Lawerence highlighted in redistricting debate over 3rd District
Kansas lawmakers and Lawrence officials debated how to redraw districts to include Lawrence with Kansas City areas while preserving Community of Interest lines. A Hensley Findley plan suggests keeping KU campuses and KU Medical Center in one district, potentially linking Lawrence with the 2nd District and altering political dynamics.
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David Adkins
Leawood
Kansas
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Anthony Hensley
Douglas County
Hensley
Senate
Troy Findley
D-Lawrence
Lawrence
Kansas City
Johnson
Wyandotte
Adkins
Ryan
Kansas University
Findley
Hensley-Findley
Edwards
Johnson County
KU Medical Center
Wyandotte County
Old Hometown 25 Years Ago In 1976
The USDA projected a large 1976 grain harvest to ease food price rises for the coming year and a half. Daylight saving time started the last Sunday in April 1976. Kansas Power and Light hosted an open house at Jeffrey Energy Center north of St Marys, named after ex KPL president Balfour Jeffrey. The project cost about 1 billion. Carl Hird Jr announced plans for 350 new home sites and a recreational area around Ninth and Lawrence. Law officers probed a flying communist flag with a sign Un American Activities Headquarters on Sunset Drive in Lawrence. Unclear if a stunt or political statement. Paving work began in Lawrence in 1901 but was halted due to grade issues.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Kansas Power and Light Co
Jeffrey Energy Center
St. Marys
KPL
Balfour Jeffrey
Topeka
Kansas University
Boston Celtics
Yes
Ninth and
Lawrence Avenue
Carl Hird Jr
Hird
Sunset Drive
Lawrence
Un-American Activities Headquarters
KDOT
Mr. Leper
31St Street
Ralph Nader
23Rd Street
Dorothy Hoyt-Reed Lawrence
Bush secrecy fuels energy policy debate
The piece critiques Vice President Cheney handling of a secret energy task force amid rising gas prices and calls for open hearings. It contrasts with Clinton era openness, notes conflicts with oil and coal interests, and warns of potential emphasis on production over conservation amid calls to expand drilling and nuclear power.
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George W. Bush
Dick Cheney
America
Cheney
Three Mile Island
Dan Quayle
Bush Sr
Quayle
Council On Competitiveness
Congress
New Energy Group
Hillary Clinton
Clinton
Hillary
Shy Energy Task Force
Washington
Energy Task Force
Alaskan Wildlife Refuge
Rocky Mountains
Residents oppose roundabouts plan in South Inverness
Michael Hess of Lawrence questions two city engineers after a public forum on proposed roundabouts at Inverness Drive and Sunflower Park Place. Hess notes residents favored no roundabouts and accused engineers of bias, citing alternative solutions and a reversal in recommendations.
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Lawrence Public Works Department
24Th Place
Inverness
Sunflower Park Place
Inverness Drive
Michael H. Hess
Lawrence
KDOT tunnel vision and traffic talk on 23rd Street
A reader laments contradictions in Kansas DOT planning for SLT and wetlands routes while criticizing 23rd Street traffic policy. The letter argues bypass options and calls out officials, noting Ralph Nader’s visit and urging realistic travel planning. It includes Journal-World letters policy.
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KDOT
Mike Leper
Kansas
Wakarusa
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