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Kansas University is banning backpacks from home football games, an effort to comply with Homeland Security restrictions. Do you support the ban?

Poll results

Response Percent
Yes.
 
 54%
No.
 
 40%
Not sure.
 
 4%
Total 810
Videos

Lead stories

12:00 a.m.
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius waves as she gets ready to address the Democratic National Convention in Denver. Sebelius used her time on the national stage Tuesday to attack Republican candidate John McCain's "country club economics." Sebelius blasts McCain’s “country club economics”
By Scott Rothschild
8:00 p.m., August 26, 2008 Updated 9:38 p.m. in print edition on 7A
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius says Democrat Barack Obama embodies the Kansas state motto, ad astra per aspera, or “to the stars through difficulties.”
6:00 a.m.
Roger Bartels, who works for the Kansas University Athletics Department, sweeps the floors of Memorial Stadium on Tuesday in preparation for this Saturday's football game, when the Jayhawks will play Florida International University. KU, city team up for free game-day parking, shuttle
By Mark Fagan
August 26, 2008 in print edition on 3A
KU football fans looking to avoid confusion with on-campus parking lots, on-the-hill construction and any remaining road detours can turn to a new option for game-day parking beginning Saturday. Park and ride, for free, from downtown Lawrence.
2:00 p.m.
Irene Hain has been canning since she was old enough to hold a wooden spoon. Hain strains tomatoes through her grandmother's colander and cooks them in a water bath on a small stove her husband built for her in the garage. Canning is an effective and money-saving way to make summer produce last into the cooler-weather months. Put a lid on it: Fight rising food costs by exploring art of canning
By Sarah Henning
August 27, 2008 in print edition on 1C
You’ve got tomatoes coming out of your ears. Okra, peppers and cucumbers, too, in a cornucopia of late summer produce. Now what? You could eat vegetables until you sprout roots, but most likely, you’ll still see a few, if not more, die a wilting death waiting to get on your plate. Or you could take that bounty and prepare it the way Irene Hain has been her whole life: in a jar.
5:00 p.m.
J.D. Loudabarger, assistant athletic director for event management, works Wednesday under the sun removing the old numbers from the wheelchair-accessible platform seats so they may be renumbered. Various crews have been busy working in and around Memorial Stadium in preparation for Saturday's home-opener against Florida International. KU football fans to pay more for pregame fun
By Mark Fagan
August 27, 2008 in print edition on 1A
The cost of tailgating in a campus parking lot is going up faster than Todd Reesing’s anticipated passing yardage.A space in the lone on-campus, tailgate-friendly lot designated for parking by people outside the Williams Educational Fund - lot 90, east across Naismith Drive from Allen Fieldhouse - will cost $20 this season, up from zero a year ago.

All stories

Basehor-Linwood gears up for football season
By Andrew Baker
August 27, 2008
After a second-round exit in the 2007 state playoffs, it’s back to basics for the Basehor-Linwood football team.
Wednesday, August 27 weather at 10 p.m.
By Jennifer Schack
August 27, 2008
The forecast for Thursday, August 28 calls for a high of 93 with a low around 68.
Thieves targeting beer kegs
By Jesse Fray
August 27, 2008 in print edition on A1
Crooks are tapping into the beer market. As the price of stainless steel rises, thieves are focusing on beer kegs for supplemental income. And that has affected breweries and distributors across the country, including in Lawrence.
KU football fans to pay more for pregame fun
By Mark Fagan
August 27, 2008 in print edition on A1
The cost of tailgating in a campus parking lot is going up faster than Todd Reesing’s anticipated passing yardage.A space in the lone on-campus, tailgate-friendly lot designated for parking by people outside the Williams Educational Fund - lot 90, east across Naismith Drive from Allen Fieldhouse - will cost $20 this season, up from zero a year ago.
County clerk predicts record voter turnout in November
By George Diepenbrock
August 27, 2008 in print edition on A3
Douglas County’s top elections officer is predicting that the presidential race and other local races and questions that jam the Nov. 4 ballot will cure the recent dismal voter turnout.
School district assessing safety of tornado shelters
By Alexander Parker
August 27, 2008 in print edition on A3
At the end of the last legislative session, state lawmakers mandated that all public schools in Kansas hire an independent contractor to ensure school tornado shelters meet the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s tornado safety standards.
