Leadership Turmoil at Haskell Ends with Warner Departure
Editorial notes Linda Sue Warner leaving as Haskell president after more than a year with interim acting president Chris Redman. Calls for swift, visionary BIA-led search, stronger board unity, and sustained federal support to safeguard accreditation and advance American Indian higher education.
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Lawrence
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Can We All Get Along Revisited On a Nation Split
Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts Jr reflects on Rodneys King plea and the 1992 question Can we all get along as a nation repeats in a polarized 2004 election climate. He notes media fevers and political rallies led by Stewart and Colbert, urging sane voices and compromise. King’s call echoes amid fear driven rhetoric and partisan battles.
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Los Angeles
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Congress
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Stephen Colbert
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Colbert
Manhattan
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The
Miami Herald
Miami- Herald.com
Vespers to be held after arts school reversal
An old note from the University of Kansas School of Fine Arts shows a reversal of the cancellation of the Christmas Vespers program. The event is scheduled for December 13, with coverage traced to the Lawrence Daily World on November 3, 1910. Ticket sales for KU’s big Kansas Nebraska game were strong, with 6,000 expected in McCook field bleachers.
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School of Fine Arts
Lawrence Daily World
McCook Field
K.U
Dick Waring
McCook
Compromise in a democracy urged by Bruce W. Johanning
To the editor, the midterm election debate over compromise highlights a needed civic principle. The letter argues that democracy demands inclusion through compromise, citing the Constitution’s We the People and the nation's evolution toward universal participation across sex, race, religion, national origin, and sexual orientation. Lawrence resident Bruce W. Johanning writes.
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United States of America
Bruce W. Johanning
Lawrence
Public Forum Letter Urges Tougher City Ordinance
A reader urges the City Commission to pass a strong ordinance to curb landlord misconduct. Proposes $500 daily fines for habitual offenders or 10 days in jail to deter illegal practices and protect neighborhoods. Signed by Bob Schumm.
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City Commission
Bob Schumm
Lawrence
Neighbors decry failing code rules over student crowding
A resident reports a investor owned house across from him was turned to six college students by the owner’s son. Code enforcement worked to bring occupancy into a single family dwelling prior year but this fall another six students moved in. Officials say current ordinance limits action against willful violators.
County library taxes and NEKL support questioned
Carole Mitchell of Lecompton writes to clarify that Douglas County residents outside Lawrence pay library taxes via the North East Kansas Library System which supports libraries across northeast Kansas including the Lawrence Public Library. She notes a countywide system would end NEKL services and mentions the NEKL office on Sixth Street in Lawrence.
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Lawrence
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Kansas
Topeka-Shawnee County
Topeka-Shawnee
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Carole Mitchell
Lecompton
We the People Speak On Post Election Demands
A reader letter urges lawmakers to end Washington deadlock and cooperate across parties. It stresses representing the public, curbing special interests, and delivering an efficient government, warning incumbents they must act or face defeat. David Omar identifies as sender. Journal World outlines letters policy and submission methods.
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Lawrence
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