Editorials Demand action on pay raises and term limits
A House Senate panel backed ending automatic pay raises amid threats by Jim Lightfoot, Iowa Republican, while critics call Congress unresponsive amid Haiti turmoil. The column urges public pressure to cancel raises, noting term limit petitions in Lawrence Kansas face legal hurdles and dismissing the effort as a wasted charade.
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House-Senate
Lightfoot
Iowa
House
Elaine Baxter
Congress
Haiti
Jim Lightfoot
Herald
Lawrence
Kansas University
Andover
Scot Hill
Hill
Kansans
Commission
Lawrence Journal-World
Rejections count for famed authors in Celebrity Setbacks
Karl A. Van Asselt notes in Celebrity Setbacks that John Grisham faced 28 rejections for A Time to Kill while William Golding endured 21 rejections for Lord of the Flies. Pearl Buck faced 14 rejections for The Good Earth and George Bernard Shaw faced early rejection of five novels, William Saroyan 100 articles, and Mary Higgins Clark 40 rejections for first stories.
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John Grisham
Wm. Golding
Lord of the Flies
Pearl Buck
Good Earth
George B. Shaw
Wm. Saroyan
Mary Higgins Clark
Ed Lucaire
Prentice Hall
Cataloging a life in a house and yard inventory
A narrator begins a complete biological inventory of the home and grounds, photographing and sketching life forms from bacteria to mammals. He lists pets Wags the border collie mix, George the vociferous cat, a family of squirrels, possible fruit rats, and various garden creatures, describing a plan to observe and identify every species around him. He recalls a passion fruit vine, its rat sighting, and his intent to study life via microscope, field guides, and firsthand observation.
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Wags
George
Humane Society
Sherlock Holmes
Editorial on political endorsements and public discourse
A Salina Journal reader letter reflects on political endorsements in primaries, praising editorials and letters to the editor as essential to voter information. It argues presses should not suppress debate even in campaigns, while noting limits for local readership and authenticity of contributors.
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Jack Brier
Brier
Mike Hayden
Olathe Daily News
Daily News
Sapatinus
Haiti
Aeararas
Salina Journal
Allied forces seize Rimini fifty years ago today
Fifty years ago British 8th Army and Greek and Canadian troops occupied Rimini on Italy’s Adriatic coast. The article notes Market Garden stalls north of Nijmegen as Allied progress slows on narrow roads over marshy terrain. U.S. Marines fight bitterly for Peleliu’s Mount Amurgrobol.
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Britain
8Th
Rimini
Italy
Adriatic
Netherlands
Nijmegen
U.S
Peleliu
Mount Amurgrobol
Its Your Quarter liquor by the drink debate
A community forum letter argues liquor by the drink provokes problems from drunken driving to roadside neglect. Writers condemn alcohol availability, question road maintenance, and urge local action while urging safer roads and responsible licensing. Residents ask who owns weeds on First Street and criticize TV channel choices.
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First Street
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King Features Syndicate
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Red Lobster
Denny’s
Sirloin Stockade
Bonanza
Perkins and
Golden Corral
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