On-time completion for 19th and Louisiana intersection
Editorial praises the contractor for finishing work at the 19th and Louisiana intersection ahead of the new school term. Despite rainy days, weekend work kept the Aug. 4 deadline, avoiding a traffic nightmare for Lawrence High students. The project adds left turn lanes and video‑based traffic signals, with penalties and incentives encouraging timely delivery.
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Louisiana
Lawrence High School
Kasold Drive
Kansas University
Kansas Turnpike
Rain Blesses Douglas County Farmers in 1908 Harvest
A steady soaking rain last night and this morning brings joy to Douglas County farmers as corn cribs near harvest feel the weight of abundance. National Guard Company H heads to Fort Riley for annual training, with Lawrence’s detachment largest yet. U.S. Forest Service outlines a plan to revive worn farmland by planting trees, featuring Norway spruce as the conservation flagship.
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Douglas County
Company H
National Guard
Fort Riley
Lawrence
Kansas
U.S. Forest Service
Lawrence Daily World
Bittersweet marking of shore walls and harvests
Ellen Goodman reflects on summer abundance and transience on Casco Bay in Maine. She wanders past an old stone wall, recalling 19th century farming, enduring walls, and the lasting tension between permanence and loss as family illness and notable deaths frame a reflective landscape of memory. The piece blends nature, mortality, and the desire to leave a mark.
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Casco Bay
Maine
New England
Randy Pausch
Tim Russert
Tim
Lorna
Sand Castle
Ellen Goodman
Washington Post Writers Group
2008 Patterns Echoing Historic Presidential Races
Washington bureau chief Carl P. Leubsdorf analyzes how the 2008 campaign mirrors past contests such as 1960 1980 and 1952. Obama faces debates as a potential turning point while doubts about experience echo Kennedy Reagan Dukakis and Bush rival narratives. The piece weighs party dynamics race branding and historical patterns shaping the outcome.
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John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Barack Obama
Obama
Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
John McCain
Jimmy Carter
Reagan
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Massachusetts
Michael Dukakis
George H. Bush
Dukakis
Bush
McCain
Carl P. Leubsdorf
Washington
Dallas Morning News
Public Forum lauds slow driving for fuel savings
Mary Conn of Eudora thanks Gina Bailey-Carbaugh for advice to slow down on K-10. Since reducing speed from 75 to 60 mph two years ago, she saves weekly fuel, despite longer trips, noting a lighter pump bill and a calmer drive.
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Gina Bailey-Carbaugh
Journal-World
Mary Conn
Eudora
Plastics and protests reach into daily life and future harm
Kathleen Christian of Lawrence laments the widespread use of plastics in furniture, packaging, and toys while urging readers to consider protesting emerging plastic products that may harm the environment. The Journal-World invites public forum letters up to 250 words and requires real name, address, and phone.
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Lawrence Journal-World
Kathleen Christian
Lawrence
Journal-World
Ljworld.com
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