Lawrence considers giant recreation complex in northeast Kansas
Lawrence city commissioners weigh first formal action on a 150 acre recreation complex at Sixth Street and the South Lawrence Trafficway. Questions loom over cost, funding, control, track access, and who will use and schedule the vast indoor arena before public scrutiny and taxpayer impact are fully addressed.
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Lugar’s career contrasted with a changing Senate era
Richard G Lugar, Indiana Republican and long serving senator since 1977, is portrayed as a product of a past era. The piece notes his elite education at Denison and Oxford, his midwestern pragmatism, and his stance on international affairs. It weighs his legacy against shifting partisan norms and hints at successors like Richard Mourdock.
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Richard G. Lugar
Senate
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Charlene
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Dan Quayle
Bruce Babbitt
Iowa
Barack Obama
J. William Fulbright
Arkansas
al Ullman
Oregon
House
Ways and Means Committee
Thomas Foley
Albert Gore Sr
Carthage
Tenn
GOP
Bill Brock
Richard Mourdock
Fulbright
Dale Bumpers
David M. Shribman
Pittsburgh Post- Gazette
Auto use spreads in Kaw Valley farms 1912
From the Lawrence Daily Journal World May 15 1912, W G McFarland bought an E M F touring car via the Lawrence Street Motor Car Co. Farmers will use cars for time saving, rest for horses, and convenience. Better roads, a likely profit boost for farm operators, are expected as autos become common.
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Lawrence Daily Journal- World
W. G. McFarland
Kaw Valley
Lawrence
Lawrence Street Motor Car Co
Public Forum Questions Gov Brown budget plan and aid cuts
Lawrence letter writer criticizes Gov Brown and radical Republicans for a deficit prone budget by 2017. They argue cuts harm hospitals, health services, the unemployed, the elderly, and students while taxing middle earners and aiding the wealthy. The piece urges voting against the plan. A second letter from Marcia Epstein honors RISE Phoenix and death by own action awareness.
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Brownback
Mike O’neal
SRS
Rick Renfro
Johnny’s
North Lawrence
Gary
Stephen
Trinity Lutheran Church
Thomas Brown
Zak Chipps
California
New York
Rise Phoenix
Thomas
Zak
Marcia Epstein
Lawrence
Backup careers after a four year degree and job trends
The piece argues for multiple income sources and notes six factors shaping job loss and outsourcing, including mergers hostile takeovers and trade deals. It recalls declines in corporate employment benefits and suggests vocational training or continuous study as paths for marketability or self employment with emphasis on skilled technician roles.
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U.S
USS
America
Richard Heckler
Lawrence
Letters Policy For The Journal World Public Forum
Public forum letters should be 250 words or less and of public interest. The newspaper may edit letters without altering viewpoints. By submitting, authors grant the Journal World a nonexclusive license to publish copy and distribute. Letters must include name address and telephone number and may be sent to Box 888 Lawrence Kansas or via email to letters ljworld com.
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