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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Apr 22, 2013

Page

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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.

Lawrence Nail Salon Tracy le East Ninth Street Lawrence Community Workshop

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.

Boston Police Ed Davis

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.

Nick Krug Journal-World Photos Brandy Yohe Schylar Oakes Tennessee St First United Methodist Church Vermont St Yohe Family Promise Legacy Oakes Yohe’s Joe Reitz Lawrence Reitz 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.

Sam Brownback Kansas Brownback Senate Jeff King Independence Kansas Department For Children and Families

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.

Douglas County Bruce Curtis Fieldstone Farm Overbrook Lawrence National Weather Service Jenifer Bowen Kansas Matthew Vajnar

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