Notable teen Trei Dudley earns Youth of the Year honor
Lawrence teen Trei Dudley, 18, is named National Youth of the Year by the Boys and Girls Clubs of America in Washington, D C. She credits the Lawrence club for stability in her life and plans to mentor others as she moves from Free State High School to the University of Arkansas.
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Trei Dudley
Lawrence
Boys and Girls Club of America
Washington, D.C
Trei
Lawrence Boys and Girls Club
Free State High School
University of Arkansas
Safer U.S. 59 Route Nears October Opening
After 15 years of planning, the final leg of four lane U S 59 south of Lawrence nears completion and should open from Lawrence to Ottawa by early October. At Baldwin City’s ribbon cutting the mayor noted the road’s deadly past and promised safer driving with improved visibility and passing, linking I 70 in Lawrence to I 35 in Ottawa and the South Lawrence Trafficway expansion.
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Lawrence
Ottawa
Baldwin City
South Lawrence
U.S. 59
Misread Signals in Iran U.S. War Game Observed
In a Washington staged simulation led by Brookings analyst Kenneth Pollack, Iran and the United States misread each other’s signals amplifying risk of conflict. The July 2013 scenario showed limited options escalating to broad strikes, with both sides misjudging red lines and intent. David Ignatius notes the lesson: small miscalculations magnify quickly.
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Washington
Iran
Kenneth Pollack
Brookings Institution
Saban Center For
Middle East
U.S
Tehran
Obama
Israel
Britain
America
Bahrain
Strait of Hormuz
Gulf
Pollack
David Ignatius
Washington Post Writers Group
Labels and compromise in a divided era
An op ed urges reducing labeling of opponents and embracing cross party compromise. It notes the nation faces big choices from health care to defense and infrastructure, stressing sustainable debt, shared sacrifice, and voting for leaders who bridge divides.
Public Forum: KU’s shifting tenets from Harvard on the Raw
In this letter to the editor Bill Mitchell of Lawrence recalls KU under Chancellors Malott and Murphy and Professor Seaver during Western Civ. He argues the university once aimed for Harvard on the Raw and now appears to aim for Walden on the Raw, reflecting changed aspirations.
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Malott
Murphy
Seaver
Kansas University
Harvard
Walden
Bill Mitchell
Lawrence
Public funds urged on recreation center vote plan
Robert J. Vaughan of Lawrence calls for a funded pledge vote on a proposed recreation center in The Journal World letter. He notes costs have risen from 13 million to about double and argues taxpayers who do not use the project should not pay. He suggests a contract style yes or no pledge for those who want, use, and can pay.
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Bleeding Heart
Afghanistan
Clinton
Congress
Journal World
Robert J. Vaughan, Lawrence
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Dolph C. Simons Jr
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Chris Bell
Ed Ciambrone
Ann Gardner
Caroline Trowbridge
the World Company
Dolph C. Simons III
Dan C. Simons
Suzanne Schlicht
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