City to review police bias board proposal at meeting
Lawrence officials consider creating a new Police Review Board to replace the Citizen Advisory Board for Fair and Impartial Policing. The board would hear bias and misconduct complaints, review investigations, and issue written recommendations to the city manager, with executive-session reviews and strict confidentiality.
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Citizen Advisory Board
Maria Garcia
Police Department
Lawrence Police Officers’ Association
Lawrence City Commission
Royal tribute and history moments mark Sept 5 anniversaries
On September 5 1997 Queen Elizabeth II gave a televised address calling Diana a remarkable person. Mother Teresa died in Calcutta at 87. Continental Congress met in Philadelphia in 1774. The first Labor Day parade was held in New York in 1882. Jack Kerouac novel On the Road published by Viking Press in 1957.
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Britain
Elizabeth II
Mother Teresa
Calcutta
India
Philadelphia
New York
Jack Kerouac
Viking Press
Voters in Pittsburgh Tell Trump He Is Not Presidential
A passive focus group of 12 voters in Pittsburgh, including Trump supporters, label Donald Trump outrageous, dishonest, and not presidential. They describe him as lacking empathy, social skills, and negotiation ability, and warn he is destroying his political standing by his personality. Mark Shields notes the group’s unusual consensus.
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Pittsburgh
Peter D. Hart
Donald Trump
Trump
White House
Emory University
Tony Sciullo
Bart Morgan
Clinton
Jill Stein
Joyce Bevie
Charles Howard
Brian Rush
Peter Hart
Hart
Reagan
Bush
Obama
Mark Shields
Creators Syndicate
Letters to the Editor Submission Rules
The Lawrence Journal-World outlines letter guidelines under 250 words, urging civil tone and no name calling. Each letter must be signed with the writer’s name, address and telephone number, and the paper may edit letters without altering viewpoints. Submissions go to P O Box 888 Lawrence KS 66044 or letters jworld com by email.
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Lawrence KS
Jworld.com
Pardon Nonexistent for Arpaio’s Long History of Hate
Connie Schultz recalls Joe Arpaio’s racist record in Maricopa County, his CNN praise of the KKK, and his later civil contempt conviction. The piece links Trump’s pardon to Arpaio’s actions and highlights decades of alleged abuses, including neglect of prisoners and a fatal birth incident.
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Joe Arpaio
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Maricopa County
Arizona
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Arpaio
Trump
Charlottesville
Virginia
KKK
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Maricopa
Phoenix New Times
Antonia Noori Farzan
Ray Stern
Hawaii
Barack Obama
Obama
America
Ambrett Spencer
Ambria Renee Spencer
The
New Times
Spencer
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