Merger Proposed for Lawrence Utilities and Public Works
City staff in Lawrence backs merging utilities and public works into Municipal Services and Operations to boost efficiency while preserving services. The plan, reviewed since last year, would keep most infrastructure under the new department with Parks and Recreation assets excluded. A director will be named, jobs remain, and attrition drives future staffing. City commissioners will discuss at a work session tonight.
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Brandon McGuire
Lawrence
Utilities
Kerosene Lamp Explodes in Grocery Fire Scare
From the Kansas Daily Tribune April 10 1868 report John Hettick filled a lamp igniting a blaze that spread oil over the counter and floor. He quenched it with a blanket. The piece warns against lighting while filling lamps and notes awaiting a new engine. Police Court fines noted for unruly behavior and sidewalk obstruction.
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Kansas
John Hettick
R. S. Griffith
Marshal Barnes
Why keep felons from voting in Florida
Desmond Meade, a Florida International University law graduate, cannot vote due to lifelong felon disenfranchisement. He heads the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition as ballot questions on restoring voting rights reach the November vote, highlighting racial disparities and recidivism data while weighing policy and partisan dynamics.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Desmond Meade
Florida International University Law School
Florida
Meade
Florida Rights Restoration Coalition
State Supreme Court
District of Columbia
Rick Scott
George W. Bush
Scott
Quinnipiac
Bill Nelson
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
Notable History Highlights from April 10 Across Years
Key events include the 1968 Oscar wins for In the Heat of the Night and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner with Rod Steiger and Katharine Hepburn, the incorporation of the ASPCA in 1866, Titanic’s 1912 maiden voyage, the 1925 Gatsby publication, and the 1932 re election of Paul von Hindenburg with Hitler as runner up.
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Rod Steiger
Katharine Hepburn
American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Southampton
England
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Scribner's of
New York
Paul von Hindenburg
Adolf Hitler
Taxpayers seek capitol lodging hookup for $50 a night
Fred Cleaver of Lawrence asks elected representatives by email for help obtaining lodging in the capital. He inquires about a luxury condo deal offered at $50 per night and requests guidance on how to secure the arrangement. He signs his message with thanks.
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Fred Cleaver
Lawrence
Douglas County jail expansion sparks letters to editor
Voters are urged to study the jail project amid claims of political pressure and potential cuts to social services if the ballot fails. A reader compares local officials to national figures, calling the framing dishonest and urging voting out those in power. Nancy Bonner signs the letter in Lawrence Kansas.
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Douglas County
Umut Bayramoglu
Lawrence
Trump
Mexico
Women’s
Topeka
Justice
Nancy Bonner
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