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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 2000
Page
8
Editorial urges voting as imperative for youth engagement. It cites the Kids Voting program in Lawrence where thousands of children voted at real polling places in 1996, offers volunteers for 2000, and stresses how participation builds civic responsibility and turnout for real elections.
Lawrence celebrates a decade of friendship with Hiratsuka Japan and Eutin Germany as the new Japanese Friendship Garden, funded by Hiratsuka, is dedicated beside Watkins Community Museum of History. About 30 Hiratsuka officials attend as exchanges and cultural programs expand ties.
George Willis argues demeanor may shape electoral outcomes in a media driven race. He compares Gore and Bush tones, cites Stevenson and Eisenhower precedents, and warns that public temperaments influence perceptions of competence and liberal governance.
Geneva Overholser analyzes how Hillary Rodham Clinton has been felt out as a symbol and candidate. The essay surveys media labels from Lady Macbeth to feminists and the evolving view of a first lady aiming for the New York Senate while facing intense public scrutiny.
A Kansas letter thanks residents who helped when a toddler wandered from a Maple Leaf Festival event. The family praises the town’s people who found and cared for the boy, noting a kind man who gave him a bear. They stress lessons about supervision and community safety.
After about an hour of discussion, the city commission and roughly 40 rural and urban residents unanimously approved a final plot of the Douglas County 4 H Fairgrounds to comply with a city water and sewer policy. The Lawrence Journal notes from Oct 26 1900 that paving efforts would likely finish in 1900 before harsh weather, praising timely contractors and lesson learned for future contracts.
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