Lawrence year 2011 urged as sesquicentennial celebration spark
Editorial urges Lawrence to plan a national stage event for Kansas 150th birthday and Civil War sesquicentennial. It promotes 2011 as a moment to honor abolitionist roots, invite leaders to meet at the library, and imagines a presidential address or a grand kickoff to the national commemoration. It credits Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area and calls for forward planning.
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Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area
Baucus Ideology and Ambition Shape Health Care Drive
In the 1970s Max Baucus sought counsel from James Rowe and grew into a wary Democrat who has long balanced ideology. As health care reform looms, he leads the Finance Committee, battles for bipartisanship, and faces delays as his proposal stalls amid rival bills and Democratic critics.
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Henry Waxman
Charlie Rangel
Older Home Town Explosion Near Beirut Triggers Deaths
An armed vehicle bomb exploded near the U S Embassy annex in east Beirut, wounding and killing many. The attack left 23 dead, including two Americans, and injured the U S and British ambassadors. The blast damaged the building significantly. In 1909 the Lawrence Daily World reports on a separate dispute between the state university and the agricultural college, moving toward a gentleman's agreement to end bickering.
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Public Forum Letter Urges Peace Over Memorials
Korean War veteran Joseph W Grant writes to Congressman Moore condemning HR 634 for a special silver dollar memorial to disabled veterans. He argues for a Peace Memorial and action on housing health care unemployment and other crises, claiming veterans deserve tangible aid rather than commemorative money.
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Letters to editor argue subsidies to arms makers would breed greed
In a September 16 Public Forum letter, Paul Mallamo critiques Larry Day’s idea of arms industry subsidies as a failed, lose-lose plan. He warns subsidies would fuel proliferation, trigger loopholes, and invite double dipping. urges reconsideration and notes submission guidelines for Journal-World letters.
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