Public forum on Gulf crisis and policy critique
Reader argues for broader focus beyond the gulf disaster, cites sources and web sites on the Middle East, and condemns Bush administration policy while urging accountability for hurricane response and Terri Schiavo case concerns. The letter also warns about wildlife conflicts as urban sprawl expands and urges education and nonlethal measures to manage cougars and predators.
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Gulf Coast
Journal- World
Melissa Horan
Deborah Garner
Faith Forum
Kashmir
Sri Lanka
Northern Ireland
Middle East
Ifamericansknew.org
Rush Limbaugh
Terri Schiavo
Katrina
Christy Kennedy
Lawrence
Urban cougar sightings span Lawrence Lenexa and Kansas City
Reports identify cougar presence in Lawrence area and nearby cities. DNA from collected droppings confirms sightings. One protected predator has persisted nationally for 45 years, with ongoing conservation concerns and enforcement considerations.
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Lawrence
Lenexa
Kansas City
Government Failures in New Orleans After Katrina
David Upchurch argues that government programs ruined self-reliance among New Orleans residents, blaming city leadership for corrupt policing, gambling, strip clubs, and lack of pre positioned National Guard. He states no president could overcome these systemic failures.
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New Orleans
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Reuters
Army Corps of Engineers
Business Week
Clinton
FEMA
Homeland Security
Katrina
Andrea Zuercher
Lawrence
America
Louisiana State National Guard
Louisiana
Bush
David Upchurch
Raises for administrators vs teachers in USD 497 stir debate
Montie Greene, a retired USD 497 teacher, questions the Lawrence school board’s 5 to 6 percent raise for administrators while teachers receive far less. He asks who funds the separate pots, why yearly raises for teachers aren’t planned, and who fills the pots each year.
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Lawrence
Montie Greene
Safety and disaster response under FEMA questioned
Julie Waters argues FEMA failed during Hurricane Katrina due to political appointees lacking emergency management experience. She notes President Bush delayed vacation cut short, claiming compassion while millions suffered and questions how safe America remains after the disaster.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
Bush
America
Julie Waters
Lawrence
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