Editorial: A perilous growth path for KU sports finances
The University of Kansas faces accelerating athletic expenses dwarfing revenue growth. Kansas Athletics Inc. rose 68 percent in 2006–2017 while expenses rose 93 percent, with a 2017 loss of 1.4 million. Despite a $191 million Adidas deal and rising debt, football under Beaty has underperformed, and dependence on donors grows as football attendance declines.
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University of Kansas
Adidas
FBI
Kansas
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KU Athletics
Sheahon Zenger
Kansas Athletics
Zenger
NCAA
Memorial Stadium
David Beaty
Understanding Trump Supporters Is Not the Answer
Essay argues against trying to understand Trump followers, saying demography drives their rise and compromise is impossible. It asserts progressives hold moral high ground, favoring courage over empathy, and urges defeating Trump supporters to protect democracy.
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Donald Trump
Trump
America
Editor letters discuss Douglas County jail reform and group neutrality
Eunice Ruttinger of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council argues against waiting and urges action to reduce jail crowding and improve reentry programs. She notes 150 daily diversions, 40 percent of women jailed far from families, and 60 people housed in other counties daily, urging accountability before costs rise. A reader questions Citizens For A Better Douglas County and Proposition 1.
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Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
Douglas County
Eunice Ruttinger
Lawrence
Citizens For
Public Forum Favors Alternatives to Jail in Lawrence
Dennis Constance argues for humane treatment and community schooling to reduce incarceration. He questions the jail expansion proposition, urging faith in research showing larger jails do not improve welfare and noting towns with alternatives are better off financially and socially.
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Lawrence
Dennis Constance
The Tragedy of Jails and Public Defender Funding
William Skepnek argues against jail expansion citing high costs and underfunded public defenders. He urges reform to reduce incarceration without just cause, noting the war on drugs era produced record jail populations and proposing careful cost comparisons between defense funding and imprisonment.
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United States
William Skepnek
Lawrence
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