Veterans Day observances honor veterans across KU community
Kansas Universitys college Veterans Association and KU Alumni Veterans Chapter launch a fourth year fundraising run to support EU Wounded Warriors Scholarship and Operation Jayhawk Honor. A Sunday lineup includes an 11 11 AM Legion VFW and DAV ceremony with a 2 gun salute at the American Legion building, a memorial taps, and veterans presentations.
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Letters Policy for The Journal World Readers
The Journal World invites letters to the Public Forum under 250 words and public-interest focus. Submissions may be edited without changing viewpoints and must include name address and telephone number. send by mail to Box 888 Lawrence KS 66044 or email letters ljworld com.
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Think big like Lyndon Johnson for Obama's second term
Washington Post columnist David Ignatius argues Obama should adopt bold, strategic moves to break gridlock, push a broad budget deal, and pursue decisive foreign policy deals. He cites LBJ’s failures and Plouffe style blitzes as models, urging a results over ideology approach and naming John Kerry as a potential secretary of state.
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Washburn Blanked Kansas Universit y Eleven 10 to 0
Washburn University team defeated Kansas University 10 to 0 at home. Roberts scored a rushing touchdown in the second quarter and kicked the extra point, then Captain Tomlinson added a field goal in the final period, as reported by the Lawrence Daily Journal-World.
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Post-tenure and post retirement reviews urged
Accountability to the editor argues for post retirement reviews beyond post-tenure accountability. The author, David A. Dinneen of Lawrence, admits no published articles or books in French literature or linguistics and questions whether caregiving, teaching, and reader work count as scholarship. He laments KU’s prior accountability efforts and calls for teaching impact to be given real weight.
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Rooting for Americans front page change Novy piece
Julie Dunlap’s River City rules column, dated November 5, contends election day lessons and civic duty. It hints at family anecdotes, including a mid life crisisRX-7 memory and a nephew Charlie as a quirky guest, while touching on broader social themes in a sharp, reflective tone.
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Public Forum Comment on Workplace Rights and Gender Equality
A reader named Amy LeMert argues a male supervisor pressures a female employee with unequal pay and sexist behavior. She notes the boss blocks voting while claiming women need not worry, then questions irony of acting freely versus being coerced. The comment challenges sexist double standards and calls for accountability.
Poor governance echoes in Kansas climate and health debates
Clark Coan urges Brownback to accept federal funds for Medicaid expansion and critiquing his ACA stance. He links drought and heat to climate risk, supports the Save Our Climate Act to tax carbon and fund clean energy. He calls Kansas City and 40 cities to adopt a 350 ppm goal and a climate action plan.
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