Just Food faces tax debts after executive departure
Editorial notes Just Food’s $61,000 in unpaid payroll taxes and $52,000 in unauthorized payments by former executive director Jeremy Farmer. Board members have donated over $10,000, but bankruptcy remains possible without donor support. Community assistance is urged to restore the agency and fund its tax obligations.
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Francis Clashing With Science and Prosperity, Will Warns
George Will argues that Pope Francis’ eco political stance lacks factual basis and harms the poor. He cites environmental alarmism, calls for global regulatory norms, and contends fossil fuels underpin growth and poverty reduction. The piece frames Francis as opposed to modern open societies and rational science.
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Courage, fear, and Ahmed Mohamed’s clock incident
Leonard Pitts Jr. argues courage is tested by stress and judgment not bravado. He cites post 9/11 fear, the Ahmed Mohamed clock arrest in Irving Texas, and the online backlash. He calls for national soul searching beyond sensational reactions and media hype.
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Freshmen May Be Banned From Dates at Games in 1915
Lawrence Daily Journal World recounts a plan by the university men’s student council to bar freshmen from bringing dates to football games. The scheme aims to boost bleacher support, arguing that freshmen with girlfriends do not cheer as loudly. Officials note the exchange stresses school patriotism over social life.
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