Editorial on partisanship in League study for county board size
The League of Women Voters in Lawrence Douglas County asks expanding the Douglas County Commission from three to five members. The piece questions whether liberal bias influenced the study and urges keeping partisan thinking from shaping independent analyses while praising past governance and urging professional, nonpartisan framing.
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League of Women Voters
Lawrence- Douglas County
Douglas County
League
County Commission
Rules of the road urge safer streets for cyclists
A local cyclist was killed after colliding with a truck at Ninth and Mississippi streets. The piece urges riders to obey traffic laws, noting many cyclists ignore stop signs and signals, and argues safer streets depend first on rider compliance before adding lanes.
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Ninth
Mississippi
Lawrence
Campaign managers reveal tactics behind 1996 races
Washington Post columnist David Broder notes Harvard Institute of Politics volume captures consultants’ ruthless tactics in the 1996 presidential campaigns. Money, negative ads, debates, and leverage shape outcomes while reporters and editors amplify the industry’s influence.
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Washington
Harvard
Institute of Politics
Congress
Peter Knight
Clinton
Justice Department
Gore
Dick Morris
George Stephanopoulos
Morris
Stephanopoulos
John McLaughlin
Steve Forbes
Dole
Tony Fabrizio
Bob Dole
Colin Powell
Powell
Tony
Ken Bode
Washington Week In
Forbes
Lamar
Alexander
Fabrizio
Scott Reed
Dan Balz
The
Washington Post
Reed
New Hampshire
Ross) Perot
Perot
Chris Matthews
David Broder
Washington Post Writers Group
Light in the shadow of doubt on race and achievement
Leonard Pitts denounces Lino Graglias claim blacks and Hispanics are less capable, arguing that doubt born from racism harms students and that effort and belief in equal intellect drive true achievement. He urges confronting lies with truth to empower future generations. Signs of prejudice and the resilience of merit are contrasted throughout.
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Lino Graglia
University of Texas In Austin
Graglia
Austin American-Statesman
Leonard Pitts
The
Miami Herald
Journal-World masthead and staff credits in Lawrence
The newspaper masthead lists staff roles including Bill Snead as author, Deputy Editor Roger Verdon, Managing Editor John Taylor, News Editor Ann Gardner, Editorial Page Editor Tom Fisher, and Advertising Manager. It notes the postmaster and address for subscription changes and confirms periodicals status in Lawrence, Kansas. It also marks memberships in the Audit Bureau of Circulations and the Associated Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Snead
Roger Verdon
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
Lawrence
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Two high schools grow together in Lawrence tradition
Talena Kerbel urges readers after a split in school sports tradition to support Lawrence High and Free State athletes. She credits hard work and coach leadership for ongoing success, arguing adult divisions should not undermine current Lions and Firebirds players. The letter notes student time is now, not in a couple of years, and calls for maturity and backing.
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Lawrence High
Lawrence
Free State
Talena Kerbel
1611 W. 21St Ter
Old Home Town Gov Docking pushes tax reform and school funding
Gov. Robert Docking told a League gathering that 1973 priorities are state tax reform and school finance. His opponent for November is Morris Kay of Lawrence. The Lawrence League heard Mrs. Frank Stockton report on the recreation commission as the study begins. Archival note recalls 1897 police court activity in Lawrence with Jack Smith and Rufus Sommers arrested for housebreaking.
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Robert Docking
League of Kansas
Morris Kay
Lawrence
Lawrence League of Women Voters
Frank Stockton
Lawrence Recreation Commission
League
Lawrence World
Jack Smith
Rufus Sommers
North Lawrence
Justice Cooper
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