Kansas Should Defeat Amendment on Hunting Rights
Editorial argues against Kansas Amendment 1 to add a right to hunt fish and trap wildlife. It claims no imminent threat justifies a constitutional change and cites NRA influence, noting existing protections under Section 4 and calling for a no vote on November 8.
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Kansas
State Senate
House
National Rifle Association
Travis Couture- Lovelady
Hays
NRA
The
Audubon Society
PETA
Mideast wary of promises as US backs Kurdish YPG
David Ignatius warns that America repeats a pattern of recruiting local proxies in the Middle East and then abandoning them. The piece focuses on the YPG in Syria, Turkish strikes, and a history of betrayed Kurdish alliances, with references to Kobane, Manbij, Raqqa, and regional dynamics.
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Washington
America
Middle East
U.S
Iraq
Egypt
Lebanon
Syria
YPG
Special Operations Forces
Brotherhood of
Turkey
Afrin
Aleppo
Raqqa
Ussr
Pentagon
Russia
Kobane
Lahur Talabani
The
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
PUK
Sulaymaniyah
Talabani
Mosul
Obama
Incirlik
Syrian Democratic Forces
SDF
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Erdogan
United States
David Ignatius
Washington Post Writers Group
Today in History Highlights From October Dates
On Oct 26 1861 the Pony Express ceased operations paving the way for the telegraph. The Erie Canal opened in 1825 linking Lake Erie to the Hudson. In 1881 the Gunfight at the O K Corral occurred in Tombstone. 1949 Truman raised the minimum wage to 75 cents an hour. Pan American flew a Boeing 707 from New York to Paris in 8 hours 41 minutes in 1958. In 1984 Baby Fae received a baboon heart transplant in California and lived 21 days.
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New York
Lake Erie
Hudson River
O.K. Corral
Tombstone
Arizona
Harry S. Truman
Pan American Airways
Paris
Baby Fae
Loma Linda
Calif
Fae
Party of Lincoln or party of Trump in Kansas
Virgil W. Dean from Lawrence writes criticizing current Kansas Republicans for embracing Trump. He laments the shift from the old party and calls for new leadership to restore Lincoln era values, praising past moderates and urging rational moderates to reassert direction.
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Lincoln
Kansas
Trump
U.S. Senate
Statehouse
William Allen White
Lawrence
Walter R. Stubbs
Alfred Landon
Arthur Capper
Clifford R. Hope
John Anderson
Frank Carlson
James B. Pearson
Keith Sebelius
Robert Bennett
Mike Hayden
Jan Meyers
Nancy Landon Kassebaum
Bill Graves
Abraham Lincoln
Virgil W. Dean
Public Forum on Sidewalk Standards and Education Value
A reader argues against forcing homeowners to pay for defective sidewalks where city construction and inspection were involved, urging better soil compaction and code standards. The letter also questions public trust in higher education and warns that without respected expert authority, wealth and force become dominant in society.
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Robert J. Vaughan
Lawrence
Sidewalk repair debate continues at editor's corner
A reader advocates for sturdy, safe sidewalk construction and ongoing discussion about repair efforts, urging attention to proper design and quality.
Education or else I met recently with an old friend
A fragment notes a recent meeting with an old friend who taught teachers and now serves as a college dean. The speaker highlights concern over chronic underfunding of universities and laments funding shortfalls affecting higher education governance and operations.
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Universi
Letters to the Editor Submission Details
Readers can submit letters by mail to P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 or via email at letters ljworld com for publication consideration.
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Lawrence KS
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