Lawrence Puts Focus On Reducing Single Use Plastics
Lawrence Sustainability Advisory Board votes to prioritize cutting single use plastics and forms a community work group to study policies. The effort will examine bags straws containers and packaging while evaluating loans fees incentives and business impacts. Local officials cite models from DC Seattle SF and Boston as guidance.
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Get Green Now
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San Francisco
Massachusetts
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Miami
Malibu
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Aug 1 1966 Texas tower massacre and early aviation milestones
On August 1 1966 Charles Whitman killed 14 people at the University of Texas Austin from the clock tower after fatally shooting his wife and mother. Police killed Whitman later that day. In 1907 the Signal Corps created an aeronautical division precursor to the Air Force. In 1911 Harriet Quimby became the first U S woman to earn a pilot certificate from the Aero Club of America. She later died in an aviation accident in July 1912 at age 37.
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U.S. Air Force
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U.S
Aero Club of America
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English Channel
Veterans in Congress Shape Bipartisan Drive for Unity
Washington column notes a bid by Iraq and Afghanistan veterans to unite parties through service values. Led by Rep. Seth Moulton and Rep. Mike Gallagher, the group With Honor backs candidates with a 3 point pledge on integrity civility and courage. They aim to expand veteran voices in a potentially Democratic House takeover while stressing cross party cooperation and governance over partisanship.
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Afghanistan
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Wisconsin
Neat
Gallagher
Amy McGrath
Kentucky
Michael Waltz
Army
Florida
Seth Moulton
Massachusetts
Moulton
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
New York City
Mikie Sherrill
New Jersey
Serve America
Texas
M.J. Hegar
Air Force
Lawrence aimed for railroad funding in 1868 election
The Kansas Daily Tribune notes Lawrence voters would decide on a $200,000 subscription to the Olathe and Lawrence Railroad, arguing competing lines would boost Lawrence as a leading eastern commercial hub. The piece echoes broad support with little dissent.
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Help a child become a CASA advocate note to editor
To the editor a reader urges support for Court Appointed Special Advocates after watching Won't You Be My Neighbor and aligning with Fred Rogers that every child deserves to know they are special. Dave Ranney Lawrence
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Liberty Hall
Fred Rogers
CASA
Dave Ranney
Lawrence
Not 'single use' In response to bag ban objections
The writer objects to banning single use plastic bags noting they are reused for various tasks such as cleaning kitty litter trays and lining small trash cans. They argue stores’ bags are not truly single use and describe frequent personal uses like managing cat waste and food scraps.
Public forum recalls handy uses of plastic bags
Sherry Muirhead and Gene Deegan share views on everyday plastic bag utility amid home flooding and concern over U S political direction. The letter discusses repurposing single use bags from stores like Kohl’s TJ Maxx Target Weaver’s Brown’s Stitch On Needlework and worries about dictatorship fears.
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Target
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Lawrence
Troubled waters and Trump’s press rhetoric
The piece reflects on President Donald Trump labeling the press as fake news and calling it the enemy of the people. It weighs the impact of these phrases on the national mood and suggests concern about the media landscape and public perception.
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Trump
Free Press
Air Force One
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