Critical choice to hire Kansas education commissioner
The Kansas Board of Education will begin selecting a new education commissioner after Alexa Posny resigned to join the U S Department of Education. The board plans to hire the National Association of State Boards of Education to assist in the search and aims to recruit a leader with strong education experience to energize the department and advocate for Kansas students.
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Taliban threat in Afghanistan demands full strategy
Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Trudy Rubin argues the Obama White House must explain why the Afghan Taliban matters beyond al Qaida. She cites Bruce Riedel and others warning that Taliban ties to al Qaida could reestablish bases if the U.S. withdraws, risking broader regional chaos and dangerous implications for India and Pakistan.
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Mullah Omar
Osama bin ‘Laden
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Central Asia
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India
Trudy Rubin
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Philadelphia Inquirer
University funds mount for Mt McKinley ascent aid
Lawrence Daily World reports on October 21 1909 that KU chancellor Frank Strong offers the services of L L Dyche for a Frederick Cook Mt McKinley expedition with Adm Peary supporters split. The note adds farmers in Douglas County rushing to sell wheat as hard wheat brings about 1.15 dollars a bushel and soft wheat 1.18 while new corn arrives slowly.
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Frank Strong
L.L. Dyche
Mt. McKinley
Frederick Cook
North Pole
Ethnic equality letter to the editor challenges Hays remark
Leonard Ortiz of Lawrence condemns a Kansas Association of School Boards official for saying in a Journal World piece that it would be nice to have “growing in nice white kids from middle class backgrounds.” He argues the comment devalues immigrant and minority students and urges equal education for all children regardless of race or socio economics.
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Lawrence
Jim Hays
Kansas Association of School Boards
Hays
Journal-World
Kansas
Lynn Jenkins
Leonard Ortiz
Public Forum on Online Comments Sparks Community Debate
Readers criticize anonymous online comments as vicious and harmful to public discourse. They urge alternatives like separate access, citing New York Times practices, and question whether forums distract resources from journalism. Letters from Jen Humphrey and David L. Teska are referenced.
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New York Times
Journal-World
Jen Humphrey
Lawrence
United Nations Day and Week Praised by Leaders
The piece urges celebration of United Nations Day on October 24 and United Nations Week by peace-loving people. It calls for flying the UN flag and for social studies classes to teach about the UN’s role in peace and world problem solving. It cites Obama at the General Assembly and Churchill on law over war, noting John A. Bond.
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United Nations
Barack Obama
United Nations General Assembly
Winston Churchill
John A. Bond
Lawrence
Comment on Journal-World policy and online comments
A reader critiques the Lawrence Journal-World policy on online comments. They argue the policy aims at free speech but notes ongoing civil discourse issues. The letter highlights trolls and the visceral mentality visible in reader responses.
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Lawrence Journal-World
Commons
Protest Echoes From 1969 at Kansas University
A Thursday paper recounts a 1969 anti-war protest at Kansas University, estimating 2000 to 5000 participants. It contrasts that era's vocal student activism with today and notes missing explanations for the current calmer climate toward Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Kansas University
Iraq
Afghanistan
Letters Policy For The Journal World Public Forum
The Journal World invites letters to the Public Forum under 250 words. Submissions must be publicly interesting and avoid libelous language or name calling. The paper may edit for clarity while keeping viewpoints intact and grants a nonexclusive license to publish and distribute the letter. Include name address and phone number. mail to Box 888 Lawrence KS 66044 or email letters@ljworld.com.
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