Former President Bush recalls career at Dole Prize event
Former President George H W Bush spoke at Kansas University's Lied Center recounting key moments from his long career. He described the 1980 phone call that brought him onto Reagan's ticket and reflected on service to others as essential to a successful life. He accepted the Dole Leadership Prize and answered questions about Berlin Wall credit and relations with Gorbachev.
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California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Bush
Kansas University
Lied Center
Dole
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Dole Institute of Politics
Bill Lacy
Richard Norton Smith
Dole Institute
Oval Office
Soviet Union
Mikhail Gorbachev
John Henry
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George H.W. Bush
Buy Now: Shoppers Urged to Enter a Buyer’s Market
Lawrence business leaders urge buyers to act amid a favorable market for cars and real estate. Junior Brubeck of Jim Clark Motors touts a peak moment to purchase new or late-model vehicles. Real estate expert Thomas Howe notes prices dropping in a cyclical low and predicts future regret for not buying during 2008 conditions.
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Lawrence
Junior Brubeck
Jim Clark Motors
29Th Terrace
Thomas Howe
Lawrence Board of Realtors’ Board of Directors
Park Service decries Utah drilling plan near national parks
The U S Bureau of Land Management announced a December 19 auction of more than 51 000 acres of oil and gas parcels near Arches Dinosaur and Canyonlands National Parks drawing swift criticism from the National Park Service and environmental groups who call it a Bush administration fire sale. Interior officials ordered a pause but the BLM stood firm, saying parcels near parks already exist and that the dispute would be resolved without pulling parcels.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Arches National Park
Dinosaur
Canyonlands
National Park Service
BLM
Park Service
Cordell Roy
Arches
Interior
Dirk Kempthorne
Kempthorne
Shane Wolfe
Associated Press
Lynn Scarlett
Interior Department
Wolfe
Selma Sierra
Sierra
Roy
Bureau
Bush Administration
Stephen Bloch
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
Desolation Canyon
America
Disabled residents urged kept in mind for emergencies
A Douglas County group campaigns to ensure no person with a disability is overlooked during emergencies. The effort focuses on including accessibility needs in planning and response.
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Douglas County
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