Costly justice for tenured professor at KU sparks debate
The case of Dorothy Willner, anthropology professor at the University of Kansas, raises questions about due process and cost in tenured employee firings. Willner has tenure but faces dismissal for alleged nonperformance and ethics violations. A two month tenure hearing costs taxpayers at least $17,000 so far, with more charges pending. The piece argues that government processes often deliver costly, exhausting justice.
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Dorothy Willner
University of Kansas
Willner
Change in NPA and federal language on substance abuse
The Office of Substance Abuse Prevention may rename itself to "Alcohol and Other Drug Use" in all publications. The federal agency seeks to remove euphemisms and widen understanding of the problem. The National Parent-Teacher Association recommends the same terminology and inclusion of alcohol when addressing drug abuse.
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Office of
National
Parent-Teacher Association
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates 1989 Update
The Ottawa Herald lists new subscription prices effective July 1 1989 for Ottawa and surrounding areas by carrier or mail with rates: one month 5.01, three months 14.03, six months 26.82, one year 51.37. major route 5.27 14.53 28.07 53.63. Franklin County and adjacent counties 5.27 15.33 29.57 56.98. all other areas by mail 6.26 18.79 36.08 69.67.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Kansas cookbook authors turn Kansan pride into sales triumph
Ottawa natives Frank Carey and Jayni Naas, now in Lawrence, published The Kansas Cookbook with University Press of Kansas after Kuralt called Kansas a gastronomic wasteland. The 425-recipe collection includes 200 self authored dishes and many from across Kansas, selling 6,300 copies in five weeks. Carey and Naas tested virtually all recipes and emphasized regional history, local sourcing, and practical cooking.
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Charles Kuralt
Kansas
America
Frank Carey
Jayni Naas
Lawrence
University Press of Kansas
Carey
Ottawa High School
University of Kansas
Clark
E. 14Th
Raymond
Ruth Carey
Rockwood Drive
Charlie
Topeka
Associ
University Press
Naas
Barney Pontious
Parsons
Pontious
David Cary
Virginia Nordyke
Flora Smith
Ottawa
Obscenity standards and the Miller test debated
The article discusses how local communities set obscenity norms under Miller v California, comparing Kansas law and Roth v United States, and notes Pope contested standards for defining obscene material. It emphasizes community-by-community thresholds, legal battles, and the ongoing tension with First Amendment protections.
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Ottawa
Mid-America Nazarene College
Olathe
Bruce Beatty
California
Daniel Moretti
Kansas
K.S.A
Supreme Court
United States
Samuel Roth
Miller
Roth
Oldest American cowboy passes at 91 in Texas pasture
The essayist recalls a lifelong dream of being a cowboy and notes the death of Thomas Everett Blasingame, 91, a longtime JA Cattle Co. rancher. Blasingame died peacefully while working, with no injuries, after dismounting from a horse. Eleanor Blasingame praised his focused life and work ethic.
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Thomas Everett Blasingame
Texas
JA Cattle Co
Johnny Farrar
Eleanor Blasingame
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