Lawrence City Commission set to appoint new commissioner
Editorial notes that the Lawrence City Commission plans to appoint and swear in a new commissioner to fill the vacancy from Mayor Jeremy Farmer’s resignation. Two finalists, Lisa Larsen and Scott Morgan, are in the running as the panel resumes full strength to tackle stalled city projects and the pending city manager hire.
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Oslo pact fades as West Bank tensions rise
Trudy Rubin argues that the collapse of the Oslo peace process risks a renewed Israeli occupation of the West Bank, with expanding settlements and rising violence. Abbas warns cooperation may end, threatening a broader crisis in Greater Israel and undermining any two state prospect.
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Gaza
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Trudy Rubin
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University Nightshirt Parade Marks Football Kickoff
Lawrence business section buzzed with a University nightshirt parade celebrating the football season and a Jewell victory. Cheerleaders kept order as merchants handed out apples cigars and candy. A freshman was beaten by two groups for not wearing a required cap, one near the Administration building and another by the law building. The student had worked through school last year and faced hostility for not meeting customs.
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William Jewell
Joe Gaitskill
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Sarah St. John
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Public forum denounces abusive KU football headlines
Letter writers criticize the Kansas University football coverage for harsh terms such as boneheaded and numb skulled after a loss. They urge reporters to stick to facts and avoid insults toward 19 and 20 year old players representing their university. The note cites Jeff Southard of Lawrence and Glen W. White as signers.
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David Beaty
Jeff Southard
Lawrence
Abortion Protests Voice moral outrage over fetal dismemberment
A reader voices horror at videos alleging sale of baby body parts, arguing a beating heart at early gestation proves life and urging protests to pressure Congress. The message condemns abortion past twelve weeks and calls for action by Karyl Graves to speak for the unborn.
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Karyl Graves
Lawrence
Road plan letter asks to spare Kasold from widening
A Lawrence reader criticizes City Hall's Kasold expansion, arguing for no return to calmer two lanes and noting rising Sixth Street traffic spilling onto Kasold, Wakarusa and Iowa. The letter ends with an odd proposal about 401(k) accounts.
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