Budget focus dominates Kansas wrap up session
Editorial urges lawmakers to finish the coming fiscal year budget during a crowded wrap up. It notes fights over in home services for disabilities, proposed constitutional changes, and voter fraud measures, urging slower discussion and completion of budget talks including funding for higher education and tax considerations.
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Lawrence Auto Owners Seek Higher City Speed Limits
Lawrence automobile owners urge revision of the city speed ordinance arguing the present limit is too low. Massachusetts street is capped at ten miles per hour and the 800 block hill poses a challenge for cars to climb at that pace. They propose raising Massachusetts street to fifteen miles per hour and side streets to twenty miles per hour.
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Obama aims for 2014 House control and gun, immigration debates
George Will analyzes the 2014 political landscape, arguing Democrats face slim House gains while Obama pursues gun control and immigration reform to shape policy. He notes Senate dynamics, voter turnout, and historical patterns, suggesting Democrats are more likely to lose Senate ground than gain House seats.
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Runaway life trails Brenda Heist to Key West and beyond
Leonard Pitts Jr notes Brenda Heist, who vanished in 2002 after hitchhiking with strangers in Lititz, resurfaced in Key Largo, Florida, admitting she was a missing person. His tale contrasts the lure of escape with the inescapable costs of running away, including ruined relationships and a life insurance payout battle.
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Angry forum letter on jobs, prices, and politics
William Skepnek of Lawrence vents about unemployment, consumeribss, and political leaders while condemning exploitative economics and mass poverty. He cites factory disasters and gun rights debates, urging readers to confront costs of cheap goods and job scarcity.
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The Journal-World invites letters under 250 words that address public interest and avoid insults or libel. They may edit letters without changing viewpoints and require the writer's name address and phone number. Submissions can be mailed to Box 888 Lawrence KS 66044 or emailed to letters ljworld com.
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