Major road projects slow traffic on 23rd Street area
Lawrence officials warn drivers of summer delays from four major road projects along 23rd Street and adjacent corridors. Crews will repave 23rd, rebuild intersections, install signals, and add turn lanes at Massachusetts, Sixth Monterey, and Sixth Folks. Expect one lane each direction and plan alternate routes or early departures. Patience urged for about 40,000 daily users.
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23Rd Street
Orange Barrel City
Mike Wildgen
Haskell
Massachusetts Street
Alabama Street
Naismith’Drive
Iowa Street
West Sixth Street
Monterey Way
Folks Road
Wakarusa Drive
Terese Gorman
23Rd
Massachusetts
Sixth
Monterey
Gorman
Lawrence
Sewnere Vetw
Carolina Street
Impact
Duster the dog brings weekly joy to Eudora Nursing Home
Karen Russell visits the Eudora Nursing Home with her six year old lhasa apso mix Duster. The dog visits about 80 residents each Thursday, brightening moods and providing comfort as staff note residents’ eyes light up and look forward to his rounds. Russell plans to continue the visits.
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Karen Russell
Eudora Animal Hospital
Duster
Juanita DeLude
Eudora Nursing Home
Rheva Victor
Russell
Stella Rose
Miki Yoper
Journal-Wortn
Foro Duster
Hasa Apso
Neal Millar
Brandon Russell
Karen
Legislature Hung On Gambling Expansion Efforts
Weary lawmakers face resistance as efforts to expand legalized gambling at pari mutuel parks stall. Veteran lobbyist Torrxa-John Bottenberg, once tied to Wichita Greyhound Park, quits a $15 000 contract amid dwindling enthusiasm. House support wanes. Senate nearly missed a vote.
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Torrxa
John Bottenberg
Bottenberg
Wichita Greyhound Park
Senate
House
Garry Boston
R-Newton
Federal and State Affairs Committee
Missouri
the Woodlands
Kansas City
Kan
Camptown
Earth Day Enthusiasm From Raintree Montessori Girls
A group of four grade girls at Raintree Montessori School in Clinton Parkway 4601 have shown long standing environmental passion. They wrote songs researched the ozone layer studied the chain of life and endangered species and recently ran a school store selling items such as stuffed animals brownies and cupcakes. See Earth page 3B.
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Raintree Montessori School
Sleanna McReynolds
Clinton Pkwy
Eant
RICHARDSON/TOURNAL-WORLD POT
South America
Andrea Chao
Diane Alexander
Meghan Shanks
Janelle Crawford
Kevin Alexander
Caitlin Shanks
Alexander
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N Street
Nald Drive
Reet
Stru
Ct Street
Dey Tober Impaui
Sixth Street
Wakarusa
Treet
Clinton Parkway
Third
Michigan Streets
Flee
Eens
Michigan Street
Bui Bewende
Fourth Street
Suy Stre At
Reet and Naismith Drive
Wilt
Mon
Massachu
Terry Stvens
Journal-Worl Graphic
Eudora
Ape A
Bill Tyler
The
Lawrence Humane Society
Mike Yoner
Journal-World Pure
Douglas County Humane Society
Earth
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