River cities weigh 27 million plan to restore Smoky Hill flow
An editorial argues Salina voters face a 0.25 percent sales tax to raise about 27 million over 10 years to reintroduce the Smoky Hill River through downtown. It notes Salina’s 1960s bypass reduced the river’s flow, erasing local identity, and links Salina’s decision to Lawrence’s riverfront potential and history.
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Rewriting the Middle East Script with Erdogan Netanyahu and Abbas
Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Trudy Rubin compares the changing roles of Turkey Israel and Palestinian leaders to a long running film at Brattle Theatre Harvard where Casablanca plays on loop. She observes shifts in U S Turkish and Israeli positions and questions whether new narratives can emerge as old patterns fade.
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No to library expansion vote letter from Andrew Stahmer
Lawrence resident Andrew Stahmer urges voters to reject current library funding, arguing against immediate tax expenditure. He compares the library debate to a child in a toy store and says support will come only when the economy improves. He plans to revisit the issue later.
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No COLA for Social Security again in 2024
The letter notes no cost-of-living increase for Social Security recipients for a second year as fixed incomes strain under rising costs for taxes, food, fuel, and housing. It warns of a new tax proposal for library expansion and argues for prudent fiscal choices while praising Lawrence’s library.
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Public Forum on Library Design and Fiscal Austerity
Readers debate library building plans citing wasted space worth over a million today and urge a strictly functional, tax funded project with minimal decorative features. They oppose expensive visual monuments and suggest private funding for ornaments.
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Robert J. Vaughan
Lawrence
Kansas football woes with big coach’s deal draw ire
Curtis D. Bennett vents at Kansas University football, criticizing 50 point losses, a $10 million five year coaching contract for Gill, and a young, unprepared squad. He warns fans to switch to basketball and questions five year turnaround prospects as new players learn blocking and tackling.
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Old Hometown in 1970 KU alumni act in film and TV
Former Kansas University students now in acting roles include Richard Kelton who appeared in Gun Smoke and a TV movie, James P. McMullen with a Universal Studios contract and credits in Shenandoah Wagon Train Laramie and The Virginian, Moses Gunn in Othello at the American Shakespeare Festival, and Joanna Featherstone in New York in a one woman variety show after KU 1960 degree. The piece also recalls a 1910 traction engine explosion near town injuring Claude White and Rufus White, with Claude critically injured.
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Laramie
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The Journal World invites public interest letters up to 250 words and prohibits name calling or libel. The paper may edit letters without changing viewpoints and grants a nonexclusive license to publish. Letters must include the writer’s name address and telephone number and be mailed to Box 888 Lawrence KS 66044 or emailed to letters at ljworld dot com.
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