Editorials Let it go tied to Obama citizenship dispute
Editorial argues Kansas officials wasted time pursuing Donald Obama eligibility challenges. Board members Kobach Schmidt and Colyer delayed ruling seeking Hawaii birth- certificate proof though Obama public record existed and Supreme Court already declined appeal. Manhattan claimant dropped objection. end hoped for now.
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Barack Obama
Kansas
State Objections Board
Manhattan
Obama
Kenya
U.S. Supreme Court
State Board
Kris Kobach
Derek Schmidt
Jeff Colyer
Kobach
Schmidt
Hawaii
U.S
Mississippi election lacks a campaign and a history lesson
In Oxford Mississippi voters face an election without a campaign as Barack Obama and Mitt Romney compete nationwide while Mississippi experiences a redirected political history. The piece notes Mississippi's shift from a Democratic stronghold to a Republican one, the dominance of one party, and implications for national politics. It cites quotes from Clarke Reed and reflects on the region's political evolution and its broader significance.
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Ole Miss
Mississippi
America
James Meredith
University of Mississippi
Barack Obama
Mitt Romney
Ebbie Spivey
Ohio
Florida
Virginia
Colorado
Iowa
Idaho
Kansas
Nebraska
Dakotas
Illinois
Washington
Oregon
California
Charles L. Overby
Overby Center For Southern Journalism and Politics
Rutherford B. Hayes
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Ronald Reagan
South
United States
Kirk Fordice
Richard Nixon
Reagan
Neshoba
Michael Dukakis
Old Confederacy
Lyndon Johnson
Nixon
Clarke Reed
GOP
Reed
Haley Barbour
Theodore G. Bilbo
Ross R. Barnett
Senate
James O. Eastland
John C. Stennis
Thad Cochran
Trent Lott
David M. Shribman
Pittsburgh Post- Gazette
Flags at half staff prompt call to tell loved ones
A Lawrence reader urges annual 9 11 remembrance by calling loved ones to express care, tying emotion to public tribute and honoring victims. A second letter recounts frustration at rising long term care premiums and loss of tax deduction under Gov Brownback, arguing policy favors wealthy while burdening middle and lower income seniors. Betsy Evans.
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Journal-World
Journal- World
Lawrence
Ijworld.com
Old Home Town remembers 1912 Lawrence events
A 1912 Lawrence Daily Journal World item notes Arthur St Leger Mosse still an athlete as coach Hamilton watches. Leonard Frank challenges Mosse to a 100 yard dash on McCook Field. Frank finishes second. Also mentions nearby WWII era Old West Lawrence rezoning fights and a water main break causing a brief lake in front of the First National Bank building.
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Kansas State Historical Society
Lawrence
Douglas County Bank
Old West Lawrence
OWL
Kentucky
Tennessee
First National Bank
Eighth
Massachusetts
Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Arthur St. Leger Mosse
Leonard Frank
McCook
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Dan C. Simons
Suzanne Schlicht
Ralph Gage
David Shribman
Ashribman
Post-Gazette.com
Banehhattanooga Times Free Press
ECONO
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Betsy Evans, Lawrence
Old Home Town
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