Editorial cheers for KU's reach beyond controversy
The piece notes the University of Kansas extends benefits across Lawrence and the state, highlighting outreach in academics and culture. It praises staff who allow older and non enrolled residents to audit classes, while acknowledging occasional space or topic constraints and urging balance between critique and contributions from KU and its people. It argues KU enriches the town, state, and nation through ongoing programs and community ties.
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Five presidential candidates for Haskell interviewed
A special panel interviewed five top candidates for the presidency at Haskell Indian Junior College to select a successor to Wallace Galluzzi. The piece also notes KU seeking a new chancellor after Archie Dykes resignation and reports on a board vote about hiring attorney Jack Brand as negotiator.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Lawrence
Talk of Geena Davis show masks debate on liberal label
Leonard Pitts Jr. argues that politics in media and public discourse has stretched liberal and conservative labels into rhetorical weapons. He cites Geena Davis's Commander in Chief and other examples to critique how the L word erodes meaningful debate and invites reflexive judgments.
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Christmas creeping into every shelf too soon
Bronwyn Lance Chester argues that retailers push holiday goods earlier each year turning Christmas into a year round media blitz. She cites Halloween candy, Christmas TV ads, and pre-lit trees in autumn, urging a return to a post Thanksgiving calendar and consumer boycott until after Thanksgiving.
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