Baldwin City man faces indecent liberties charges
By Jesse Fray
01:51 p.m., August 27, 2008 Updated 02:49 p.m. in print edition on A4
A Baldwin City man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to two felony charges of aggravated indecent liberties with a child.
Sebelius says Obama could win Kansas
By Scott Rothschild
August 27, 2008
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on Wednesday said Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Barack Obama could win Kansas against Republican U.S. Sen. John McCain.
Welcome back: How will Big 12 schools fare in Week One?
By Eric Sorrentino
August 27, 2008 in print edition on B7
At long last, the wait is over. Kind of a lengthy wait, too, for college football fans. Big 12 supporters who watched their teams play in bowl games last season endured roughly eight months without football. Essentially, it’s the longest wait in sports. Not to worry, though: College football season is only three days away for most Big 12 fans; one day away for the Baylor and Iowa State faithful.
‘Jayni’s Kitchen’ keeps it simple
August 27, 2008 in print edition on C2
Join “Jayni’s Kitchen” this week for “Simply Delicious.”
Director of emergency communications to retire
By Mike Belt
August 27, 2008 in print edition on A5
Jim Denney still likes “chasing electrons” but he’s tired of the management duties that come with overseeing the Douglas County Emergency Communications Department. On Oct. 3 Denney, 60, will retire after 11 years at the helm of a department that takes 911 calls and handles all police, sheriff, fire and ambulance radio dispatches.
City approves 1.5% raise for police, firefighters
By Chad Lawhorn
August 27, 2008 in print edition on A5
Firefighters and police officers now know what their paychecks will look like in 2009. The rest of the city’s employees, however, are still uncertain. Lawrence city commissioners at their Tuesday evening meeting approved labor contracts that will give police officers and firefighters a 1.5 percent general wage adjustment in 2009. That’s smaller than the 2 percent wage increase both groups received this year.
Local Democrats plan watch party
J-W Staff Reports
August 27, 2008 in print edition on A3
The Kansas and Douglas County Democratic parties will host a Democratic National Convention watch party Thursday at Liberty Hall, 642 Mass.
Veterans audit raises concerns
By John Milburn - Associated Press Writer
August 27, 2008 in print edition on B12
An audit released Tuesday found that relationships between the Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs and veterans service groups are strained, prompting lawmakers to tell the state agency to make some changes.
Clean start
A cleanup day doesn’t solve all of the Amtrak train depot’s problems, but it’s a worthy start.
J-W Editorials
August 27, 2008 in print edition on A10
One sure way to show that you really believe in something is to be willing to roll up your sleeves and get to work.
IU forward to have surgery
August 27, 2008 in print edition on B2
Indiana senior forward Kyle Taber will undergo surgery on his knee Wednesday and is expected to be out for 10 weeks. Coach Tom Crean said Tuesday that Taber injured the knee last week.
Chiefs release Feely after two days in camp
August 27, 2008 in print edition on B5
The Kansas City Chiefs released veteran place-kicker Jay Feely on Tuesday.
Celtics sign Giddens
August 27, 2008 in print edition on B2
The Boston Celtics signed their first-round draft pick J.R. Giddens on Tuesday. The 6-foot-5 guard, the 30th pick in the draft, averaged 16.3 points and 8.8 rebounds for New Mexico during his senior season.
Two KU players honored
J-W Staff Reports
August 27, 2008 in print edition on B2
The Big 12 Conference honored Kansas University soccer players Estelle Johnson and Emily Cressy this week.
Official: Colo. men no true threat to Obama
August 27, 2008 in print edition on A6
A group of suspected drug users arrested in Denver this weekend with methamphetamine, guns and bulletproof vests made racist threats against Barack Obama but posed no true danger to the presidential candidate as he accepts the Democratic nomination here this week, federal authorities said Tuesday.
Plane hijacked from Darfur
By Khaled El-Deeb and Mohamed Osman - Associated Press Writers
August 27, 2008 in print edition on A8
Hijackers in Sudan’s wartorn Darfur region seized a jetliner carrying nearly 100 people, including local Darfur officials, and forced it to land at a World War II-era airfield in the heart of the Sahara Desert in neighboring Libya, officials said.
