Library programs highlight quiet but lasting library value
The editorial lauds library service beyond sales, focusing on the Young Adult Zone led by Kim Patton. Tutors from universities and retired teachers assist 11 to 18 year olds with schoolwork, often in one on one sessions. The piece urges public support for low profile efforts that aid reading and math, noting seventh grade math as a common challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kim Patton
Lawrence-area
Patton
Lawrence
Degowting US Iraq policy under Bush power struggles
Washington insiders clash over Iraq strategy as vice president Cheney and defense secretary Rumsfeld push to control military and civilian agencies. Powell’s stance contrasts with Bush’s hands-on approach, while covert operations and Kurdish power plays shape the future Iraqi opposition and postwar plans. Jim Hoagland notes the administration fights behind a public facade.
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Saddam Hussein
Iraq
United Nations
Cheney
Defense
Rumsfeld
Washington
Saddam
State Department
CIA
Bush
Powell
U.N
Pentagon
United States
Clinton
Secretary of State
Senate
Iraqi National Congress
Charles de Gaulle
Massoud Barzani
Jalal Talibani
Kurdistan
George W. Bush
U.S
Readers debate trees plan and history lessons in Lawrence
A letter to the editor praises a city tree plan while criticizing past war depictions of Metacom and Thanksgiving narratives. It urges teaching a fuller Kansas history, praises the Kansas State Historical Society, and calls legislators to support education and local preservation. It notes contributions from William J. Crowe and Nancy P. Sanders.
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Bill & Jo Barnes
Lawrence
Kansas State Historical Society
Douglas County
Kansas
William J. Crowe
Nancy P. Sanders
Thanksgiving truth and local school concerns in Kansas
The piece links Thanksgiving history to Native nations and colonist contact, noting Massasoit and Metacom, the Wampanoag, and Pequot events. It then shifts to Lawrence K 6 schools facing overcrowding budget cuts and potential closures, with critique of district rationale and emphasis on central city student performance. Kansas Historical Society leaders from Lawrence are saluted for their work amid state funding pressures.
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Central City
Lawrence
David Burress
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachuset
Niantic
Nipmuc
Narragansett
Nauset
Pequot
Metacom
Lawrence School Board
Kansas State Historical Society
Kansas
Mike Hoeflich
Lecompton
Bill Tsutsui
Glee Smith
W. Stitt Robinson
Society
Spencer Research Library
Protecting Oil and U.S. Aid to Colombia Oil Field
A reader links wind power hopes in Butler County with broader energy policy. World Watch cites Occidental Petroleum influencing Bush Administration to fund Colombian military aid, including 95 million to train a 4,000 soldier brigade guarding the Cano-Limon pipeline. The letter critiques U.S. oil subsidy.
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Butler County
Journal-World
World Watch Institute
Occidental Petroleum
Bush Administration
Colombia
Columbian Army
U.S
Lester C. Marsh
Lawrence
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W.C. Simons
Dolph Simons Sr
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Richard Brack
Bill Snead
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Rob Curley
World Online
al Bonner
Joe Lewis
Dolph Simons III
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
H.R/Personne
Tom Hornbaker
Dallas Dolan
Ed Ciambrone
the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire
Kan
P.O
Lawrence, Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Jim Hoagland
Washington Post Writers Group
Hoaglands
Washpost.com
Phillips
Cape Cod
Mike Ford
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