Douglas County job losses spark forum on growth
An editorial criticizes Douglas County for ranking in the state’s bottom third in 2008 job growth and being the only urban county to lose jobs. It urges leadership and participation in a Oct. 29 community forum at Lawrence High School to map a concrete path forward.
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Culture war rhetoric and SPLC report on right wing violence
Leonard Pitts Jr. argues that the phrase culture war is not figurative citing SPLC’s Terror From the Right. The piece links deadly extremist plots to anger over Obama era changes and warns against demagogues fanning fear that translates to violence.
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Leonard Pitts Jr
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Miami Herald
Kansas Voices Call for Climate Action and Public Forum Notes
A Kansas public forum letter urges immediate curb of carbon emissions with 10 degree rise in state temperatures highlighted by a study. It cites KU research on climate impact on agriculture and calls for passing the American Clean Energy and Security Act to support farmers and shift to renewables.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Sen. Brownback
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Lawrence
Lawrence Public
Houston
Edward Zeller
1984 Nationwide GM UAW Talks Amid Plant Protests
Negotiations between General Motors and the United Auto Workers spanned the nation as picketers demonstrated outside 13 plants. About 59,000 GM workers were involved. The passage also notes other unrelated items from 1909 and 1969, including Miss America and local university events.
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