Jail challenge prompts debate on mental health care
Editorial notes 29 percent of 140 Sedgwick County jail inmates take psychotropic meds. With state hospital closures and waiting lists, jails shoulder mental illness care and later release support. Authorities cite Bert Nash evaluations and the AIMS program to connect inmates with postrelease services, while Douglas County weighs similar needs.
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The Journal World welcomes campaign issue letters during election season but will not publish letters that directly endorse or attack individual candidates. To be considered for publication, letters must be received by November 1.
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Face to face with a revolution in Aleppo Syria
Washington Post columnist David Ignatius follows the Free Syrian Army in Aleppo, detailing weapon shortages, clashing front lines in Sakhour, and the push for U.S. and Arab aid. He interviews Col. Abdel-Jabber Akidi and Col. Asif Suleiman about command, external support, and the rising influence of jihadist fighters amid the grinding battle against Assad. The report notes smugglers, border risks, and the call for weapons to shift the balance.
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Idlib
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Kuwait
No-Man’s Land
David Ignatius
Washington Post Writers Group
Old Home Town hazard as traction engine crashes through bridge
From the Lawrence Daily Journal World October 9 1912 Ira Rothrock Chas Crowder and Walter Baker were riding a traction engine when a Dutton bridge panel gave way sending the engine and men about fifty feet into the Wakarus a. Rothrock Crowder and Baker sustained serious injuries including cuts broken ribs burns and head injuries.
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Public Forum letters urge budget cuts and ID policy debate
Readers urge cutting military spending to save lives and reduce taxes, question foreign oil costs, and discuss space program cuts. Others debate PBS funding, and Kris Kobach photo ID rules for seniors versus private school students. Letters praise city landscaping and Library trading cards, while defending Orwell and cautioning on totalitarianism. Journal-World letters policy and submission details included.
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Kris Kobach
Mary Ann Kieffer
Lawrence
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