Rename North Second Street to Massachusetts Street in North Lawrence
Editorial proposes renaming North Second Street to Massachusetts Street to align North Lawrence with its river counterpart across the Kansas River. The idea, from Samih Staltieh of Westhheffer Co., aims to reduce navigation confusion and strengthen North Lawrence’s identity as a commercial gateway. The piece urges consideration of practical and symbolic benefits.
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Journal-World
Samih Staltieh
Westhheffer Co., Inc
Tanger Factor
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Statieh
North Second Street
Massachusetts Street
Kansas River
Lawrence High sprint medley set state record in rain soaked relays
Auditor's report shows Lawrence Memorial Hospital revenue and expenses up about 27 percent in 1975. Lawrence High sprint medley relay of Cottle Kimball Smith Lanning clocked 3 35.8 to set a state record at Centennial Kansas Relays despite rain. 1901 note laments lack of funds for park improvements city eyed stone wall and iron railing as beautification but money scarce.
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Lawrence High
Bill Cottle
Bob Kimball
Jim Smith
Chuck Lanning
Kansas Relays
The
Lawrence Journal
West Winthrop
Watkins Community Museum
The von Moltke scale and the Bush presidency analysis
The article groups presidents by a fourfold von Moltke typology, rating George W. Bush as mentally bright but physically lazy. It cites Dennis Showalter and Lou Cannon to compare Eisenhower, Reagan, Carter, and Clinton, arguing Bush may hinge on his provincial curiosity and delegation style for his tenure’s duration. Mark Shields is cited as the columnist.
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Dennis Showalter
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Showalter
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George Patton
Ike
Montgomery
Omar Bradley
Navy
Air Force
Lou Cannon
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Bill Clinton
Carter
U.S
Iran
Mark Shields
Creators Syndicate
Fear and injustice fuel Cincinnati violence
Claude Lewis reflects on fear fueling racial profiling and police brutality in Cincinnati. He cites cases from Amadou Diallo to Timothy Thomas, notes civil rights groups’ widening claims of a 30 year pattern, and urges understanding of black frustration while acknowledging faults on both sides. The piece ends noting the rarity of such outbreaks compared to the pervasive tension.
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Amadou Diallo
New York City
Diallo
Abner Louima
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Timothy Thomas
Loria Artis
American Civil Liberties Union
Thomas
Claude Lewis
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Public Forum Letter on 23rd Street Traffic Crisis
Bruce Plenk of Lawrence condemns a do nothing traffic fix on 23rd Street as out of touch with city planning in a public forum letter. He urges better ideas from residents, cites Home Depot planning, and praises neighborhood oriented approaches like CoHousing.
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23Rd Street
Home Depot
Lawrence
East 23Rd
Bruce Plenk
Bus vandalism shocks Douglas County community
Hilda Enoch writes that vandalized Senior Center buses threaten mobility for 300 elderly residents, many wheelchair users, cutting off vital services and outreach. She urges swift apprehension of culprits and notes Journal-World letter guidelines for public submissions.
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Douglas County
Douglas County Senior Services
Hilda Enoch
Lawrence
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