Editorial: Library move to Borders building approved
Lawrence officials review a 20 month lease with a six month extension option for relocating the public library to the former Borders site at Seventh and New Hampshire. Moving costs offset by reduced construction costs, potentially shaving four months from the project and improving parking and access.
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Lawrence Public Library
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New Hampshire
City pool faces early closure as school year starts
Lawrence officials cut Outdoor Aquatic Center hours this week with after school and weekend slots reduced to 4 p m to 8 45 p m and 1 p m to 8 45 p m respectively. After Labor Day the facility will run 10 a m to 12 45 p m on weekdays for lap swimmers, closing after the Pooch Plunge on Aug 31.
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Lawrence Public
Lawrence
Obama seeks second term amid enigma and campaign drift
David M. Shribman argues Barack Obama remains an enigmatic figure. his 2008 charisma did not fully translate into governing effectiveness. The piece contrasts his campaign brilliance with a cautious presidency, notes historic precedents, and highlights the 2012 election as a bid for a second chance amid economic crises and global turmoil. The analysis weighs Obama’s divided persona against Roosevelt’s unity and notes Senate abstentions signaling a focus on electioneering over work.
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Old Home Town Migration Hoppers Seen in 1912
An August 12 1912 Lawrence Journal World note recalls an old timer describing grasshoppers filling the sky as specks like snow. He believes the insects are migrating northward, with many full grown hoppers visible on the street.
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Journal-World
Care act praised by letter on 80-20 rule and refunds
A reader praises the Affordable Health Care for America Act AHCAA noting the 80 20 rule that requires insurers to spend at least 80 percent of premiums on health services and describes a premium refund received after years of rate increases and denials. The letter questions insurer practices and mentions policy cancellations ending.
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Public forum on health care mandates and preexisting conditions
Doug Burger of Lawrence voices support for universal health coverage in a public forum, arguing that insurance is needed to prevent tax-funded bailouts for ill individuals and criticizing repeal efforts as reckless. He asserts that everyone should have insurance to share costs.
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Doug Burger
Lawrence
Kansas suffrage history spans three attempts and a centennial
The piece recounts Kansas women’s three suffrage bids in 1867 1894 and 1912 with activists Elizabeth Cady Stanton Susan B Anthony Carrie Chapman Catt and Catherine Hoffman shaping the movement. It notes the 1912 victory and a new centennial recognition via a Kansas Angels at Sunset Centennial Resolution prompted by a Journal-World reader. It also includes letters policy for public submissions.
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Susan B. Anthony
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Fraser Hall
Lawrence
Carrie Chapman Catt
National American Women Suffrage Association
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Kesa
Catharine Hoffman
Kansas State Historical Society
Stubbs
House
Senate
Kansas Angels
Tom Mach
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