Junior Olympics in Lawrence Falls Short of Projections
Editorial notes the National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships at Rock Chalk Park drew about 8,000 athletes and 25,000 visitors. Explore Lawrence estimated $17.7 million in visitor spending but October sales tax data show only about $54,197 more for Lawrence and Douglas County, far below projections. The piece cites a 41,000 lodging nights total, with only 7,100 in Lawrence, and urges more cautious future projections and regional budgeting while praising nonfinancial benefits.
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Lawrence
Rock Chalk Park
USA Track and Field
Explore Lawrence
Convention and Visitors Bureau
Explore
Douglas County
State Department of Revenue
Michael Davidson
Davidson
Topeka
Johnson County
University of Kansas
Indictment Day sparks social media triumphs and fears
Leonard Pitts notes Indictment Day with Manafort Gates Papadopoulos charges and a Twitter surge of Trump era memes. He warns real change requires engagement and education beyond indictments as America faces ongoing fear and polarization.
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CNN
Robert Mueller
Trump
Donald Trump
Paul Manafort
Rick Gates
George Papadopoulos
FBI
America
Republican Party
Feds
Leonard Pitts
The
Miami Herald
Keep Beaty at KU
Richard Smith of Lawrence urges readers to support KU football coach David Beaty, arguing two years is insufficient to judge progress. He notes Beaty faced a late start, calls for patience, and asks critics like Tom Keegan to stop demanding Beaty’s firing. He advocates building a strong program from the foundation and praises steady improvement.
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Lawrence Journal-World
Tom Keegan
Keegan
David Beaty
Beaty
Richard Smith
Lawrence
Public Forum Bans Fracking Across States and Counties
Dr. Mary G. Wetzel urges officials to deny permits for unconventional oil and gas development within five miles of Lawrence Kansas citing bans in New York Vermont five California counties and health risks from wastewater disposal including benzene toluene and hydrogen sulfide as a public health concern.
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New York
Vermont
California
Pennsylvania
Oklahoma
Earthjustice.org
Lawrence
Kan
Mary G. Wetzel
Tax plan faults expose tax relief to top 1 percent
Thomas Weiss argues against a Republican tax reform proposal that would funnel trillions in tax relief to the wealthiest. He contends the plan hides the loss of defense and infrastructure funding, enabling luxuries for the rich and dampening U.S. job creation potential.
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U.S
Europe
Thomas Weiss
Lawrence
Editor urged against fracking in Kansas letter
A reader writes vehement opposition to fracking in Kansas citing a Journal-World piece from October 25, 2017. The scientist notes numerous reports on environmental harm and cites Maryland as an example with a March 2017 date.
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Kansas
Journal-World
Maryland
No on question three vote over new tax for affordable housing
Maureen Murray opposes replacing the expiring tax with a repurposed new tax for affordable housing citing lack of plan and accountability. She questions transparency and urges direct funding to Catholic Charities and other providers, urging more concrete plans before supporting Question three.
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Oread
Rock Chalk Park
Catholic Charities
Family Promise
Bert Nash
Maureen Murray
Lawrence
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