Editorials Team effort shows scarce funds hurting Kansas education
Kansas State University President Jon Wefald and KU Chancellor Robert Hemenway warn that state budget cuts and years of low salary increases threaten faculty recruitment, morale, and retention. They urge swift legislative action in spring 2004 and call for a united, university-wide push to boost salaries and reverse the brain drain as neighboring states recover.
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Judicial nominees fuel heated battle over courts
Ellen Goodman argues over the Senate's role in advice and consent for judicial appointments, criticizing Bush for declaring a crisis while noting high confirmation rates. The piece weighs filibusters against Estrada and Owen, questions nominee qualifications, and warns that lower court fights could presage a larger Supreme Court showdown.
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Be Like Bob Billings A Community Tribute
Public forum letter from George Paley of Lawrence praising Bob Billings. He recalls Billings as a builder of the Kansas International organization and a generous, modest community contributor. Paley supports renaming West 15th Street in his honor and urges broader civic giving.
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Move on senator to the editor in Kansas university town
A reader from Columbus Nebraska blasts a Kansas University professor Jessica Zahn and senator Susan Wagle over a class and state funds. The letter accuses a political alliance and calls for accountability while critiquing tax revenues from adult businesses and urging responses from officials.
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American values letter response to Cray in Journal-World
Jacob Beaumont defends American values and night privacy in a reader reply to Dan Cray. He argues lights off at night is reasonable and rejects broad labels against dissenters while urging constitutional understanding.
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Lawrence
Pared proposal faces shrinking grocery footprint debate
Ben H. Barteldes of Perry questions the move from an initial 200000 sq ft plan to 150000 then to 132000, asking if the 34 percent reduction will cut traffic or simply protect discounts. He wonders if the real aim is to prevent a Dillon’s on Sixth Street and cripple Hy-Vee’s sales.
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Dedication planned for Baker University administration building
From the Lawrence Daily World May 17 1903 the administration building at Baker University was to be dedicated as the Constant Hail for Seize The structure aimed to honor the late J L Tommy Constant a longtime Lawrence builder city commissioner and civic leader F Barteldes Co will pay 40 cents per bushel for soft maple seed if brought in early next week Mayor AL Selig has been overworked and sold his insurance business stake to R C Manley who will oversee fire and tornado business Manley is a former student practicing lawyer and police judge
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