Public vs Private Funding in Kansas Universities
Editorial notes Kansas residents oppose higher taxes for higher education even as studies show private funding and alumni gifts already backing Kansas universities. It highlights KU Endowment donations of nearly 69 million last year and over 930 million in 11 years, urging taxpayers to contribute while praising private support during funding shortages.
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Lawrence
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Lawrence City Commission weighs final site for new city hall
In 1977 the Lawrence City Commission neared a final selection for the site of a new city hall after meetings. The Bowersock Mills location appeared to be a leading option as a vote on the final site loomed. Also noted are 1962 bond plans for a Tonganoxie High School and homecoming queen candidates.
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U.S. 24
Tonganoxie High
Jeanne Kesinger
Mitzie Curtis
Nancy Robb
Joyce Baker
Payless Cashways
Crown Chevrolet
David Holroyd
Real monsters look like people, not creatures
Leonard Pitts Jr. writes from greater Washington about a six year old fearing Halloween as a sniper terror grips the area. He notes how children adjust and how adults promise safety while the fear reshapes Norman childhood rituals and the view of monsters.
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Harry Potter
Sign of the Times
Washington, D.C
Leonard Pitts Jr
The
Miami Herald
Public forum on history bias and local school coverage
Readers debate Columbus history and media accuracy in Lawrence. Letters lament biased museum reporting at Watkins Museum and critique Eudora Cross Country coverage, urging clearer facts and fuller community context.
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Eudora
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