Editorial: paying public school teachers fairly
The piece recalls Carl Knox's belief that outstanding K 12 teachers deserve salaries and benefits on par with university staff. It cites Hillcrest fifth grade teacher Helen Tuley as Lawrence’s teacher of the year and argues for better pay and incentives to attract and retain top educators, noting Knox’s ahead of his time stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Knox
Lawrence
Knox
Dr. Knox
United States
Hillcrest School
Helen Tuley
City Eyes $100 Fines for Skating Nuisances
A New York City panel backs $100 penalties for reckless inline skaters and skateboarders amid fears of harassment and danger to the elderly. Critics question spending public money on a skate site, urging private funding or enforcement to curb incidents while protecting potential victims.
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New York City
Lawrence
Key historical events listed for May various years
May events include Truman's 1945 WW2 Europe end announcement, de Soto reaching the Mississippi River in 1541, Palo Alto battle in 1846 during the Mexican War, Truman born 1884 near Lamar Missouri, Pemberton’s Coca Cola syrup flavor invention 1886, the first American eye bank 1944 in NYC, Broadway opening of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum in 1962, 1970 Wall Street antiwar protest break up, and the 1973 Wounded Knee surrender by militants.
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Truman
Europe
Hernando de Soto
Mississippi River
Palo Alto
Tex
Zachary Taylor
United States
Harry S Truman
Lamar
Atlanta
John Styth Pemberton
Coca-Cola
Eye Bank
America
New York City
Broadway
New York
Wall Street
South Dakota
Wounded Knee
Postmaster notice on address changes policy
Journal-World requests readers send address changes to P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 0888 This notice marks second class postage paid at Lawrence Kansas and lists affiliations with Audit Bureau of Circulations and Associated Press
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Journal-World
P.O. Box
Lawrence, Kan
Lawrence
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Market pressures outpace political grandstanding on economy
Washington observes that market forces drive real change beyond partisan stunts over gas prices and minimum wage. Clinton and Dole push quick fixes, but sustained growth, stronger training, and reduced deficits shape real gains as wages rise 2.8 percent in Q1 and unemployment falls while income inequality remains a focus of CED NAM and Reich Gilder Luttwak and others.
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Washington
Clinton
Senate
Bob Dole
Dole
Capitol Hill
House
Dick Armey
R-Tex
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Harper's Magazine
Paul
Tough
Secretary of
Robert Reich
Albert Dunlap
Ronald Blackwell
George Gilder
Edward Luttwak
White House
IBM
At&t
Clinton White House
Committee For Economic Development
CED
National Association of Manufacturers
NAM
General Electric
Frank P. Doyle
Reich
Gilder
Charlie Brown politics and the 1994 election
The piece argues Republicans must avoid a Charlie Brown perception of weakness. It critiques George Bush and Newt Gingrich era framing, warns Dole against wavering on abortion, and stresses Republicans win by defining compassion differences and fiscal restraint. It links Clinton vetoes and Protestant conservative energy to electoral outcomes.
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Charlie Brown
Lucy
McGovern
Nixon
Carter
Reagan
Mondale
Michael Deaver
Dukakis
George Bush
Willie Horton
Jimmy Carter
Gov
Clinton
Ronald Reagan
Bush
Sen
D’amato
Senate Banking Committee
Newt Gingrich
Bob Dole
Dole
Sen. Dole
Charlie
Gingrich
Public Forum on Arson Awareness and Arts Center Expansion
Two letters advocate public actions in Lawrence Kansas. One urges support for National Arson Awareness Week and urges reporting arson to local agencies or Kansas hotlines. The other asks city commissioners to fund expansion of the Lawrence Arts Center, stressing community benefit and accessibility.
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Kansas
America
Lawrence
Lawrence Arts Center
Carnegie Library
Kathleen and
Scott Morgan
Inverness
Old Home Town in 1956 Sunflower works birthday
The Sunflower Ordnance Works near DeSoto marked its 14th birthday with a plant personnel total of 2,300. A Lawrence Memorial Hospital record for 1955 shows 5,127 admissions per superintendent Mary Dunden.
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Sunflower Ordnance Works
DeSoto
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Mary Dunden
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Roger Verdon
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
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Ralph Simons III
Dan Simons
New Ventures
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Dallas Dolan
W.C. Simons
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