Naming opportunity for Lawrence's new business park
City near naming the former Farmland Industries site east of Lawrence a formal business park name. Officials aim to market industrial space later this year or early next, with a logo and materials to attract tenants. The project has cleared long delays as major infrastructure work proceeds and the site becomes available for lease.
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T’s
Lawrence
Farmland Industries
East Hills
Kansas Highway 10
Tango Classes Discussed by University Students
In 1913 University of Kansas students debated forming a tango class as part of the Wingart Howe tango suspension case. Margaret Garvey of Topeka relayed to a Topeka newspaper that dances at two fraternities and two sororities, under chaperones, were praised as proper and not rag dances.
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Mount Oread
Topeka
Too much faith in government and Obamacare faith
Cal Thomas argues that faith in government failed outcomes persists while Obamacare and related programs reveal recurring flaws. He cites USPS price hikes, Detroit aid, FHA borrowing, and welfare programs like Head Start and Food Stamps as examples, concluding individuals rather than government must improve lives.
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Washington
US Postal Service
White House
Detroit
Federal Housing Authority
U.S. Treasury
Heritage Foundation
Department of Veterans Affairs
Coast Guard
Washington Post
Cal Thomas
Tribune Media Services
Government should govern during the federal shutdown
Mike Hoeflich criticizes Congress for causing a government shutdown and paying lawmakers while federal workers go unpaid. He warns of economic harm, urges resignation or bipartisanship, and calls for elected officials to govern rather than punt. The column notes KU Law professor Hoeflich writes the piece for the Journal-World.
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Congress
Kansas City
Washington
Mike Hoeflich
Kansas University School of Law
Journal-World
Public Forum Thanks to League Volunteers on Voter Day
Annie Reed of Lawrence commends League of Women Voters volunteers who registered voters and provided information outside Checkers and the public library during National Voter Registration Day. She praises the league website LawrenceLeague.com for bipartisan candidate and issue information and notes registering and educating voters is essential to democracy.
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League of Women Voters
League
Lawrenceleague.com
Annie Reed
Lawrence
Happy rider answers editor on T bus service
A reader Mary Ann Canfield writes in response to a letter about the T bus. She notes weekly rides over years, praises drivers as very good, and explains delays can occur due to construction and accidents within a 30 minute window, happy for the transportation option.
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Mary Ann Canfield
Lawrence
Age bias in Lawrence Memorial Hospital recruitment stirs concern
Christine Rothschild of Baldwin City questions Lawrence Memorial Hospital recruitment practices reported by the Journal-World. She challenges statements by Sherri Vaughn about local endocrine and rheumatology physicians, noting qualified doctors under 60 and aging practitioners, raising concerns about valuing experience and expertise in staffing.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Journal-World
Sherri Vaughn
Christine Rothschild
Baldwin City
Journal-World Letters Policy for Public Forum Submissions
The Journal-World invites letters under 250 words that address public interest and avoid libelous language. The paper may edit letters without altering viewpoints and grants nonexclusive publishing rights. Submit with name address and telephone. mail to Box 888 Lawrence KS 66044 or email letters at ijworld.com.
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Journal- World
Lawrence
Ijworld.com
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