KPERS funding under fire as delays spark concern
Kansas officials say pensions remain sound despite delaying hundreds of millions in KPERS payments and lowering future interest projections. With 305,000 eligible members, active contributors fall while retirees rise, pushing the unfunded liability beyond 9 billion dollars and prompting calls for backup plans.
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Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
KPERS
Legislative Oversight Committee
Alan Conroy
Conroy
Steven Johnson
R-Assaria
Joint
Laura Kelly
D-Topeka
Births and milestones from history notes
November 30 marks Mark Twain birth in 1835 in Florida Missouri and two peace milestones. A meteor cratered through Ann Hodges home in Alabama in 1954, injuring her as she rested. The 1782 treaty near Paris preceded the 1783 peace formalities ending the Revolutionary War.
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Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Mark Twain
Florida
United States
Britain
Paris
Ann Elizabeth Hodges
Oak Grove
Ala
Journalism under siege by misinfo and media bias
Leonard Pitts argues that Project Veritas and similar outlets undermine trust in journalism by deception and sensationalism. He notes Washington Post thwarted a fake Roy Moore abortion claim and cites Trump attacks on CNN, warning of a coup against reality and the danger of biased sources.
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Warner Brothers
Wile E. Coyote
James O’keefe
Project Veritas
O’keefe
Fox “News
Washington Post
Jaime Phillips
The
Post
Alabama
Roy Moore
Phillips
Donald Trump
CNN
America
CIA
Michael Hayden
Bernie Bernstein
Moore
Far Right
Mendacity
Leonard Pitts
Miami Herald
Public forum on KU football facility and coaching choices
Lawrence letter argues for a $26 million indoor football practice facility to avoid degrading Marvin Grove and preserve KU master plan heritage. It questions Beaty's fit, notes Mangino’s Orange Bowl era, and compares coaching tenures while urging cautious decision making.
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Anschutz
Ray Evans
Obama
Mark Mangino
Rock Chalk Park
Marvin Grove
University of Kansas
Paul Enos
Lawrence
Beaty
Mangino
Glen Mason
Tom Keegan
Tim Phillips
Race and discipline bias eyed by new school board member
New school board member Kelly Jones argues that racial disparity in suspensions is a civil rights issue but cautions against judging by race alone. She calls for examining cultural factors and urges review of outcomes for Asian students in the same report. Philip Gao.
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Kelly Jones
Philip Gao
Lawrence
Beaty Choice Questioned by Local Sports Writer Keegan
A reader voices uncertainty about David Beaty as Kansas football coach and accuses Tom Keegan of biased push to remove him. The critic notes KU football’s nadir since Mark Mangino’s firing and doubts quick revival.
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David Beaty
Tom Keegan
Keegan
Beaty
Mark Mangino
Letters to editor guidelines for Journal World
The Journal World accepts letters to the editor up to 250 words and warns writers against name calling. By submitting a letter, authors acknowledge the paper may edit for clarity without changing viewpoints. Submissions are accepted by mail to P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 or by email at letters ljworld.com.
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Journal-World
P.O
Lawrence KS
Ljworld.com
Old Home Town 150 in 1867 reminiscences and weather
From the Kansas Daily Tribune November 30 1867 a column recalls a brisk Thanksgiving backstory with a blinding snow storm and hard north wind that slowed farmers and travelers. It notes recent library wall paintings and Ottawa citizens voting for city government by ninety six, plus Wyandotte resident Hammer claiming land near Topeka analyzed by the term court. Reprinted with permission from Sarah St John.
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The
Home Journal
Ottawa
Hammer
Wyandotte
Topeka
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