Fort Riley officers deliver death notices to families
Capt Trisha Meyer and a team at Fort Riley handle casualty notifications for soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. The process starts with a call and ends at the doorstep, where officers tell families the news and offer support while the team stays calm and compassionate through grief, fear, and anger.
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Trisha Meyer
Fort Riley
Iraq
Meyer
Army
Sean McCoy
Brent Causey
Afghanistan
Causey
John Henry/Journal-World Photo
Bold recruit aims for boot camp and Iraq mission
Ready to serve tiny Boutchee joins the Lawrence Army recruiting office after years of hesitation. At 21 she plans boot camp then civil affairs training, with deployment to Iraq to help establish government. She is among 250 enlistees since 2003, facing family doubt but eager for travel, competition, and action.
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Tiny Boutchee
Lawrence
Iraq
Boutchee
Lawrence Army
Des
Weekend peace vigils mark 260th Lawrence protest start
Lawrence residents gather weekly in front of the Douglas County Courthouse for a peace vigil now in its 260th session. Christine Smith notes the routine gathering, with attendees handing out signs and greetings as Christy Kennedy updates a rolling death tally from Iraq.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
KU Fort Leavenworth ties grow through student collaboration
KU and Fort Leavenworth officers and students engaged in a joint training session blending Army fatigues with campus notebooks. The program expands beyond teaching, exploring degree collaborations and classes timed for officers, with talks of educating wounded veterans and fostering a better informed military to reduce casualties.
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Kansas University
Strategic Communications
Fort, Leavenworth
Command and General Staff College
Fort Leavenworth
Iraq
Afghanistan
Felix Moos
United States
Moos
David Lambertson
Army
Navy
Gas prices rise as demand outpaces supply in global markets
Lawrence residents see unleaded gas climb from 1.69 to 2.98 per gallon over four and a half years with peaks near 3.33. Kansas University economist Alexandre Skiba cites Middle East instability and rising global demand from India, China, and Eastern Europe as main drivers behind higher prices.
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Lawrence
Iraq
Alexandre
Sasha) Skiba
Kansas University
United States
Middle East
Skiba
India
China
Europe
South America
Staff Reporters Cu stine Metz Karl Gehring Journal-World Graphic
The Journal-World features sections by Cu stine Metz and Karl Gehring with a graphic team highlighting local visuals. Their reporting, supported by staff photographers, frames city events and community concerns through concise captions and striking images.
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Karl Gehring
Journal-World Graphic
Military action fattens deficit in Kansas costs
Kansas taxpayers face a 2007 Iraq war bill of about 1.1 billion dollars with broader national impact. Estimates from the National Priorities Project compare war spending to local alternatives, noting potential effects on education, housing, and future social programs while experts warn deficits shape Medicare and Social Security timelines.
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Kansas
Lawrence
National Priorities Project
Congressional
Department of Defense
Edu- Lawrence
Iraq
Anita Danes
Danes
Joe Aistrup
Kansas State University
Aistrup
Returning home to a pair of soldiers and a classic Chevelle
West Lawrence couple Matt and Cherry Jordan share a quiet home scene after his year in Iraq. A shiny 1966 Chevelle and new Kansas plates symbolize his return to civilian life. Cherry managed the home and finances, befriending military wives as Matt led Black Hawk crews and brought all 46 under his command home.
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Kansas National Guard
Matt Jordon
Lawrence
Cherry
Matt
Iraq
Jordons
Cherry Jordan
West
Kansas
108Th Aviation Regiment
Air Assault
Afghanistan
al Guardsman
Douglas County
Black Hawk
Bosnia
War influence fades as party color shift stalls policy
Political shifts after the Iraq war helped Democrats win seats like Nancy Boyda in Kansas but produced few major policy changes. Experts cite stalemates on immigration and children’s health care as party lines dominate votes while Republicans like Christian Morgan tout a possible rebound.
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Congress
U.S
Nancy Boyda
D-Kan
Boyda
Jim Ryun
Ryun
Christian Morgan
Kansas Republican Party
Morgan
Patriot Guard grows as riders guard veterans funerals across states
Terry Houck and hundreds of Patriot Guard riders line streets to shield families at funerals from protesters. From Mulvane Kansas origins to nationwide missions, the group has 140000 members and 50 plus Kansas missions. The movement began after a Topeka protest incident and expanded to Chelsea Oklahoma and Tonganoxie for Army Spc Lucas Frantz’s burial, where Houck declared the mission name Patriot Guard.
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Richard Gwin
Journal-World File
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Patriot Guard
Spc
Lucas Allen Frantz
Tonganoxie
VFW
Westboro Baptist Church
Topeka
Kansas Patriot Guard
Kansas
Terry Houck
Houck
American Legion
Mulvane
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Carol
Carol Houck
American Legion Riders
Chelsea
Okla
Army Spc
Lucas Frantz
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California
Kansas City, Kan
Leavenworth
U.S. Army
Kansas City
John Henry/Journal World Photo
Allan Hanson
Massachusetts Street
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Sarah Calderon
Sarah Beals
Olathe
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Manhattan
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