Kansas education funding under scrutiny after 2017 test results
Editorial urges action as 2017 Kansas Assessment Program shows most high school students miss state standards and gaps persist by income and race. Analysis highlights math and reading shortfalls, with low scores among African American and Hispanic students and modest gains for whites, stressing court deadlines and calls for fair, equitable funding alongside reforms like the Kansans Can initiative.
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New X ray Gear At Lawrence Hospital Elevates Care
Dr G W Jones has installed over a thousand dollars worth of new X ray equipment at Lawrence hospital, upgrading electrical systems to rival eastern institutions. Dr John Sundwall urged university women to embrace a new compulsory exercise program to ensure fitness for physical exams, stressing it aids university unity and student health.
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CNN ad debuts on Facebook again amid truth concerns
Leonard Pitts critiques CNNs new apple advertising and the network's role in promoting objectivity while highlighting enduring issues of misinformation. He argues signals from media, politics, and the internet combine to erode factual discourse and trust in American public life.
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Historic events marked on this day in history
On Oct 26 1881 the Gunfight at the O K Corral in Tombstone Arizona involved Wyatt Earp Doc Holliday and Ike Clanton with three gang members dead and Earp and Holliday wounded Also noted are the 1774 First Continental Congress adjournment in Philadelphia the 1825 Erie Canal opening and the 1861 Pony Express cessation with the final run completing the next month
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Gun action plan urged by voter in local race
A local resident asks candidates in the upcoming election to publish concrete action plans with measurable goals and timelines to reduce gun violence. The letter argues that state and federal efforts have failed and calls for immediate local measures to earn voter support.
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Jonathan Stong
Lawrence
Public Forum on Voter Fraud and Health Care Costs
Readers weigh in on the voter fraud commission claiming it proves fraud with numbers from multiple agencies. Debates cover foster children, state health care, patient billing gaps, and doctor charges beyond insurance.
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Topeka
Robert Dewhirst
Lawrence
Controversial DCF Proposal Ties Foster Care to Voter Registration
A proposed plan links foster care intake with automatic voter registration to amplify perceived voter fraud claims. It suggests using foster children as de facto registrants to supply numbers for arguments, while claiming the state would track missing youths via voting data.
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Kris Kobach
Trump
Insurance lobbyists react to ACA changes under Trump era shifts
The piece questions why insurers doctors and hospitals oppose Affordable Care Act reversals and suggests profit motives drive行动. It cites competition pressuring pricing and recalls Shawnee Mission Medical Center near Lawrence along with a remembered tissue box charge on a past bill.
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Shawnee Mission Medical Center
Lawrence
Letter to the editor praises kneeling for freedom
Charles McPheeters writes that while he stands with hand over heart, he supports kneeling as a peaceful protest signaling that true freedom is not yet shared by all. He asks readers to recognize limitations on freedoms and honors those who kneel as brave for raising the issue.
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Charles McPheeters
Lawrence
Letters to Editor Submission Details
The notice explains letters to the editor can be submitted by mail to P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 or by email at letters jworld com for publication consideration.
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