City debates LED streetlights blue light health effects
Lawrence officials consider whether to place the Westar Energy LED streetlight upgrade on the agenda. Commissioners demand balanced input amid AMA color temperature concerns and a proposed ordinance by the Lawrence Alliance for Responsible Lighting. A future meeting before January 2018 is planned to decide.
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Stuart Boley
Westar Energy
Mike Amyx
Lisa Larsen
Lawrence Alliance For Responsible Lighting
Lawrence
Tom Markus
Commission
Markus
Westar
American Medical Association
Prairie Village
AMA
Boley and Larsen
Amyx
West
LHS sit-in prompts demand for student panel on bullying
After a week of protests over alleged transphobic behavior at LHS, administrators pledged better communication and support. Students demanded a student led panel to address bullying harassment and LGBTQ issues, following talks with the District Equity Advisory Council.
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Mark Preut
LHS
Preut
District Equity Advisory Council
The
TEA club plans monthly meeting to push LGBTQ awareness
Lindsay Buck sponsors Total Equality Alliance at Lawrence High and other groups as they push ongoing education after September protests. Proponent Preut envisions monthly panels to address systemic issues, while KU Safe Zone training and expanded support services aim to help staff and students feel safe.
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Total Equality Alliance
Intertribal Club
Black Student Association
Student Council
Preut
Prout
TEA Club
Lindsay Buck
Buck
University of Kansas
Jose Cornejo
Bert Nash
Depot Renovation Moves Forward With 2018 Completion
The city faces a 24000 increase over 2014 projections to fund the depot upgrade. Revenue from historic tax credits Amtrak reimbursements and a KDOT grant support the plan. Depot Redux, a preservation group, aided the mid century modern station at Seventh and New Jersey. Burlington Northern Santa Fe owns and Amtrak uses part of the building. Restoration aims for completion in 2018.
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Commission
Amtrak
Seventh
New Jersey Streets
KDOT
Depot Redux
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
Corrections Correct Sen Dennis Pyle Identity
The Journal-World corrects that Sen Dennis Pyle of Hiawatha is not part of the Truth Caucus among state legislators and was misidentified in Tuesday’s story. No membership in that group by Pyle.
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Journal-World
Sen
Dennis Pyle
R-Hiawatha
Pyle
Truth Caucus
Education reporter contact details
Education reporter Joanna Hlavacek can be reached at 832-6388 and is on Twitter under the handle HlavacekJoanna.
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Rochelle Valverde
RochelleVerde
Joanna Hlavacek
HlavacekJoanna
Lawrence Journal-World Contact and Delivery Information
Local daily Lawrence Journal World lists contact numbers for news, sports and advertising, hours for delivery questions, and post office information. Includes publication address 645 New Hampshire St Lawrence KS and postmaster details for address changes.
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New Hampshire St
Lawrence
Ogden Newspapers of Kansas LLC
Lawrence Journal-World
P.O
Powerball Lottery Result Report
Wednesday drawing numbers 19 20 50 55 62 with Powerball 9. No further context or winner details provided.
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Kansas
Local Names Mentioned in Lawrence Birth Notices
Cay Shelby and Lisa Wendland Lawrence welcome a boy on Wednesday. Saif Jawad and Samah Alzaidi Lawrence greet a boy. Emilee Stansell and Anthony Scott Thompson Lecompton welcome a boy.
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Shelby
Lisa Wendland
Lawrence
Saif Jawad
Samah Alzaidi
Emilee Stansell
Anthony Scott Thompson
Lecompton
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Bradley
Journal-Worlp
Liworld.com
Scott Stanford
Jworld
Chad Lawhorn
Clawhorn
Ljworld.com
Kim Callahan
Kcallahan
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Kathleen Johnson
Kjohnson
Jworld.com
Uy Lawrence
Ljworld
Kan
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Associated Press
Clirid Eyas
Criticare
Home Health Services, Inc
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