Washburn seeks more funding without more state control
Washburn University president Jerry Farley told a legislative committee that the school aims to increase state funding while resisting greater state governance. He contrasted Washburn’s per student funding with other state institutions, proposing half the six universities’ funding but without added political oversight.
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The Heat Is On Washington On Global Warming
Ellen Goodman surveys a White House climate conference noting a shift from science to economics, public belief rising, political paralysis looming, and industry ads resisting action. The piece questions how much heat it will take to spark policy amid short attention spans and Kyoto uncertainty.
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New England
Ross Gelbspan
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Washington Post
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Ellen Goodman
Boston Globe
Clinton's hearing fix sparks debate on political discourse
The piece ponders whether President Clinton, reputedly fitted for hearing aids, can gain an edge by hearing louder criticisms. It recalls Reagan era tactics, laments the current shouting culture, and questions what teachers at Georgetown, Oxford, and Yale may have taught him amid a harsh, polarized press and audience.
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Yale
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Bill Clinton
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Reagan
Journal-World Postal and Circulation Note
Postmaster notification directs readers to send address changes to the Journal-World in Lawrence Kansas with P O Box 888 66044 0888 and notes USPS registration periodicals postage paid and bureau memberships for circulation and AP association.
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Lawrence
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Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Remarkable Good Deed Restores Diaper Bag and Photos
A Kansas couple credits Betty Bunce of the Kansas University Language Acquisition Preschool with locating their missing diaper bag and developing photos. While shopping, a bag was mistakenly taken. Betty traced it using baseball photos and a local connection, returning the bag and most pictures without expecting reimbursement. Rob and Jamie Hulse thank Betty Scotty King and his mom Teresa for the kind act. the Journal-World invites public letters up to 350 words with contact details.
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Betty Bunce
Kansas University
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Scotty King
Scotty
Teresa
Rob
Jamie Hulse
Gretchen
Docking defends 1970 tax lid law during campaign
Governor Robert Docking reiterates that the 1970 property tax lid law was not perfect yet beneficial to Kansas. Kansas University’s Charles Michener earned a Fulbright to study bee evolution at Queensland University in Brisbane, Australia. An 1897 Lawrence Journal notice recalls a dancing party at Mrs. C W Babcock's suburban home Roanoke near 23rd Street.
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Charles Michener
Kansas University
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Australia
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