Be thankful for those who serve and shape our days
An editorial urges gratitude for veterans and first responders amid television and local crime news. It highlights John Musgrave as a Vietnam figure in The Vietnam War documentary and notes rising crime in Lawrence, urging everyday thanks to police, firefighters, and military personnel while reflecting on leadership and public safety.
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PBS
Douglas County
Baldwin City
John Musgrave
Ken Burns
Lynn Novick
Musgrave
U.S
Vietnam
Journal-World
Lawrence
Eudora
27Th Terrace
Florida
America
Three lawmakers who saved baseball from itself
A retrospective recounts how Tom Davis, Henry Waxman, and George Mitchell helped uncover and curb steroid use in baseball, prompting reforms after the 1994 strike era. It notes later questions about juicing and corked bats, and honors the trio as pivotal in preserving the sport.
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Baseball
Mark McGwire
McGwire
George Mitchell
Senate
Northern Ireland
Mitchell
America
Alex Gordon
Kansas City Royals
Tom Davis
Henry Waxman
Sept 25 remembered: Little Rock nine escorted by Army
On Sept 25 1957 nine black students withdrawn from Central High in Little Rock were escorted to class by the U S Army 101st Airborne. The same date marks 111789 when Congress sent 12 constitutional amendments to states for ratification in 1791 ten would become the Bill of Rights. In 1981 Sandra Day O Connor became the first female Supreme Court justice. In 1992 NASA launched Mars Observer for a 980 million mission, vanishing before orbit in Aug 1993.
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Central High School
Little Rock
Ark
U.S. Army
101St Airborne Division
United States Congress
Sandra Day O'Connor
Supreme Court
NASA
Mars Observer
Red Planet
Protect public lands and Bears Ears response letter
Richard Heckler of Lawrence argues for protecting public lands and urges Congress to defend Bears Ears National Monument against Interior Secretary Zinke’s downsizing plan. He commends Sierra Club for safeguarding taxpayer funded educational assets and notes families rely on these lands for learning and vacations.
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Congress
Ryan Zinke
Bears Ears National Monument
Sierra Club
America
Richard Heckler
Lawrence
Public forum backs leveraging funds for affordable housing
In a public forum advocates urge renewing the sales tax to fund the Affordable Housing Trust, noting $100,000 earmarked for housing remained unused until a collaboration with private donations leveraged up to $400,000 to build three permanently affordable homes in 2014 2015 for formerly homeless children and families. Carol Abrahamson and Henry L. Johns critique a local editorial and urge sustained city action on homelessness.
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Affordable Housing Trust Fund
Carol Abrahamson
Lawrence
Renew sales tax to fund affordable housing trust
A reader argues a fall election is an opportune moment to renew the sales tax to start an affordable housing trust fund. The note notes the tax is regressive yet could spur funding after repeated studies since 1993, citing 2014 Justice Matters urging the city to revisit prior research.
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Justice Matters
Misleading Editorial on Homelessness in Lawrence 1991
The Journal-World criticized the city for failing to address affordable housing and homelessness, noting government inaction while churches and groups attempted to stem the issue. It argues the paper now uses headlines to mislead readers about a plan, while supporting a sales tax aimed at funding a homelessness and housing fund.
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Ebenezer Scrooge
J-W
Henry L. Johns
Lawrence
The
Journal-World
Letters to the Editor Guidelines for Journal World
Letters must be 250 words or fewer and avoid name calling. Signed letters include name, address, and telephone, but only name and city are published. The Journal World may edit for style without altering viewpoints and a nonexclusive license to publish is granted. Contact options include mail to P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas or email letters ljworld com.
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Journal-World
Journal- World
P.O. Box
Lawrence KS
Ljworld.com
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Kim Callahan
Kathleen Johnson
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House Committee On Oversight and Government Reform
Mark Shields
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