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Journal-World Editorials

Editorial: Weak defense
June 20, 2013
The Kansas voter registration law appears to be on shaky ground.
Editorial: Little choice
June 19, 2013
State legislators said they were concerned about university tuition costs, but budget cuts almost guaranteed even higher tuition for next year.
Editorial: Arts decline
There’s no good news in next year’s state budget for advocates of the arts in Kansas.
June 18, 2013
Struggling arts agencies across the state will find little hope for relief in the budget signed Saturday by Gov. Sam Brownback. That budget cuts annual funding for the new Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission to just $200,000 for the next two years. That is less than a third of the commission’s previous $700,000 annual budget.
Editorial: Core standards
Kansas legislators control the state’s purse strings, but they shouldn’t try to override the Kansas Department of Education’s authority to set education policy.
June 17, 2013
The continuing debate over the adoption of Common Core standards for Kansas public schools offers considerable evidence of why state education policy should be insulated from political agendas.
Editorial: KCC controversy
New allegations of improper decisions being made behind closed doors, along with the sudden departure of its executive director, indicate all is not well at the state’s top utility regulatory agency.
June 16, 2013
The Kansas Corporation Commission is getting entirely too much attention these days, and the publicity is reflecting poorly on the state.
Editorial: Vo-tech plans
June 14, 2013
It would be great if a delay in negotiating contracts for a new career and technical education facility means the Lawrence school district is working with local business interests on a broader vocational training plan.
Editorial: Depot windfall
A somewhat unexpected federal grant is a major boon to supporters working to renovate the Santa Fe Depot in east Lawrence.
June 13, 2013
The persistence of city officials and members of the local Depot Redux group has paid off. A $1.5 million federal grant will allow the city to take ownership of the Santa Fe Railway depot in East Lawrence and give the building the major makeover supporters had hoped for.
Editorial: On track
An exciting NCAA championship by the Kansas University women’s team puts KU on track to reclaim its strong track and field tradition.
June 12, 2013
Kansas University has a strong track and field tradition, but it mostly was about the men who ran the mile, threw the discus or challenged the high jump. That is, until last weekend.
Editorial: Privacy lost
We have let our privacy slip away — and it won’t be easy to reclaim.
June 11, 2013
Under President Obama and his minions, the public’s privacy has been trampled, and reporting the news has been threatened to be considered a criminal activity.
Editorial: Online effort
It’s about time that Kansas University starts trying to catch up with its peers in the area of online education.
June 10, 2013
Last week’s announcement that Kansas University would offer 15 new online graduate degree and certificate programs is a positive step, but it seems more like KU is playing catch-up than being an innovative leader in online education.

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