Lawrence Future Water Needs and Population Projections
Editorial warns Lawrence population now near 89 000 exceeds earlier 2020 projections. Discusses water supply strain from heat and drought, pending wastewater plant capacity, Clinton Reservoir rights, opportunities for deep wells, and concerns over regional diversions. Emphasizes urgency for planning as western states face water risks.
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Lawrence
Kansas River
Clinton Reservoir
Clinton
Kansas
Turtle Creek
Perry
Rive
Michigan battleground shapes 2000 presidential race
In Michigan the Bush Gore contest tightens as unions tilt, vouchers divide GOP support, and state issues like education and autoindustry prosperity influence turnout and perceptions of each candidate. Detroit's economy rises with Gore aid while Bush faces education reform scrutiny amid a tight national contest.
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Detroit
Michigan
George W. Bush
al Gore
Gore
Bush
New York
California
Texas
South
Plains
Rockies
Northeast
John McCain
United Auto Workers
Teamsters
Pat Buchanan
Ralph Nader
Candice Miller
Ross Perot
Richard and
Betsy DeVos
Amway Wealth
Michigan Education Assn
John Engler
GOP
Miller
Tf Bush
Dennis Archer
Mike Goschka
FBI
Archer
Clinton-Gore
Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Conference of Mayors
Survivor show exposes greed and spite in fame
Orlando columnist Myriam Marquez critiques Survivor as a study in manipulation and ambition. Richard Hatch wins a fortune, while others like Kelly and Susan symbolize cutthroat behavior. The piece notes ratings success and Hatch facing legal action, with broader questions about reality TV’s reflection of society.
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Kelly
Susan
Richard Hatch
CBS
Borneo
Rudy
Las Vegas
Pacific
Rich
Hatch
Public Forum Letter on Alcohol Tax Fund Waste
A reader criticizes the alcohol tax fund in Lawrence for not funding litter cleanup. They propose allocating 50 percent of the $337,225 in annual receipts to neighborhood and park cleanup and assign those duties to treatment program participants.
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Journal-World
Lawrence
Police Department
Ohio
Mass
Wells Overlook Park
Broken Arrow Park
Riverfront Park
David Holroyd
Groundbreaking for Lawrence Memorial Hospital expansion
Hospital board chair Warren Rhodes presided over groundbreaking ceremonies for LMH expansion to a 200 bed facility funded largely by a revenue bond issue. Mayor Barkley Clark called it a major milestone for the city. A Labor Day weekend heat wave forecast with high humidity tops the notes.
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W.C. Simons
Dolph Simons Sr
Dolph ¢. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Richard Brack
Bill Snead
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
al Bonner
Joe Lewis
Gulph Simons
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
Tom Hornbaker
Dallas Dolan
Ed Clambrone
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Kaw
Douglas County
U.S
P.O
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
LCE
David Broder
Myriam Marquez
The
Orlando Sentinel
Australia
Ijworld.com
Bill Nieder
Rome
Nieder
Kansas University
Lawrence Journal
Kaw Valley Company
Theodore Poehler
Journal
Watkins Community Museum
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