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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 2017
Page
9
The school board paused action on appointing Kyle Hayden to chief operating officer to oversee the $87 million bond projects. Directors cited transparency and public input concerns, with a proposed COO salary of $150,000 and Hayden’s current $205,000 superintendent pay.
Lawrence Daily Journal-World reports Eudora city schools shut due to a suspected smallpox and chickenpox outbreak with two cases confirmed by Dr J C Rudolph. Rival ice cream wagon drivers clashed on Rhode Island street seeking disputed turf in a midday battle royal.
Leonard Pitts, Pulitzer columnist for The Miami Herald, argues spring rituals of prom, wedding, and graduation offer continuity and renewal against a backdrop of national upheaval. He notes these rites comfort and remind us that some things are still good and enduring despite crises.
On May 21 1927 Lindbergh landed the Spirit of St Louis near Paris completing the first solo transatlantic flight in 33 and a half hours. In 1542 Hernando de Soto died while seeking gold along the Mississippi. In 1881 Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross. In 1932 Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic landing in Northern Ireland about 15 hours from Newfoundland. In 1972 Michelangelos Pieta at the Vatican was damaged by a hammer wielding man who shouted he was Jesus Christ.
Washington opinion piece argues US Fish and Wildlife Service overreaches by using the Endangered Species Act to regulate a Texas harvestman spider found in only two counties. It traces Filburn era limits on federal power, cites McCulloch and modern tests, and urges Supreme Court review to curb Commerce Clause expansion. George Will cites Roberts era limits and warns against converting Congress into a general police power.
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