Ethics panel urges personal responsibility to heal democracy
Ethicist Michael Josephson warns modern voters nurture rationalization and self interest that corrode democratic principles. Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius laments polarization and urges unity, while KU leaders and local officials discuss moral values, accountability, and teaching ethics in universities. The event drew about 400 attendees in both sessions with residents, students, and officials weighing how individual conduct affects communal well being.
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Kansas
Kathleen Sebelius
Douglas County
Bob Johnson
Deanell Tacha
10Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Lawrence Memoria
Josephson
Hemenway
Self
Kansas Union
Bill Self
William Docking
Kansas Board of Regents
Joan Hunt
KU Medical Center
Reginald Robinson
Regents
Kenny Wilk
R-Lansing
Suzanne Gilbert
Woodruff
Lawrence
Malcolm Gibson
Kansan
Gibson
Thad Allender
Michael Josephson
The
Kansas University
Banks warn customers of Internet scams and identity theft
The Anti Phishing Working Group reports 1974 unique phishing attacks in July with financial services facing 53 attacks daily and total attacks rising about 50 percent monthly. Kansas or Georgia officials warn consumers to ignore emails asking for personal data. A Kansas University student, Elisa Zahn, lost over $700 from a fake Commerce Bank email and has since began protecting accounts and reporting the fraud.
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Elisa Zahn
Kansas University
Littleton, Colo
Commerce Bank
Zahn
New York
Tallahassee
Fla
Commerce
National Credit Bureaus
Florida
Morals tug of war over values in post election debate
Liberals challenge conservatives on moral values amid Bush victory as religious leaders urge reclaiming language. Leaders cite abortion, same sex unions, poverty, health care and welcoming strangers as core issues shaping faith based political stances and future voting.
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New York
Bush
Robert Edgar
National Council of Churches
Edgar
Janice Shaw Crouse
Women For America
Ron Schlittler
Parents, Families and Friends of
Roberta Combs
Christian Coalition of America
Mary Ann Kreitzer
Les Femmes
Mike Allen
Catholic Charities of
Trenton
New Jersey
Allen
Stephen Bouman
Evangelical Lutheran Church In America
Jesus
Bouman
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