Editorial on splitting Douglas and Marion counties for redistricting
The piece critiques Atty. Gen. Bob Stephan's plan to split Douglas and Marion counties to achieve precise district population balance. It argues counties should remain intact, warns of unfair consequences for Douglas County, and questions political motives, advocating priority for county interests over perfect proportionality.
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Bob Stephan
Stephan
Douglas County
Kansas
Joan Finney
Douglas
Marion
Finney
Marion County
Lawrence
Clinton Lake
Northwest County
Miami County
Kansas City
U.S. House
Lawrence Chamber abandons 400-acre industrial park plan
Seven years of planning by the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce for a 400-acre industrial park near Midland were dropped. In a letter to Mayor Marci Francisco Chamber President Martin Dickinson Jr. cited the weak economy as the main reason for abandoning the project along U.S. 24 59 and the Union Pacific tracks.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
City
Marci Francisco
Chamber
Martin Dickinson Jr
U.S
Union Pacific
Midland
Dickinson
Fragmentary note on The Aa dience member Andreas Marner
A partial OCR fragment mentions Andreas Marner tied to The Aa dience in Kansas. Details are unclear and the context could not be fully determined from the readable text.
Budget move would shake things up
Washington debates a balanced budget amendment as analyst James Payne argues lawmakers are driven by self-perpetuating government interests. He notes 145 to one in favoring spending among 1,060 witnesses, with 63 percent from government bodies and 33 percent from quasi private groups. The piece cites Rep. Joseph McDade’s legal woes and long tenure as context for entrenched spending.
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Washington
James L. Payne
Yale
Johns Hopkins
Public Interest Quarterly
House
Senate
Payne
U.S
National Council of Churches
The
National Education Association
League of Women Voters
Sierra Club
Congressional
Pennsylvania
Scranton
U.S. Treasury
Demos
Ben Nighthorse Campbell
D-Colo
Sanitation Department
Campbell
Congress
U.S. Congress
Horatio Alger
Native American congressman cuts to the nitty gritty
Rep. Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado, a Native American and jewelry maker, discusses his blunt style and rise to national politics. He notes Congress’ flaws and his push for health care, the deficit, and independent action against special interests. His background from poverty shapes his views and loyalty to family. He cites friendships with John Lewis and Joe Kennedy and recalls a candid gym floor moment that sums his approach.
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Melinda Maas
Senate
Tim Wirth
Congress
Capitol Hill
California
Rep
John Lewis
D.ga
Joe Kennedy
Mass
Lewis
Johnny Lewis
First-Grade Girl Scouts Urge Action Over Park Oil Dump
A Pinckney School Girl Scout troop reports motor oil dumping in Clinton Park stream behind the school. They detail cleanup efforts, warn oil pollution harms water, and urge publicizing oil drop-off times at Centennial Park, North Lawrence depot, and city garage.
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Pinckney School
Clinton Park
Centennial Park
North Lawrence
Letters policy at The Journal World explained
The Journal World invites reader correspondence under guidelines that letters be brief and public-interest focused. Letters must include the writer’s name address and phone number for verification and unsigned letters are not accepted.
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