Gun politics heat up after Colorado shooting
The piece argues that President Clinton and gun opponents blame the NRA while ignoring criminals who obtain guns through weak enforcement. It questions why the president targets gun advocates but not the film industry and Hollywood fundraising ties, urging scrutiny of media violence and double standards in gun law proposals.
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First Academy Awards and notable historical milestones
The 1929 Academy Awards opened with Wings winning best picture at the Hollywood Roosevelt. Emil Jannings and Janet Gaynor earned Best Actor and Best Actress. The passage also notes milestones from 1770 to 1977, including Marie Antoinette’s 14 marriage, early coinage, impeachment votes, Joan of Arc canonization, Broadway openings, a CBS reporter’s death, the Paris U2 era summit collapse, and a midtown helicopter accident.
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CBS News
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Salonika Harbor
Greece
Paris
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New York Airways
Pan Am
Midtown Manhattan
Bullies Beware Dictatorship Rules Flip the Script
Kathleen Parker mocks authoritarian fixes to bullying by outlining a satirical dictatorship that envisions strict home life, school discipline, parental contracts, mandatory sports, and compulsory postsecondary paths. The piece parodies extreme governance to critique punitive approaches to behavior.
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Kathleen Parker
Showdown over bankruptcy bill draws Clinton Hyde alliance
Washington report notes an unlikely partnership between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Henry Hyde as the bankruptcy bill advances to the Senate. The piece outlines creditor lobbying, Chapter 7 versus Chapter 13 impacts, and calls for stronger consumer disclosures amid debate on reforming bankruptcy law and potential White House veto threats.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
Henry Hyde
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Senate
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Hyde
Judiciary Committee
Clinton
Illinoison
Hillary
National Conference of Bankrupt Judges
Brady Williamson
Bankruptcy Law Reform Commission
Beth Climo
American Bankers Assn
Elizabeth Warren
Harvard Law School
Congress
Hillary Clinton
Editor critique over front page tribute to Jud Strong
Marilyn Hanny of Baldwin contends the Lawrence Journal-World overplayed a color front page obituary for Jud Strong. She argues the piece should have highlighted his volunteer work and honors, not sensationalized his death, and cites his hospital service, triathlon work, Sunflower State Games, part time jobs, debate team, and academic scholarship plans.
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Lawrence Journal-World
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
Jud
Kansas University
Baldwin City Signal
Marilyn Hanny
Baldwin
Public Forum Letters Policy Summary
The Journal World invites letters to the Public Forum under 350 words of public interest. The paper may edit letters without altering viewpoints. Short letters are preferred. Letters must include the writer’s name address and telephone number, and can be submitted by email to letters jworld com.
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Journal-World
Jworld.com
Water sales debate in Lawrence city commission
Lawrence city commissioners weighed selling city water to outside customers at in-town rates amid complaints of inequities. Mayor Jack Rose called for an in-depth checkup to review the pricing and policy.
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Lawrence
Jack Rose
City to pave streets at once after council vote
On the eve of May 16 1899 the Lawrence World reports the city will begin paving immediately after a ten to two city council decision. Barker and Dicker opposed hasty action while the street committee favored eight inches of stone three inches of sand and a brick top layer.
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Lawrence
Barker
Dicker
Ways and Means Committee
Watkins Community Museum
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