Good jobs
August 27, 2008 in print edition on A11
To the editor: On Aug. 8, the Journal-World reported per capita income for Lawrence is $30,594. Lawrence now ranks 258th out of 363 metropolitan areas in this category. Where will better jobs come from? In 2007, the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington set out to define a good job.
Nearly 600 immigrants detained in Miss. raid
By Holbrook Mohr - Associated Press Writer
August 27, 2008 in print edition on A12
The largest single-workplace immigration raid in U.S. history has caused panic among Hispanic families in this small southern Mississippi town, where federal agents rounded up nearly 600 plant workers suspected of being in the country illegally.
One small step for common sense
By Kevin McDonough
August 27, 2008 in print edition on B10
Adam and Jamie of the “Mythbusters” (8 p.m., Discovery) take on one of the holy grails of modern conspiracists and crackpots: the notion that the July 20, 1969, moon landing was really staged by NASA in a studio.
MU linebacker likely to miss opener
By Josh Mosley - The Associated Press
August 27, 2008 in print edition on B6
As expected, it looks like Missouri will be without one key defensive player when the No. 6 Tigers open the season Saturday against No. 20 Illinois in St. Louis.
American diplomat escapes gun attack
August 27, 2008 in print edition on A2
The top U.S. diplomat in northwestern Pakistan narrowly escaped an attempt on her life Tuesday when two men with AK-47s jumped in front of her armored vehicle and sprayed it with bullets, staging a brazen attack that raised fears other foreigners could be targeted.
Gustav downgraded, causes landslide
August 27, 2008 in print edition on A2
Hurricane Gustav caused a killer landslide and dumped torrential rains on southern Haiti before weakening to a tropical storm late Tuesday.
Favre might sit out Jets’ preseason finale
By Dennis Waszak Jr. - Associated Press Sports Writer
August 27, 2008 in print edition on B5
Grab a cap and a clipboard, Brett. It appears you’ll be sitting this one out.
Vulgar e-mail accidentally sent by Slattery staffer
By George Diepenbrock
August 27, 2008 in print edition on A5
A Jim Slattery for Senate staffer apologized Tuesday afternoon for a blast e-mail that included obscene language about Sen. Pat Roberts. Ian Staples, Slattery’s campaign deputy communications director, blamed a computer malfunction that sent out a message soliciting negative stories about Roberts, a Republican seeking his third Senate term.
Rojas thrust into role of punter/kicker
By Dugan Arnett
August 27, 2008 in print edition on B1
As it happens, Alonso Rojas’ foray into the realm of kicking/punting came about by accident. A freshman on his high school team six years ago, Rojas was working as a linebacker when it came to light that the team was a kicker/punter short of a football team. It later came to light that Rojas had grown up a soccer player, and after he was promptly repositioned, the result was that - for the next four years - Miami’s Killian High School did not have to worry about its kicking game.
Doctor who helped develop vaccine dies
August 27, 2008 in print edition on A2
Dr. Thomas H. Weller, the Harvard virologist who shared the 1954 Nobel Prize in Medicine for developing techniques to grow the polio virus in the laboratory, a feat that laid the groundwork for the development of the polio vaccine and the feared virus’s near-eradication from the world, died in his sleep Saturday at his home in Needham, Mass. He was 93.
Old Home Town - 40 years ago
August 27, 2008 in print edition on A10
The Douglas County Commission recommended to the state highway commission that the southern end of the proposed new Kansas River bridge in Lawrence be located at Sixth and Tennessee, with the North Lawrence end where it had been for many years.
Deli chain to open Lawrence location
J-W Staff Reports
August 27, 2008 in print edition on B11
McAlister’s Deli, a Mississippi-based restaurant chain, plans to open a new location at 27th and Iowa streets.
Delays put air tanker deal at risk
Defense Department misses Tuesday target date on bids
By Donna Borak - Associated Press Writer
August 27, 2008 in print edition on B11
The Pentagon is in danger of missing a self-imposed deadline to award a politically charged $35 billion deal to Boeing or Northrop Grumman for Air Force refueling tankers ahead of the next administration. Boeing’s recent request for more time leaves the Pentagon with even less room to breathe in replacing a fleet that dates back to the Eisenhower era.
