Old Hometown Highlights From Long Ago Kansas News
Reading notes recall 1874 figures like Miss E Clark new High School principal and local merchants. A Kaw Valley railway trestle burn near Sheridan Wallace prompts quick repair and new bridge. Lawrence items report heat in 1899, Kansas University fall term, campus walks, brick plant delays, and local happenings including fairs, schools, and travel announcements.
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Miss E
Josephine Clark
James Donnelly
Jim
J. E. Arden
Singer Sewing Machine
James Walker
North Side
St. Louis
Benjamin Russell
Walton
Ben
Col
O. H. Dorrance
Kaw Valley
Kansas Pacific Railway
Sheridan
Wallace
Lawrence Daily Journal
Kansas University
Stanley
Snowhall
The Gender Gap Redefined In A Turbulent Campaign
Clarence Page examines how the 2024 election centers on gender norms with Biden Harris and Trump's camps highlighting masculine imagery. Tim Walz's past as a military veteran and educator is noted as a contrast to performative displays, underscoring debates about positive masculinity and leadership.
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Joe Biden
Kamala Harris
Milwaukee
Team Trump
Hulk Hogan
Trump
Magas
Chicago
Hillary Clinton
Harris
Minnesota
Tim Walz
Walz
Ohio
J.D. Vance
Iraq
Harris-Walz
Southern Minnesota
Jacob Reitan
Reitan
New York Times
Clarence Page
Tribune Content Agency
Lawrence Journal World Staff byline
Lawrence Journal World lists OIA Kim Callahan as editor and Allison Tait as advertising manager in this issue. The note confirms staff roles and newsroom leadership for the publication.
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Allison Tait
MIT admission shifts favor Asian-Americans after ruling
MIT released its first post affirmative action admissions for 2028 showing Asian-American enrollment rise from 40 to 47 percent while Black students fell from 15 to 5 and Hispanic from 16 to 11. White enrollment held steady. The commentary argues this confirms critics have been right that affirmative action disadvantaged high achieving Asian Americans.
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America
MIT
Supreme Court
MIT Admissions Shift Seen After Supreme Court Ruling
Rich Lowry discusses MIT President Sally Kornbluth and changes in the entering class linked to last year’s Supreme Court decision. He cites Duke's Peter Arcidiacono on Harvard UNC admissions, California’s Proposition 209 impact, and argues individuals should be judged beyond race, praising merit and fairness while noting complex views on affirmative action.
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MIT
Sally Kornbluth
Supreme Court
Duke
Peter Arcidiacono
Harvard
Arcidiacono
University of North Carolina
California
U.C. Berkeley
China
India
Philippines
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Kansas Tribune
Bismarck Grove
Olin Templin
Lawrence
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Kansas
John Kilworth
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Sarah Parsons
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Cpage
Chicagotribune.com
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Lawrence Journal-World
Chad Lawhorn
Kim Callahan
Rich Lowry
Burma
King Features Syndicate
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