Curbing Panhandlers in Lawrence Aims to Help Homeless
Downtown merchants push a marketing campaign to steer donations away from panhandlers toward social service agencies. Signs posters and donation boxes could steer generosity to agencies serving the homeless, potentially reducing on street solicitation. Plans for a new center at the eastern edge.
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Old Home Town Meals Aid At St Johns Church
The LINK food program serves meals three times a week in the basement of St John s Catholic Church as part of local aid efforts. In 1910 the Lawrence Daily World notes Pinckney School plans four new rooms to ease crowding in fourth and fifth grades amid spring cleanup momentum.
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U.S. seeks to reshape Kandahar politics in Afghan war
Trudy Rubin reports from Kandahar where U S forces pursue a dual path to defeat the Taliban and build legitimacy through political reshaping. The plan hinges on Afghan President Karzai and his brother AWK, with Ramadan deadline looming, while U S and Afghan forces deploy checkpoints to pressure governance reforms.
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Trudy Rubin
Philadelphia Inquirer
Public Forum Letter on sixth grade shift to high school
Allison Edwards Emily Edwards and Lawrence urge careful consideration of moving 14 to 18 year olds into the same school system. They recall junior high sentirse social life and warn about impact on academics and safety with older students. They call for review before any change.
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KU Athletics vs Joe College sparks Lawrence dispute
Kansas Athletics and a Lawrence business clashed over EU trademark use after Joe College sold shirts tied to KU. A jury verdict exceeding $100,000 in damages and a $600,000 lawyers fee tipped the scale, closing the store and fueling debate on neighborliness and intellectual property rights in Lawrence.
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Public Forum letters welcomed at Journal-World policy
The Journal-World invites letters to the Public Forum under 250 words of public interest. Submissions may be edited without altering viewpoints. Authors grant the paper nonexclusive rights to publish copy and distribute. Include name address and phone. Mail to Box 888 Lawrence KS 66044 or email letters at ijworld.com.
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