Caution urged on Design-Build for Lawrence projects
The Lawrence City Commission should avoid fully abandoning bids for city projects including a new police headquarters. History shows bids can save millions, as seen with Rock Chalk Park where initial estimates rose but bids fell to 10.5 million. Flexibility is fine, but removing bidding risks overpaying and misaligned cost control.
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Lawrence
Rock Chalk Park
Tom Markus
Lawrence Public Library
Winter grips Lawrence with frigid seven degrees
Lawrence woke to a harsh winter day with seven degrees above zero at seven in the morning, the coldest so far this year, leaving gas heating unreliable in many parts of the city. Fred Tobler narrowly escaped injury when a rabbit hunt near his home led a fellow hunter to fire, striking Tobler in the face and breaking a tooth.
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Lawrence Daily
Journal-World
Lawrence
Fred Tobler
Tobler
North Korea risks becoming a nuclear power amid talks
Washington faces a tense standoff as North Korea signals readiness for talks while moving toward a nuclear capability. Analysts note Pyongyang seeks talks on its terms, demanding recognition as a nuclear state, with the U.S. pressing denuclearization. Diplomatic options center on China and sanctions, amid cautious signals from Kim Jong Un and global observers.
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U.S
North Korea
Korean Peninsula
Kim Jong UN
Trump
Pyongyang
United States
Kim
Vitaly Pashin
Interfax
Tass
Song Tan
Song
India
Pakistan
Nuclear Club
Libya
Iraq
State Department
Jeffrey Feltman
U.N
China
Beijing
Pentagon
David Ignatius
Washington Post Writers Group
Today in History Highlights Major 1917 Halifax Blast
On December 6 1917 about 2000 people died when the Mont Blanc exploded after colliding with the Imo in Halifax Nova Scotia. Other dates include Congress moving to Philadelphia in 1790 the 13th Amendment ratified in 1865 and Everglades National Park dedication in 1947.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
Congress
Philadelphia
New York
U.S
Georgia
Monongah
West Virginia
Everglades National Park
Florida
Harry S. Truman
Health care reform letter to editor in Frankfort
A resident writes to the editor about Sen. Moran town hall in Frankfort. The writer warns that repealing the individual mandate would weaken the health insurance market, raise premiums, and leave more Americans uninsured by 2027 per the CBO. They emphasize a relative with cancer facing lifelong pre existing condition risks and the aim of insurance to spread risk.
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Jerry Moran
Frankfort
Congressional Budget Office
Public Health Voices Push Health Care Reform Stand
Jordan Feuerborn of the American Cancer Society urges Senator Moran to oppose health care repeal in the tax bill and support bipartisan steps to strengthen health care. The message cites Alexander and Murray as models for protecting Americans. LeeAnn Bennett comments on methylene chloride exposure relates to worker and consumer safety.
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Jerry Moran
Lamar Alexander
R-Tenn
Patty Murray
D-Wash
Jordan Feuerborn
American Cancer Society
Cancer Action Network
Lawrence
Agency urged to act on toxic chemical risks
Editor calls EPA to enforce updated chemical policy from 2016 to curb exposure to TCE methylene chloride and NMP. More than 300 000 workers and consumers face cancer and fetal heart risk from industrial use and dry cleaning, with some products sold locally in hardware stores.
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EPA
LeeAnn Bennett
Lawrence
U.S
Environmental Protection Agency
Trump
Writers invited to submit signed letters to Journal- World
Readers may send letters under 250 words, signed, and with no name calling. The Journal- World reserves right to edit for clarity while preserving viewpoints. Submissions accepted by mail to P O Box 888 Lawrence KS 66044 or via email at letters ljworld com.
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