Lawrence Senate seat fill plan faces GOP split and rival bids
The 2nd District GOP will choose a successor to Sen. Sandy Praeger who resigns Jan. 12 to become Kansas insurance commissioner. Candidates include Mark Buhler and Tom Sloan with Richard Rodewald also in the race. Strategy favors placing Sloan in the House and Buhler in Praeger’s Senate seat to bolster the party and raise legislative quality amid fiscal duress.
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Senate
Sandy Praeger
Lawrence
Insurance
Praeger
Mark Buhler
Douglas County
Kathleen Sebelius
Tom Sloan
Rodewald
Sloan
Buhler
Republican Party
Ik Onight
AIDS battle on new fronts and ongoing global fight
The piece traces past stigma as 17,000 U S cases were reported and NYC carried a third, notes AIDS fading from public chatter even as worldwide cases surge. It highlights rising HIV among women, voices from Balm in Gilead, and world day themes urging access to care and humane treatment, citing Puffy Combs on activism.
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United Nations’ Aids Organization
Unaids
Sioner
Pernessa Seele
Harlem
Hinton Battle
BET
Ofelia Barrios
Upper Manhattan
Jerry Lewis
Sean
Puffy” Combs
South Africa
Alicia Keys
Old Home Time Town Notable Month in Lawrence
The Lawrence building pace perked up in November yet the year’s total remained around 3.5 million, likely a eight year low. Lawrence Daily World reports filthy crossings worsening public discomfort with no efforts to clean them. Sheriff Cook of Topeka visits town seeking a blind banjo player spotted on the streets for weeks.
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Lawrence Daily World
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Topeka
the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire
Kan
Douglas County
Kansas
U.S
Putin circles red star return as Russia mulls symbol
Mark Bowden reflects on Putin proposal to restore the five pointed red star as a military symbol, arguing it signals continuity not backward steps. He links Soviet era icons to modern memory, notes U S parallels with Confederate symbolism, and cites Lincoln’s magnanimity and Bush’s missed chance to aid Francoise Ducros.
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Russia
Soviet Union
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Hitler
Europe
Confederate States of America
South
Abraham Lincoln
White House
Robert E. Lee
Lincoln
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