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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 2012
Page
5
Citizens on Massachusetts Street share favorite cookies in a brief street poll. Shoppers name chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin as popular choices while comments reveal local flavor and casual community chatter.
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback did not rule out keeping the 6.3 percent sales tax beyond July 2013 as a possible tool to balance the state budget. Lawmakers oppose the idea, though Brownback says he will consider all options while pursuing reforms to reduce income taxes and protect schools and social services.
City staff studied the idea of a large scale streetside vacuum to pick up leaves but found it costly and unable to distinguish leaves from trash. It would also prevent composting of material. The city offers Monday leaf and grass pickup as part of sanitation service.
A reader instruction invites correspondence by phone at 832-7297 or by email to soundoff ljworld.com for comments or tips.
A man reported a strong arm robbery in a downtown alley after waking injured near 2:30 a.m. He could not locate his waking point. Separately, Jacob Paul Paine, 32, of Lawrence, was arrested on suspicion of threatening a man with a knife after an argument over headphones in the 700 block of Locust Street. He remains in Douglas County Jail on aggravated assault charges with no bond set.
Lawrence Memorial Hospital reported no births over Saturday. The notice notes the absence of birth registrations for the day, indicating stable maternity activity with no deliveries recorded.
The Journal World states its policy to correct significant errors reported by readers. It provides a phone number and email address for notifying editors about possible mistakes.
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