Brownback seeks 24 million for hospital security against concealed guns
The Kansas governor requests 24 million dollars to fund armed guards and security at state hospitals and developmentally disabled facilities to keep concealed firearms out. The plan covers 810 thousand in one-time costs for detectors and guns plus 11.7 million annually for 180 security staff positions. The move contrasts with the 2013 concealed carry law Brownback has long backed.
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Brownback
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Larned
Osawatomie
Parsons
Topeka
Brandon Smith
Today in History Highlights Across Years
On May 2 1927 the Supreme Court upheld Buck v Bell 8 1 maintaining forced sterilization to protect public welfare. In 2002 Virginia Governor Mark Warner apologized for thousands of sterilizations from 1924 to 1979 calling it a shameful effort. In 2011 Osama bin Laden was killed.
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Campus radicals and the danger of a new norm
Mona Charen recounts campus clashes from Berkeley to Columbia and San Francisco State, noting intimidation as routine and praise for suppression of dissent. She highlights Hayakawa’s stance against radical activists and urges quiet stand against social justice warriors to gain recognition.
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America
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Heather MacDonald
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Milo Yiannopoulos
Berkeley
Charles Murray
Middlebury College
Allison Stanger
Stanger
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Facebook
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Kingman Brewster
Columbia
Grayson Kirk
Cornell
James Perkins
S. I. Hayakawa
U.S. Senate
California
Hayakawa
TV News
Mona Charen
Creators Syndicate
Public Forum Letter Endorses Climate View by Trump Opposition
In a public forum letter readers challenge Mayor Leslie Soden and others for backing President Trump on climate change, arguing that funding should prioritize teachers over gadgets. The writer stresses teacher pay and inspirational impact as key to guiding youth, not iPads or facilities.
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Willard Straight Hall
William Straight Hall
Columbia University
David Shapiro
Hamilton Hall
Yale
Leslie Soden
Journal-World
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Rochelle Valverde
Los Angeles
Chicago
New York
Carl Burkhead
Lawrence
Dave Klamet
Berryton
Teachers matter most in education funding debate
The writer argues that teachers deserve priority amid school board actions and articles urging more funding. They express strong disdain for political stances on education and suggest education should receive more resources. The piece centers on teachers and funding considerations.
Letters to the editor submission details
The notice lists submission methods for letters to the editor with a mailing address P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 and an email contact letters ljworld com for electronic submissions.
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Ljworld.com
Old Home Town insights from May 2 1867 Kansas Daily Tribune
The piece notes elderly Kansas manners and yard care praising a Topeka front garden with tulips and hyacinths and cites Topeka river bodies linked to a crime. It mentions State Commissioner Dutton inspecting a jail and clothing for boarders, plus a local writer Sarah St. John and a Facebook link.
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Fanning
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