Design guidelines test Lawrence streetscape in editorial call
The editorial notes city commissioners approved commercial design guidelines to ensure visual unity and preserve trees and open space. It questions impact, fears uniformity may erase distinct era styles and urges firmer downtown housekeeping and pride, proposing Chamber or Downtown Lawrence Inc. lead a cleanliness push.
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Vermont Streets
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Vermont
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Downtown
Lawrence Inc
Fundraising takes front seat in Congress in Washington
An insider view shows lobbyists receiving hundreds of invitations each week as fundraising drives saturate Congress. Invitations span lunches, dinners, golf and spa events featuring lawmakers on key committees, with sums reaching thousands per person. Critics call for reforms, including stricter disclosure and ending leadership PACs to curb pay-to-play dynamics.
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Washington
Congress
South Carolina
Lindsey Graham
Teatro Goldoni
Fabrizio Aielli
Mike Thompson
D-Calif
Minnesota
Norm Coleman
Conrad Burns
Rmont
Napa Valley
Craig Thomas
R-Wyo
Wyoming
Eric Cantor
R-Va
Ritz-Carlton
South Beach
Illinois
Ray LaHood
Public forum letters critique taxes and politics in Kansas
A reader laments high levies on residents and business, criticizes city officials and big users like Aquila and Westar, and warns against relying on sales taxes while noting real estate tax changes. Another letter complains of political activism by Kansans for Truth in Politics targeting moderates and urges separation of personal belief from public office. A Baldwin reader defends drivers over highway engineers after a fatal crash, urging personal responsibility.
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Chamber of Commerce
Aquila
Westar
Open meetings probe prompts Lawrence official tensions
Local resident Mark Kaplan asks the Kansas attorney general to investigate potential open meetings violations by Lawrence City Commission figures led by Barkley Clark amid complaints of informal gatherings by Mayor Marci Francisco and commissioners Nancy Shantz and Tom Gleason. County officials address flood damage while historic election notes outline 1966 races and a city levy increase.
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Kansas
Lawrence
Barkley Clark
Kaplan
Clark
Marci Francisco
Nancy Shantz
Tom Gleason
City Hall
Lecompton
Douglas County
Larry Winn Jr
U.S. House
Reynolds Shultz
R.O. Nelson
James Titus
U.S
Robert Ellsworth
James Pearson
GOP
Senate
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