Editorials: Sports influence and MU crisis
The Missouri controversy shows how football and basketball power can force university leadership changes. 32 African American MU football players threatened to boycott, pressuring President Tim Wolfe to resign, highlighting the clash between athletics and campus governance and raising questions about future demands from athletic programs.
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Columbia
University of Missouri
Tim Wolfe
MU Tigers
Missouri
Kansas City
Arrowhead Stadium
Brigham Young University
Rabin Murder's Echo Shapes Netanyahu Era and Oslo Legacy
Trudy Rubin argues Rabin's 1995 assassination marked a shift from pragmatism to ideologues in Israel. Netanyahu now leads a hard right that backs settlement growth and questions two states, while Rabin’s approach to Oslo and democracy is viewed as endangered by current politics.
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Yitzhak Rabin
Mideast
Rabin
Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu
White House
Israel
Dan Ephron
Yigal Amir
Amir
Oslo
Yasir Arafat
Jordan
Syria
Netanyahu
Ori Nir
Americans For Peace Now
West Bank
Temple Mount
Holy
Arafat
Gaza
Fatah
PLO
United States
Ran Baratz
Reuven Rivlin
Rivlin
Obama
John Kerry
Baratz
Hagai Amir
Jerusalem
Public Forum Questions on Bikes and Voter Rules
A reader counts bicycles downtown in Lawrence showing four ridden and 32 parked plus 15 parked near Lawrence High School and three ridden and three parked on 21st Street near big box stores. The letter questions how many officials ride, how many residents own or ride for recreation, and critiques street planning and voter citizenship proof. Bill Reynolds articulates concerns about voter rights and responsibilities.
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Lawrence
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Vermont
Lawrence High School
21St
Big Box
Iowa
F.W
Vincent A. Muirhead
Paul Davis
LJW
Davis
Kansas
Mexico
U. S
Voting responsibly The voter registration lawsuit filed by
A legal action questions registration rules and procedures. The suit targets voting access and asks for changes to eligibility and process timelines. Plaintiffs seek court guidance on ensuring fair registration and timely ballots.
Dr Crumbine addresses city water dangers at Trinity sermon
Dr Crumbine urged Lawrence listeners that wells in cities pollute water and spread disease, arguing city waterworks could still be safer. The lecture lasted over an hour with lantern slides showing Kansas city water issues. Meanwhile five hundred pennants for visiting football crowds were ordered by the Merchants Association secretary Harry Sparks for distribution to local merchants.
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
S. AJ. Crumbine
Trinity Lutheran Church
Crumbine
Dr. Crumbine
Kansas
Lawrence
Harry B. Sparks
Merchants Association
Letters Policy For The Journal World Public Forum
The Journal World invites letters to the Public Forum up to 250 words but prohibits name calling and libelous language. The paper may edit letters without altering viewpoints and grants nonexclusive publication rights upon submission. Writers must include name address and phone number and may mail to Box 888 Lawrence KS 66044 or email letters ijworld com.
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Lawrence
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