Margin of Excellence abandoned at KU as faculty gap widens
University of Kansas faces a drop of 76 full-time faculty in ten years while enrollment rises 11 percent. GTAs teach many classes under varied rules, with salaries lagging peers. Regents schools wrestle with duplications and program cuts, and Washburn University remains a debated addition to the Regents system.
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Dole Should Decide To Run For Re election Says Winfield Courier
The Winfield Courier argues that Bob Dole should seek re election to preserve Kansas influence in Washington. The piece lauds Doles pragmatism loyalty and foreign policy acumen and notes Nancy Kassebaums letter implying a smaller delegation next year.
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Realist watercolors by Wilbur Elsea at Ottawa Library
A December show upstairs at the Ottawa Library features Wilbur Elsea of Wichita, with local subjects including The Last Tee at Ottawa Country Club and Williamsburg Co op. Works span Franklin County Courthouse from the southwest, Flint Hills scenes, and rural motifs like The Honey Wagon and August Past, all priced for sale.
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I Don’t Care What Nobody Thinks David Duke Has It All
Slats Grobnik and a reluctant man discuss David Duke’s appeal as a political con artist. The man imagines running on a platform of anti welfare and anti immigrant rhetoric, thinking money could buy votes. He notes Duke’s apparent sincerity and power to persuade, comparing him to a historical fascist figure.
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