Opening with Chattanooga wasn’t in Oklahoma’s plan
By Jeff Latzke - Associated Press Sports Writer
August 27, 2008 in print edition on B6
Considering the timing, Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops didn’t want to show any disrespect toward his team’s opponent for this weekend.
Bold statement
Crawford’s personal goal set at 2,000 yards
By Tom Keegan
August 27, 2008 in print edition on B1
It wasn’t a guarantee, the way Joe Namath’s was when he predicted the New York Jets from the underestimated AFL would win Super Bowl III. It even stopped short of a prediction. Still, when Kansas University running back Jocques Crawford stated in such a confident manner his individual goal for the impending football season, the words left the few listening feeling as if they had just stuck their fingers into a light bulb socket.
Pharmacist completes accreditation course
J-W Staff Reports
August 27, 2008 in print edition on B11
Jeff Sigler, founder and pharmacist at Sigler Pharmacy, 4525 W. Sixth and 4951 Wakarusa, has completed a pain management accreditation course at Kansas University.
Don’t refrigerate peaches right away
By Susan Krumm
August 27, 2008 in print edition on C1
Q: What makes fresh peaches taste mealy?
Put a lid on it: Fight rising food costs by exploring art of canning
By Sarah Henning
August 27, 2008 in print edition on C1
You’ve got tomatoes coming out of your ears. Okra, peppers and cucumbers, too, in a cornucopia of late summer produce. Now what? You could eat vegetables until you sprout roots, but most likely, you’ll still see a few, if not more, die a wilting death waiting to get on your plate. Or you could take that bounty and prepare it the way Irene Hain has been her whole life: in a jar.
UN accuses US-led troops in deaths of Afghan civilians
By Fisnik Abrashi - Associated Press Writer
August 27, 2008 in print edition on A9
In a stark warning to U.S. forces, the Afghan government said it will try to regulate the presence of U.S. troops and their use of airstrikes, while the U.N. on Tuesday announced that “convincing evidence” exists that an American-led operation killed 90 civilians.
Horoscopes
August 27, 2008 in print edition on B10
Keep focused on the long term, and you will gain immensely this year. You will work well with others and groups. Network and touch base with many different people, and enjoy yourself as well. If you are single, you will meet someone, most likely through friends or a group.
Manning says he’s right on schedule
Colts quarterback downplays questions about his knee
By Michael Marot - Associated Press Sports Writer
August 27, 2008 in print edition on B5
More than a month after having knee surgery and enduring weeks of rampant speculation about whether the injury was worse than first feared, two-time league MVP Peyton Manning finally provided his doubters with one emphatic answer Tuesday: He’s back, right on schedule.
Colleges confront shootings with survival training
By Alan Scher Zagier - Associated Press Writer
August 27, 2008 in print edition on A1
Hundreds of colleges across the nation have purchased a training program that teaches professors and students not to take campus threats lying down but to fight back with any “improvised weapon,” from a backpack to a laptop computer.
Poll tracks gender differences in shopping
August 27, 2008 in print edition on B11
According to a new nationally representative poll conducted by ShopSmart, a shopping magazine published by Consumer Reports, 38 percent of couples spend more money when shopping together and the majority make joint purchasing decisions. When couples do not make decisions together, however, women are the ones in charge more often than the men.
Commentary: NFL harmony could be in danger
By Tim Cowlishaw - Dallas Morning News
August 27, 2008 in print edition on B2
For those of you who have followed the National Football League only for the past 20 years, start preparing yourself for a rude awakening.
People in the news
August 27, 2008 in print edition on B10
¢ Dr. Dre’s 20-year-old son found dead in LA¢ Spears not slated to perform on VMAs¢ Clooney, Pitt arrive in Venice for film festival¢ Sheridan, Bolton end engagement¢ Haley Joel Osment to make B’way debut¢ ‘Idol’ alum tackles Broadway role
Texas outlasts Royals, 2-1
Associated Press
August 27, 2008 in print edition on B3
Kevin Millwood didn’t get much help from the Texas Rangers’ offense. Kansas City’s defense gave Millwood the run support he needed.
Police, protesters clash
August 27, 2008 in print edition on A2
Thousands of demonstrators occupying the Thai prime minister’s office compound beat back an effort by riot police to remove them today and vowed to stay until the government resigns.
