Open carry debates ripple through Kansas cities
Editorial notes Overland Park and Wichita moving to allow open carry in holsters with safety on, a stance sparked by a nonbinding Kansas Attorney General opinion. The piece questions state law limits, notes Lawrence’s minimal carriage rules, and asks if other towns will follow, stressing lack of permits or background checks for open carriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verland Park
Wichita
Overland Park
Kansas
Derek Schmidt
Lawrence
Kansas City
Main Campus
23Rd Street
Iowa
Dave Affalter
Letters Policy for the Journal World
The Journal World invites letters to Public Forum under 250 words and public interest. They may be edited for style without altering viewpoints. Submitting grants nonexclusive publishing rights and requires the writer’s name address and phone number. Send by mail to Box 888 Lawrence KS or by email to letters ijworld.com.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal-World
Journal- World
Lawrence
Ijworld.com
Debates should plow fresh ground in 2012 election talk
George Will argues that presidential debates drift into rehearsed responses and urges candidates to challenge opinions on judiciary policy and foreign, domestic, and economic issues. The piece notes aging justices, party stances, and questions for Romney and Obama on First Amendment rights, currency manipulation, trade, and big banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Rolling Stones
Mitt Romney
Barack Obama
Citizens United
The
Sierra Club
Congress
Romney
Afghanistan
NATO
U.S
China
Ben Bernanke
Federal Reserve
Obama
Chrysler
Old Home Town Years Ago in 1912
From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World dated Oct 1 1912 the note recalls razing the Donnelly house at Rhode Island and Quincy and the memory of Gordon Grovenor as Mr Donnelly dug a well finding abundant water at sixteen feet with a strong flow that resisted walling until rocks were added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Journal-World
Donnelly
Rhode Island
Quincy
Gordon Grovenor
Public Forum Sparks debate on voting rights and transit
Readers debate Kids Voting in Lawrence and a call for voter ID. Letters urge caution on race, safety, and civil rights. A columnist cites a $24.5 million special education grant and co teaching pitfalls, calling for better training before desegregation. Community praise for the rail to trail parkway follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Fred Sack
Jenna Coker
Matt Erickson
Krista Barbour
Hat
Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department
East Lawrence
Kim Zimmerman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lawrence Journal-World
W.C. Simons
Dolph Simons Sr
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Susan Cantrell
Chris Bell
Ed Ciambrone
Ann Gardner
Caroline Trowbridge
the World Company
Dolph C. Simons III
Dan C. Simons
Suzanne Schlicht
Ralph Gage
America
Big Pharma
Qpmorgan
Bank of America
Citigroup
Wells Fargo
Goldman Sachs
Illinois
California
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
George
Old Home Town
Sarah St. John
Ljworld.com
Miss Banks
Public Forum
Kansas University
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!