Nail art dreams and a planned Lawrence workshop lease
A Lawrence nail salon owner Tracy Le reports requests for tiny designs from Mickey Mouse to Taiwan flags, while a local artists and inventors group nears a lease on an East Ninth Street industrial building for a proposed Lawrence Community Workshop.
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Boston Police Commissioner cites evidence of planned attacks
Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis says investigators found evidence at the scene suggesting potential attacks on other individuals. He asserts this is his current belief based on the evidence.
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Program helps homeless families gain self sufficiency
Brandy Yohe credits Family Promise with changing her life and giving her hope after weeks of instability. The Lawrence chapter reports over 400 families moved into permanent housing in five years, with more than 80 percent of former guests volunteering. Founder Joe Reitz cites local churches, volunteers, and donations as key to the program’s success.
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Joe Reitz
Lawrence
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Kansas University
Debate over drug testing welfare and unemployment claimants
The Kansas plan tests applicants for illegal drug use. failures trigger loss of benefits and mandatory treatment. Gov. Brownback calls it a step to break poverty, while critics call it mean. The measure targets TANF recipients and those on unemployment benefits, with state-funded programs for treatment and job skills upon failure.
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Kansas
Brownback
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Jeff King
Independence
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Unusual spring dampens drought fears in Douglas County
Recent rains reversed drought anxieties as cold, wet weather kept farmers out of fields. Bruce Curtis of Fieldstone Farm notes bare apple and pear trees and delayed asparagus, with four weeks behind schedule. Overnight freezes and below average April highs have stalled planting, muddying fields and threatening future yields across the region.
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Bruce Curtis
Fieldstone Farm
Overbrook
Lawrence
National Weather Service
Jenifer Bowen
Kansas
Matthew Vajnar
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