Old Home Town - 100 years ago
August 27, 2008 in print edition on A10
From the Lawrence Daily World of Aug. 27, 1908: “A.J. Banks, a farmer living near Lecompton, has a corn crop he believes will yield some 80 bushels to the acre. He says he has never seen prospects for such an enormous yield.
Keegan: Facility upgrades needed
By Tom Keegan
August 27, 2008 in print edition on B1
I live near Free State High, which depending on for which high school a parent’s son or daughter competes either means I favor the Firebirds or I bend over backward not to favor them and therefore favor Lawrence High.Anyway, during the summer, regardless of how the day went at work (usually fine) or on the golf course (usually down-right awful), the sight of lights at Free State on my way home always had a pick-me-up effect.
20% of residents below poverty level
By Mike Belt
August 27, 2008 in print edition on A1
About 20 percent of the people in Lawrence are living below the poverty level, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. That includes nearly 4,000 households with total incomes of less than $10,000. The 2008 poverty level is $10,400 earned over a year by one individual, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is $21,200 for a family of four.
Pump patrol
August 27, 2008 in print edition on A3
The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $3.52 at several locations.
Strahan says he plans to remain retired
By Tom Canavan - Associated Press Sports Writer
August 27, 2008 in print edition on B5
Michael Strahan is staying retired, although his agent said that the seven-time Pro Bowler seriously considered returning to the Super Bowl champion New York Giants.
Biden derails ‘change’ message
By Cal Thomas
August 27, 2008 in print edition on A10
In selecting Sen. Joseph Biden as his running mate, Barack Obama gains some needed foreign policy expertise, but loses some credibility. If Washington is as bad as these two say it is, was Biden a contributor or an enabler during his six Senate terms? If 36 years in the Senate doesn’t make you an “insider” and part of the problem, what does?
C.J. Henry commits to Memphis, says brother still undecided
By Gary Bedore
August 27, 2008 in print edition on B3
C.J. Henry, who orally committed to play basketball at Kansas University in the spring of 2005, only to sign a professional baseball contract as a first-round draft pick of the New York Yankees, has again decided to play hoops. But this time it’s at the University of Memphis, not KU.
Arts center restarts search for director
By Terry Rombeck
August 27, 2008 in print edition on A3
The Lawrence Arts Center has reopened its search for an executive director. Dan Sabatini, the architect chairing the search committee, said this week that negotiations had ended with the lone finalist for the position and that the committee again was accepting applications.
MLB to start using replay Thursday
Decisions will be limited to home-run calls
August 27, 2008 in print edition on B2
Major League Baseball reversed its long-standing opposition to instant replay and will allow umpires to check video on home-run calls in series that start Thursday.
Chamber CEO finalists to interview next week
J-W Staff Reports
August 27, 2008 in print edition on B11
Three finalists are scheduled to be in Lawrence next week to interview - formally and informally - for the open job as president and chief executive officer of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce.
Royals’ Guillen restrained
August 27, 2008 in print edition on B2
Kansas City Royals outfielder Jose Guillen had to be restrained from a heckling fan during a 2-1 loss to the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.
Egyptian septuplets stir debate on fertility drugs
By Hadeel Al-Shalchi - Associated Press Writer
August 27, 2008 in print edition on C12
The 27-year-old woman and her husband already had three children - all girls. They badly wanted a boy, and she had not conceived in five years, so doctors gave her hormones.
Homeless day center vision
By Joe Reitz
August 27, 2008 in print edition on A11
Tonight, dozens of Lawrence children will be forced to sleep in cars, cheap motels or outdoors. Without housing, they are vulnerable, friendships are difficult, school is challenging, health is endangered and self-esteem is fragile. Surrounded by all the beauty and comfort that this community offers, their lives are bleak.
FAA: Communication problem delayed flights
August 27, 2008 in print edition on A2
Mass flight delays caused by an electronic communication failure at a Federal Aviation Administration facility drew new criticism for an agency that has been scrutinized over air traffic controller staffing levels and inspection standards for its ground-based equipment.
