Editorial grievance over burial-site survey delays for downtown hotel project
An editorial criticizes Lawrence city leaders for delaying and concealing a state archeologist’s letter about test excavations on the southeast corner of Ninth and New Hampshire, tying this to business pressure and perceived rule changes while noting the project received approvals and incentives.
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Historic Resources Commission
David Corliss
City Commissioners
Lawrence
Entitlement debate casts doubt on America’s future
George Will argues in a Washington Post column that Obama’s policy menu risks redefining democracy through a swollen entitlement state. He cites 2010 transfers of over 2.2 trillion, rising disability claims and means testing, and asserts Romney would curb these trends by embracing reforms linked to Paul Ryan.
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American Enterprise Institute
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Paul Ryan
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U.S
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
Equal suffrage urged by Dr. Shaw in Kansas
The Lawrence Daily Journal-World reports Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, president of the National Suffrage Association, spoke in Kansas urging that if the West adopts the suffrage amendment this year the East will follow. She predicted every political party would endorse equal suffrage within four years and national legislation would follow in Washington.
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Anna Howard Shaw
National Suffrage Association
Kansas
Washington
Loser McGovern and winner Armstrong contrasted in a life lesson
Leonard Pitts Jr notes former senator George McGovern died at 90 after a defining 1972 loss, yet his decency and humanitarian work endure. He contrasts Lance Armstrong’s doping downfall, detailing the USADA report that stripped titles, ending Livestrong ties. The piece warns against cheating across society.
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