Compromise Ends Kansas Power Fight Over Coal Plant
Governor Parkinson and Sunflower Electric reach a surprise deal to permit one 895 megawatt coal plant near Holcomb instead of two smaller units. The agreement links progress on wind energy, transmission lines, and renewable standards to broaden Kansas' role in alternative energy. No side gains all they wanted, but the dispute advances.
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Letters Policy For Public Forum Submissions
The Journal-World invites letters under 250 words that address public interest and avoid libelous language. The paper may edit letters without altering viewpoints and requires the writer's name address and phone number for submission via mail to Box 988 Lawrence KS 66044 or by email to letters ljworld com.
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Jack Kemp Remembered as a Dynamic Conservator of Ideas
David Shribman honors Jack F. Kemp, a former Bills quarterback, congressman, HUD official, and Republican leader. Kemp bridged sport, politics, and policy, championing growth via tax cuts and urban enterprise zones while resisting pure austerity, shaping a distinctive, optimistic conservatism.
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Hometown Herman Hershberd funds KU track upgrade
Wichita oil executive and former Jayhawk track man Jim Hershberd gave the University of Kansas 125000 dollars to install a new all weather track to replace the old cinder oval in Memorial Stadium as part of a major athletic improvements push reported by the Lawrence Daily World on May 6 1909. More than 400 participants attended Grand Lodge of the Degree of Honor meetings in FAA Hall amid wheat price fluctuations signaling potential further flour price movement.
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Turn the page on torture column sparks reader dispute
An editor’s column urging presidential leniency toward torture prosecutions draws strong backlash. A reader condemns torture, argues for accountability, and challenges the claim that most Americans are indifferent, urging lessons be learned from past injustices to prevent future abuse.
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Journal-World
Obama
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Public Forum Critics McClellan’s Page Turning Motive
A reader from Lawrence voices concern that McClellan’s call to “turn the page” risks burying atrocity unless critical lessons are learned. The letter condemns cheerful rationalization and urges vigilance against repeating harms.
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America
Marc Briand
Lawrence
Clendon's Pro Life Stand Provokes Notre Dame Letter
Bill Skopnek's May letter attacks Notre Dame for inviting Obama and praises Mary Ann Clendon. The piece argues bishops oppose abortion and condemns university ambassadorships linked to pro choice stances, urging adherence to faith over societal pressures.
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