Lawrence City Commission Leaders and Contacts
The Lawrence City Commission lists Courtney Shipley as mayor with the phone number 764-8998 and email cshipley at lawrenceks.org. Lisa Larsen serves as vice mayor with 785-331-9162 and llarsen at lawrenceks.org. Bart Littlejohn, Shannon Reid, and their official contact details are also provided: 785-380-9413 brittlejohn at lawrenceks.org and 785-331-9635 sreid at douglascountyks.org.
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Courtney Shipley
Lawrenceks
Lisa Larsen
Llarsen
Lawrenceks.org
Bart Littlejohn
Brittlejohn
Shannon Reid
Sreid
Douglascountyks.org
Kansas legislators contact list with district details
A compact roll of area lawmakers with offices in Topeka and district centers. Names include Rep Barbara Ballard Rep Mike Amyx Rep Dennis Boog Highberger Rep Christina Haswood Rep Lance Neelly Sen Marci Francisco Sen Tom Holland and Sen Mike Thompson, with room numbers phone lines and website links.
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Barbara Ballard
44Th
State Capitol
Topeka
Lawrence
Barbara.ballard
House
Mike Amyx
Mike.Amyx
Dennis
Boog” Highberger
Boog
Highberger
Christina Haswood
Christina.haswood
Lance Neelly
Lance.neelly
Marci Francisco
Marci.Francisco
Senate
Tom Holland
Mike Thompson
Kansas abortion debate centers on rape exception and August vote
Kansas lawmakers debate HB 2746 banning abortion with narrow exceptions and no rape carveout. The August primary ballot abortion amendment could decide whether such limits become enforceable, amid national focus on rape exceptions and public opinion in Kansas.
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America
Kansas
House
Kansas City Star
U.S. Supreme Court
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Eugene Quay
Georgetown Law Journal
Todd Akin
Missouri
Hodes
Kansas Supreme Court
John Warner
Patrick R. Miller
University of Kansas
Time to disarm the crazies says Mona Charen
Mona Charen argues that the two party system fuels extremism and that ranked choice voting could curb polarization. She cites GOP figures and Democratic zealots, notes primary incentives, and highlights Alaska Maine and Virginia examples as proof of reform potential.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene
Nancy Pelosi
Gazpacho Police
Paul Gosar
Matt Gaetz
Lauren Boebert
Louie Gohmert
NATO
Democratic Party
Yuval Levin
Katherine Gehl
Institute For Political Innovation
Donald Trump
Iowa
New Hampshire
Alaska
Maine
Virginia
Republican Party
Glenn Youngkin
Amanda Chase
GOP
Ketanji Brown Jackson
Supreme Court
Lisa Murkowski
Murkowski
Mona Charen
Creators Syndicate
Public Forum on Responsible Dog Ownership
A letter to the editor recounts repeated dog attacks in the neighborhood, including a large dog mauling a girl on a bike and other incidents harming pets and people. The writer urges informing authorities and owners as a remedy, signed Richard Hardin.
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Journal-World
Letters to the Editor Submission Note
The editor invites letters under 250 words and provides an email address letters Ijworld.com for submissions. Readers are encouraged to share opinions on public affairs local events and community issues with concise thoughtful commentary.
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Ijworld.com
Wind Storm Damages Old Hometown Structures in 1872
A Kansas Daily Tribune report from April 16 1872 describes a severe wind storm that damaged fences billboards outhouses and wagons and caused a fire in the old University observatory basement sparked by a stove while Prof Bardwell was away. Miss Isabel Tenney alerted the president to the danger.
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Kansas Daily Tribune
Bardwell
Isabel Tenney
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Lawrence City Commission
Brad Finkelder
Bfinkelder
Amber Sellers
Asellers
City Hall
G E
Sixth St
Douglas County Commission
Shannon Portillo
Sportillo
Patrick Kelly
Douglas County Courthouse
Massachusetts St
Lawrence School Board
Erica Hill
Ehill
Shannon Kimball
Kelly Jones
Kelly.Jones
Carole Cadue-Blackwood
Kay Emerson
Andrew Nussbaum
Andrew
J.nussbaum
Paula Smith
McDonald Drive
Patrick Miller
Richard Hardin, Lawrence
Sarah Parsons
Journal- World
Chad Lawhorn
Kim Callahan
Allison Tait
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