Editorial on First Amendment rights and national security
A amid Sept 11 memories a national debate questions whether Americans should curb First Amendment freedoms. The piece defends free speech press and assembly, warns against fear driven restrictions, and argues journalism serves democracy even under security pressures. It urges pride in core American principles over surrender to fear.
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America
U.S
Congress
First Amendment Center
Labor Day
Dignity in Everyday Work and the September Remembrance
Leonard Pitts Jr reflects on Labor Day and September 11, praising ordinary labor done well. He cites MLK and Michelangelo to argue that purpose comes from work, not celebrity. He recalls first responders, journalists, and others who performed their duties amid tragedy, defining self through work.
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Labor Day
Mama
Martin Luther King
Michelangelo
Beethoven
Shakespeare
Heaven
Earth
Elinor Brecher
New York
Newseum
Museum of News
Daniel Pearl
Wall Street Journal
Pakistan
Genetic spark behind human speech FOXP2 study raises talking chimp speculation
Scientist Bill Ferguson discusses FOXP2 gene differences among humans and apes linking language to facial and jaw structure. He notes a British family with speech difficulties tied to FOXP2 flaws and entertains the humorous prospect of a speaking chimp influencing media and politics.
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Earth
Washington
al Gore
Bill Ferguson
Warner Robins
Daily Sun
Wetlands debate on conservation and university action
Mike Ford of Lawrence defends altruistic conservation and criticizes Dr. Boyd and the university for potentially compromising wetlands to support an institution of higher learning. He cites John Muir, Native and indigenous plant medicine, and cautions against letting scientists decide preservation. letters policy included.
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Boyd
Ivan Boyd
Baker
John Muir
Yosemite
California
Louisiana
Cancer Triangle
U.S
32Nd Street
Haskell Indian Nations University
South American
South America
Mike Ford
Lawrence
Old Home Town in 1977
Arrangements to reopen negotiations between the city and police and firefighter groups over 1978 salaries and benefits follow a period of breakdowns and turmoil. The city offers little hope of major concessions while residents flood and demand redress amid a flood study. A Manet painting from the Kansas University Museum of Art, Portrait of Line Campineanu, was stolen. years ago Sept. 2, 1902 World comments on students returning and the energy they bring to town.
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Line Campineanu
Kansas University Museum of Art
Edouard Manet
Lawrence World
Watkins Community Museum
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Rob Curley
World Online
al Bonner
Joe Lewis
Dalph Simons II
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
HRV
Tom Hornbaker
Dallas Dolan
Ed Ciambrone
the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire
Kan
Douglas County
Kansas
P.O
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Leonard Ptts Jr
The
Miami Herald
Leonard Pitts Jr
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Ness Souk
By Bill Ferguson
Knight Ridder Newspapers
Ljworld.com
Old Home Town
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