Editorial: Kansas casino gamble hinges on loss limits
The Kansas expansion debate centers on no loss limits attracting developers in Wyandotte County. Missouri ponders raising its 21 percent tax and removing a 500 chip cap, which could erase Kansas advantage. Backers say expanded gambling funds state budgets, but concerns linger about players losing money they cannot spare while cross-border gamblers spend more quickly in Kansas.
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Race and West Virginia votes reveal persistent racial bias
Leonard Pitts Jr argues that two in ten white voters backing Clinton in West Virginia over Obama reflect using race to change the subject, not white solidarity. He notes black support for white candidates is common, but white Americans often avoid facing enduring racial power dynamics.
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Old Home Town: Law Covert Books Recovered In KU Theft
Lawrence police recovered 253 more books from Kansas University Watson Library after a third student confessed involvement in book thefts. Total recovered nears 400 volumes valued at over $5,000. Eph Vancil, recently sent to state prison for murder, works in a tinker shop making artificial legs. A bird observer notes robins may migrate as cherries ripen nearby.
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Littered Perry Lake shore prompts cleanup ideas
A reader from Lawrence proposes a Perry Lake shoreline cleanup plan akin to Kansas Adopt A Highway to combat litter from May through September. He suggests boaters at Perry Marina adopt miles of shore, with the KDWP expanding programs to other northeastern Kansas waterways.
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