You can stop drinking now This is your nudge from Bill Thompson
Bill Thompson writes a holiday season exhortation to alcoholics urging immediate action. He shares his 15 year sobriety and the backlash from readers while stressing that the holidays heighten drinking risks. The column encourages calling AA or entering rehab today and speaks to binges, daily drinkers, and the lure of the season.
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Crowded Quail Run Parents Call for New School
Elizabeth Leech of Lawrence argues Quail Run Elementary, built for 550, now houses about 660 with 139 in trailers. She urges rapid consideration of new or blended options, noting Sunflower is over capacity and bond funding may be needed for a west side school and Prairie Park expansion. She warns boundary upheavals affect years of schooling.
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Growth policy should pay for itself in Lawrence notes
Larry Kip argues city growth and tax abatements threaten fiscal integrity and small businesses. He criticizes subsidies that shift costs to residential and small business property owners, urging careful, self-sustaining growth and demand that newcomers pay to play. He cites 20 percent property tax increases and urges not selling Lawrence to the lowest bidder.
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