State pushes 31st Street traffic bypass debate fuels rhetoric
Editorial notes harmful remarks amid Lawrence trafficway talks. Governor Graves and KDOT officials clash over 31st Street viability and a southern bypass. Local leaders worry politicized voice tones hinder progress while exploring alternatives like a southern loop and connections to US 59.
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Lawrence
Journal-World
Mike Rees
Kansas Department of Transportation
31St Street
Rees
Bill Graves
Jayhawk Breakfast Rotary Club
Topeka
Graves
35Th Street
Baker Wetlands
38Th Street
Haskell Indian Nations University
Louisiana Street
KDOT
23Rd Street
Haskell
Wakarusa River
Vinland schools expand era without high school 1960
In 1960 Vinland opened schools without a high school study sequence as part of a rural education shift. An ongoing program aimed to merge smaller rural schools into larger units for efficiency. The now defunct Vinland High School served many notable locals. In 1900, the Lawrence World reported free rural delivery would relay daily weather forecasts to farmers, with the Weather Bureau coordinating and postmasters distributing slips to mailboxes. Courtesy Watkins Community Museum.
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Vinland
Vinland High School
Lawrence World
Weather Bureau
Washington
Watkins Community Museum
Kursk disaster frames Putin regime as corrupt and stagnant
George Will argues the Kursk tragedy exposes a Russian government run by apparratchiks and oligarchs, with a stagnating economy and fading global status. He contrasts Russia's decline with Turkey's modernization and cites Brzezinski on Russia’s limited future and need to shed Soviet legacy.
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Kursk
Vladimir Putin
Apparatchik
Putin
Lenin
Stalin
Communist Party
Clinton-Gore
America
al Gore
George W. Bush
Russia
Gore
Zbigniew
Turkey
Chechnya
Brzezinski
Vancouver
Vladivostok
Europe
KGB
Soviet Union
Germany
Japan
Alexander Lebed
Associated Press
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
Bicycle lanes debut in Lawrence as citywide plan outlined
Public Forum letter praises the first Bicycle Works Program lanes on East 19th Street between Haskell and Harper. It credits the city commission, Bicycle Advisory Committee, city manager, and staff for planning a network that could expand with TEA-21 funds. The writer urges helmet use and road sharing to reduce traffic and pollution.
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Lawrence
East 19Th Street
Haskell
Harper Streets
Louisiana Street
West 15Th Street
Bicycle Advisory Committee
Public Works and Planning
19Th Street
Michael Aliman
Voter myths and debates shape a tight 2000 race
Washington voters face record low turnout as polls show skepticism about candidates and campaigns. Ralph Nader mocks the two parties while Gore and Bush use their platforms to frame electability and policy. Debates loom as a test of issue mastery, with history noting decisive moments when performances shifted public perception.
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Washington
Green Party
Ralph Nader
Republicrats
Gore
Sen
Joseph Lieberman
Lieberman
Bush
Dick Cheney
Cheney
Congress
Michigan
Chrysler
Jimmy Carter
America
Golden Parachute
Halliburton
GOP
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Education Department
National Endowment For the Arts
Bob Dole
Presidential Debate Commission
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Gerald Ford
Poland
Bill Clinton
George. Bush Sr
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al Bonner
Joe Lewis
Dolph Simons
Ili
Dan Simons
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Tom Hornbaker
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Ed Clambrone
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