Christmas Old-Fashioned Parade Delights Lawrence
Costumed horses and wagons traveled from Oklahoma and South Dakota for the 20th annual Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade drawing spectators from miles around. 113 official participants meant over a thousand riders on Massachusetts Street. Zoann McConchie of Kansas City found prime seats on Seventh Street to view and chat with riders as the parade paused at traffic.
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Journal-World Photos
Massachusetts Street
Douglas County Trail
Lawrence
Owen Tichenor
Bobbi Tichenor
Dan Lewien
Topeka
Chase Taylor
Ljworld.com
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Midwest
Zoann McConchie
Kansas City
Seventh Street
Ugly Sweater Run heats up Watson Park with 2500 runners
Lawrence crowd of 2,500 lined Watson Park for the Ugly Sweater Run, featuring outrageous knitwear from pink and green gingerbread to flamingos. Neal Ballard wore a Looney Tunes sweater, joined by many in goofy attire. The event, raising gifts for Douglas County Toys for Tots, collected at least 1,000 toys.
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Watson Park
Neal Ballard
Lawrence
Ballard
Douglas County
Jenna Velardi
Human Movement
Kansas lawmakers to pick new conservative legislative leaders
Republican legislators choose leaders for the House and Senate as GOP gains ensure a rightward tilt. Senate president Susan Wagle and Steve Abrams compete in a Benson bid while House speaker candidates include Arlen Siegfried Lance Kinzer and Ray Merrick. Brownback allies eye smoother passage on budget and tax cuts. Democrats name minority chiefs Anthony Hensley and Paul Davis with no opponents declared.
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Senate
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Hutchinson
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
GOP
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Hugoton
Susan Wagle
Wichita
Steve Abrams
Arkansas City
Kansas City
Johnson County
Arlen Siegfieid
Judiciary Committee
Lance Kinzer
Olathe
Ray Merrick
Stilwell
Brownback
Sen
Terry Bruce
Anthony Hensley
Topeka
Paul Davis
Lawrence
Longtime journalist named Journal-World circulation director
Mike Countryman, a veteran circulation executive from The Kansas City Star and The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, has been named director of circulation for The World Company publisher of the Journal-World. He started Wednesday and intends to boost customer service and print visibility while growing weekly readers in the Lawrence area.
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World Company
Journal- World
Mike Countryman
Fort Worth Star-Telecam
Countryman
Lawrence
Suzanne Schlicht
Mike
Journal-World
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