin leaders push for drug legalization debate
Andres Oppenheimer reports that Latin American presidents consider broad drug legalization. The OAS will study decriminalization options and regulation, aiming to finish by year end and release findings by March, with participation from PAHO and IDB. The push follows Mexico's new president and marijuana ballot measures in US states.
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Brazil
Ernesto Zedillo
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Colombia
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Otto Perez Molina
Juan Manuel Santos
Cartagena
Insulza
Pan American Health Organization
Inter-American Development Bank
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Oregon
Washington
Latin America
Andres Oppenheimer
The
Miami Herald
Term ends at KU with Stop Day signals summer rhythm
Stop Day marks the end of the teaching semester at Kansas University this Friday, followed by finals and commencement a week later. The campus quiets as students depart, while faculty shift to research, summer courses, or travel, and Lawrence welcomes calmer streets, open pools, markets, and seasonal happenings. Professor Mike Hoeflich reflects on the season and life at KU.
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Lawrence
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Mike Hoeflich
Kansas University School of Law
Journal-World
Forever wild: wealthy Kansans urged to preserve lands
The letter to the editor calls for rich individuals to buy and donate land to keep Kansas wild. It cites Leo Drey in Missouri, Katharine Ordway in Konza Prairie near Manhattan, and Roxanne Quimby in Maine as models, urging local donors or groups like The Nature Conservancy to act, for future generations.
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Missouri Ozarks
Katharine Ordway
Konza
Manhattan
Roxanne Quimby
Maine
North Woods National Park
Nature Conservancy
Kansas Land Trust
Clark H. Coan
Lawrence
Gasoline price mystery in Lawrence prompts reader note
A Lawrence reader argues gasoline prices are higher than in Topeka and Kansas City and urges local stations to lower prices. The letter notes commuters cross borders for cheaper gas and calls for investigative journalism by the Journal-World.
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Topeka
Kansas City
Journal-World
Gus McClelland
Policy on Letters to the Journal World Public Forum
The Journal World invites letters under 250 words that address public interest and avoid libelous language and name calling. The paper may edit letters without changing viewpoints and requires the author to provide name address and phone number. Submissions may be mailed to Box 888 Lawrence KS or emailed to letters at ijworld.com.
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High School Debating and Track Meet Week at KU
Lawrence and the University will host over a thousand visitors from Kansas high schools for the second annual debate the annual track meet and tennis tournament under University auspices. Decorations energize downtown as Friday arrival begins. The championship debate will discuss women's suffrage with Ashland and Burlington teams contesting.
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Lawrence
University of Kansas
People of
Kansas
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