Invest in Kansas workforce amid CGI privatization plan
The Colyer administration proposes laying off over 50 IT workers to support a $50 million, ten year no bid contract with Canada's CGI for a new tax system. Critics warn privatization reduces accountability, citing past failed projects like KEES and KanLicense and pose questions about cost savings and security.
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Sam Williams
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Kansas State
Trans-Atlantic rift widens as Europe pushes back on Trump
David Ignatius analyzes a growing European American divide as EU leaders condemn Trump’s Iran deal assault and threaten to respond with countermeasures. Merkel, Le Maire, and Tusk voice real concerns while NATO holds, and Europe weighs limits of cooperation amid looming sanctions and business pushbacks.
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America
Pew Research Center
Barack Obama
David Ignatius
Washington Post Writers Group
May history notes line up flights and feuding rulers
On May 18 1953 Jacqueline Cochran became the first woman to break the sound barrier piloting a Canadair F-86 Sabre over Rogers Dry Lake California In 1952 Eleanor Duchess of Aquitaine married Henry Duke of Normandy the future King Henry II two months after her marriage to King Louis VII of France was annulled In 1896 the U S Supreme Court Plessy v Ferguson endorsed separate but equal segregation a standard rejected by Brown v Board In 1980 Mount St Helens eruption killed or left missing 57 people
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Calif
Eleanor
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Henry II
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France
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Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Topeka
Mount St. Helens
Washington State
Public Forum on Penn House Preservation and Veterans Tribute
A reader urges defense of Penn House against leadership, plans fundraising and public appeals. The letter notes petitions and editorials, praising the center as a community hub with many clients. Therese Park, Overland Park, adds about Korean War memorial initiatives by Hannah Kim and Remember 727 touring veterans memorials nationwide.
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Journal-World
Nicole Lopez
Lawrence
Hanna Kim
University of Kansas
Hannah Kim
Washington, D.C
Remember 727
Charles B. Rangel
Rangel
Hannah
Korea
South Korea
U.S
Editor letter submission guidelines from Lawrence Journal-World
The Journal World invites letters up to 250 words signed with name, address, and phone number. Readers must avoid name calling and libelous language. Submissions may be edited for clarity without altering viewpoints. Mail to P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 or email letters ljworld dot com.
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