Editorial on HERE parking plan and city’s delay risks
The piece argues that approving a partial, untested parking solution for the HERE Kansas complex near Memorial Stadium could backfire. It warns that residents and students will crowd streets if residents lack convenient parking, and urges commissioners to seek a solid, enforceable plan before opening the project, despite time pressures from the August opening target.
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HERE @ Kansas
Kansas University
Memorial Stadium
HERE
New
Tom Markus
Lawrence
Mike Amyx
Amyx
Libya mars Clinton's credentials
George Will argues Clinton's foreign policy record is flawed by Libya and missteps in NATO led action. He notes Obama and Clinton supported regime change while criticizing the operation's execution and aftermath as a failed state outcome.
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Washington
Hillary Clinton
Senate
Vladimir Putin
Russia
Iran
Iraq
Syria
Islamic State
State Department
Libya
Clinton
Obama
NATO
U.S
Robert Gates
New York Times
Muammar Gaddafi
Bashar Assad
Foreign Policy Online
Micah Zenko
The
Council On Foreign Relations
Mediterranean Sea
Gadhafi
Bab al-Azizia
United States
U.N
Gaddafi
Zenko
Egypt
Qatar
Reb
Mediterranean
Afghanistan
Tax priorities debated as voters decide sales tax fate
Commissioner Boley backs keeping ballot flexibility and letting taxpayers set the tax priorities. He contrasts current stance with his 2015 campaign position that voters should decide the issue and pay respect to citizens. The letter urges reaffirming a tax that has served its purpose.
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City Commission
Boley
Lawrence Journal-World
Public Forum on County Tax In Douglas County Residents Involvement
A county wide tax factor should be considered in the debate. Citizens outside Lawrence and their representatives deserve involvement since they pay the tax. Rob Chestnut, Lawrence.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
Rob Chestnut
Helping hands from Lawrence praise five good Samaritans
A letter from Alan C. Fisher thanks five Lawrence residents for aiding him after running out of gas at Fourth and Iowa. Two men stopped to push the car, a policeman protected the scene, and a Phillips station crew provided gas and service free of charge, with payment for the gas only.
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Lawrence
Fourth
Iowa Streets
Iowa Street
Phillips Station
Sixth and
Schwarz Road
Shanks
Richard Haig
Haig
Coal vein found beneath Kaw river pier during 1916 work
Lawrence Daily Journal World reports sand hogs near pier No 3 struck a nine inch coal seam thirty two feet below the river surface at 8 am. Pier excavations for piers four and five found no coal. The coal quality equals typical Kansas deposits.
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Kaw River
Kansas
Territorial Kansas
Herbert Flint
University of Kansas
Kansas University
Lawrence
Read more Old Home Town at LJWorld Com History Page
A Lawrence Journal World feature revisits the city's past through the Old Home Town series. It highlights local life, neighborhoods, notable residents, and events that shaped Lawrence's growth as captured by archival photographs and editorials.
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Journal-World
Journal- World
Lawrence
Ljworld.com
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