Editorial on Memorial Day and the VA crisis
The piece condemns delays and falsified records at the VA, notes past investigations, and calls for decisive action to fix care and disability claim processing for veterans. It highlights homelessness and mental health issues among veterans and urges leaders to end bureaucratic logjams.
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The Good Spy biography and Robert Ames story
Washington Post columnist reviews Kai Bird’s The Good Spy about CIA officer Robert Ames who built a crucial but dangerous link with Palestine Liberation Organization figures like Ali Hassan Salameh. The piece contrasts Ames’s American values with flawed Middle East policy post 2001 and argues the tale offers counterterrorism lessons.
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Bridge tragedy in North Lawrence claims another fall
The Union Pacific railroad bridge in North Lawrence saw a man fall during a walk to harvest fields. George Horn of Collinsville Oklahoma and two others were crossing the unguarded sides when Horn stepped off, sustaining serious bruises and being taken to the Emergency Hospital.
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Dole's Kansas Tour Sparks Deep Kansan Gratitude
Clarissa Unger, development coordinator for the Dole Institute, writes of Sen. Bob Dole's second Kansas tour. He visits 16 counties in four days, thanking Kansans while reaffirming bipartisanship and public service. Dole aims to visit all 105 Kansas counties and highlights saving Social Security as a key achievement.
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