Rock Chalk Park lease turmoil leads to KU firing Zenger
The University of Kansas dismissed athletics director Sheahon Zenger after his 2012 lease revision for Rock Chalk Park gave Bliss Sports sole extendability power and shifted millions in land costs to Kansas Athletics. Officials noted Zenger’s unclear reasoning and questioned department finances amid broader athletics woes and investigations.
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Bliss
Journal-World
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The Hard Three Words I Was Wrong
Leonard Pitts Jr notes the difficulty of admitting error in the gun debate after the Santa Fe High School shooting. He contrasts political excuses with the need for truth, citing leaders who avoided acknowledging responsibility and the lasting harm of inaction.
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Santa Fe High School
Houston
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Old Home Town from Kansas Daily Tribune May 24 1868
A barrel of ale bound for Southern Kansas burst the bung and sent a jet of beer twenty feet high, a lively sight though it saddened onlookers at waste. Five wagons loaded with dry goods and groceries for Leroy in Coffey County and others for distant towns fill the street.
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Kansas Daily Tribune
Kansas
Leroy
Coffey County
Trade war would avenge imaginary casualties
George Will argues the United States has not fought a real trade war since 1942 and that current threats on China and Mexico are measures to soothe political angst. He cites farm income declines, shifting labor, rising home costs, and tariff effects on lumber and machinery to question the assumed benefits of protectionism and NAFTA renegotiation.
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