====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0285_1 from reel: NP 16559 (2016-08-16 to 2017-07-26) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/49705 Title: Munoz: GOP to Blame for Dysfunctional D.C. Summary: Vince Munoz argues that Republican Party is responsible for political dysfunction in Washington D.C., citing examples of congressional obstruction and norm-breaking during Obama and Trump administrations. Category: opinion Subjects: politics; government; partisan politics; congressional dysfunction Named Entities: Munoz, Vince [columnist]; McConnell, Mitch [senator]; Obama, Barack [president]; Trump, Donald [president-elect] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Hoedl: Change Requires Civic Engagement Summary: Alyssa Hoedl emphasizes the importance of civic engagement and political participation at local and national levels to effect change in government. Category: opinion Subjects: civic engagement; political participation; democracy; voting Named Entities: Hoedl, Alyssa [columnist] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Illustration by Erica Gonzales Summary: Political cartoon featuring two figures discussing constitutional conservatives and Supreme Court nominations, with speech bubbles addressing political polarization and judicial appointments. Category: editorial cartoon Confidence: 0.8 Title: Preliminary Is Not Latin for "Half-Assed" Summary: Collection of short reader comments and opinions on various topics including language usage, politics, and personal observations. Category: letter Confidence: 0.7 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.