Jury awards Mattel $100M in Bratz suit
August 27, 2008 in print edition on A8
Barbie may have taken some of the sass out of her pouty-lipped rivals Yasmin, Jade, Cloe and Sasha with a $100 million verdict against Bratz-maker MGA Entertainment Inc., but no one’s left the playground yet.
Old Home Town - 25 years ago
August 27, 2008 in print edition on A10
A Topeka legislator asked the director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation for “clarification” on a marijuana field raid in Leavenworth County earlier in the week, saying there was public sentiment that the operation was a “bungled publicity stunt.”
American League Roundup: Jays, Halladay top Rays
August 27, 2008 in print edition on B4
Roy Halladay beat Tampa Bay for the first time this season, and Vernon Wells homered and had three RBIs as Toronto beat the AL East-leading Rays.
National League Roundup: Soto drives in 7 runs in Cubs rally
August 27, 2008 in print edition on B4
Geovany Soto drove in seven runs and Chicago overcame Alfonso Soriano’s second dropped fly ball in Pittsburgh this season.
On the record
August 27, 2008 in print edition on A4
Lawrence police responded to a call of an unidentified flying object shortly before 9:30 Tuesday night. A caller reported something hovering in the sky east of Lawrence, saying it changed position several times. Lawrence police could not locate the UFO.
Turkey great option for the grill
August 27, 2008 in print edition on C3
If you’re hunting for a healthy grilling option other than boneless, skinless chicken breasts, consider the other white meat - boneless, skinless turkey breasts.
Clinton: Unite behind Obama
Senator celebrates historic campaign
By David Lightman and Margaret Talev - McClatchy Newspapers
August 27, 2008 in print edition on A1
Sen. Hillary Clinton on Tuesday turned the second day of the Democratic National Convention into a celebration of her historic presidential campaign as a breakthrough for women, but she left no doubt that she’s solidly behind Barack Obama as her party’s nominee for the presidency.
Russia recognizes independence of separatist Georgian regions
By Douglas Birch - Associated Press Writer
August 27, 2008 in print edition on A2
Russia stunned the West on Tuesday by recognizing the independence claims of two Georgian breakaway regions, and U.S. warships plied the waters off of Georgia in a gambit the Kremlin saw as gunboat diplomacy.
Field concerns
August 27, 2008 in print edition on A11
To the editor: I’m writing this letter to raise awareness in Lawrence about the current plan to convert the Lawrence High School practice field to a competition field and to add 400 parking spaces to the school.
OU guard enrolls at Lamar
August 27, 2008 in print edition on B2
Suspended Oklahoma guard Jenna Plumley is leaving the Sooners’ squad and has enrolled at Lamar University.
Commodities
August 27, 2008 in print edition on B11
Agriculture futures traded lower Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for September delivery fell 10.25 cents to $8.545; December corn fell 6 cents to $5.94; December oats dropped 9 cents to $3.73; November soybeans slipped 2.5 cents to $13.445.
New TV attack ad targets hot dogs
Associated Press
August 27, 2008 in print edition on A2
A new TV commercial shows kids eating hot dogs in a school cafeteria and one little boy’s haunting lament: “I was dumbfounded when the doctor told me I have late-stage colon cancer.”
McCain weighs possible ticket-mates for VP spot
By Steven Thomma - McClatchy Newspapers
August 27, 2008 in print edition on A12
Overshadowed by his rival’s convention, Republican John McCain is hours away from grabbing back the spotlight by choosing his running mate.
Greek salad tasty variaTion on leafy dishes
Associated Press
August 27, 2008 in print edition on C1
Here’s how to avoid getting stuck eating mostly lettuce when you share a Greek salad: Eliminate the leafy stuff.
NU coach Pelini: I don’t mean to be grouchy
By Eric Olson - Associated Press Sports Writer
August 27, 2008 in print edition on B6
Nebraska’s Bo Pelini acknowledges that he’s feeling some anxiety as his head coaching debut approaches. And it shows.
Obama a step to fulfilling MLK dream
By Leonard Pitts Jr.
August 27, 2008 in print edition on A10
He spoke of the promise before he spoke of the dream. In the first part of the momentous speech he gave at the Lincoln Memorial, the part schoolchildren don’t memorize and pundits never quote, Martin Luther King Jr. reminded a watching world that in writing the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, the founders were “signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir.”
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