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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1992
Page
3
Editorials on a morning talk show mock Perot while praising his anti establishment stance. He brushes off issues, claims voters care about change not specifics, and prompts questions about what he would do on economy foreign aid and education. Critics say voters deserve concrete positions.
The City of Lawrence planned a public budget forum while Baker University named leaders for 1982 projects and the KU campus announced new deans and directors. The council approved funds for a local plant, and a juvenile case resulted in jail or haircut. A 1892 Journal note recalled missionaries in Clinton.
The piece argues that a balanced budget amendment would restore constitutional limits on federal spending as advocated by James Madison and Thomas Jefferson. It cites William Niskanen, now at the Cato Institute, who links early restraint to enumerated powers and informal borrowing rules. It contends the New Deal era abandoned these limits, boosting government growth and political incentives to borrow.
In Angelina County Texas a writer recalls speaking to seventh grade writers at Thomas J. Rusk Middle School in Nacogdoches about the gap between dream and reality. He reflects on youthful fantasies of New York fame, a sports car, and homecoming moments, then shifts to a contrasting tale of a real writer whose success led to a party at a country club where his quarterback husband drank and caused a scene, underscoring how life often diverges from aspiration.
Jarek Plekalkiewicz voices strong disapproval of the May 18 editorial praising President Bush. He cites crimes, poverty, education decline, trade deficits, and corruption allegations across sectors, urging accountability and concern for graduates facing poor job prospects. He signs from 1013 W. 20th.
The Journal-World invites reader letters under about 350 words and urges brevity and public interest. Submissions must include the writer’s name address and telephone number for verification. unsigned letters are not used and pen names are not accepted.
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