Kansas graduates face future with hope at two ceremonies
Lawrence High and Free State High staged graduation Sunday at Memorial Stadium as 336 and 378 seniors received diplomas. Speakers praised the class’s early success, stressed adaptation to technology, and warned of the uncertain future ahead.
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Tanvi Nimkar
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Hyler
Free State High
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Free State
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Holcomb
Jacob Lyles
Olathe
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Graduation feature highlights at LJWorld.com
Special feature by Jesse Fray covers area high school graduations with photos and videos. The piece includes a database of graduates from Lawrence High and Free State High Schools and additional ceremony photographs across pages 6A and 7A.
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Memorial Day roll call honors Riverside veterans memory
A roll call at Riverside National Cemetery honors 148 000 veterans with 2 465 pages read aloud over 10 days by 300 volunteers. Names flow in wind and heat as speakers recount courage, loss, and family ties, including Richard Blackaby who pursued service only after initial rejection.
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Calif
Abts
Richard
Adamski
Walter
Ahlman
Enoch
Fuller
Addison
Mary
Furlong
John
America
Riverside National Cemetery
Richard Blackaby
Vietnam
U.S. Navy
Blackaby
Army
4Th Infantry Division
GOP fractures over moderates and conservatives widen split
Washington views show Powell and Ridge urging inclusivity to preserve the two party system. Powell defends a broader GOP base while noting past voting for both major parties. Ridge calls for less judgmental intra party debate and more cross aisle stance amidst Cheney and Limbaugh critiques.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
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