City Commission impact fees threaten Lawrence housing costs
Editorial argues that new construction fees proposed to fund parks and streets will raise home prices and inflate the real estate market. It contends fees will be passed to buyers, affect both new and existing housing, and cannot be justified as a use tax. It warns against the so called Smart Growth stance.
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Lawrence
David Schauner
Kasold Drive
Hometown Electric Bills Rise in Kansas Rate Increase
Kansas Power and Light electric bills will rise about five dollars monthly after the Kansas Corporation Commission approved a 12.2 million rate increase. The utility had sought 26.3 million, which would have raised bills by more than eight dollars monthly. Earlier items note bids by A D Weaver for state agency dry goods contracts and local crime and hotel management talks.
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Lawrence Daily World
A.D. Weaver
State Board of Control
State of Kansas
Leavenworth
Eldridge House
William Hutson
Harvey Firm
Colman
E.D. Crawley
Vilsack reshapes race as Iowa exit shuffles 2008 playbook
Peter A. Brown notes Vilsack’s entry into the Democratic White House race disrupts Iowa caucus dynamics, heightens New Hampshire and Nevada importance, and pressures Hillary Clinton to run a broad, high‑profile campaign. Edwards gains concern as Clinton faces tainted Iowa results and Nevada rises as a new pivotal crossroads.
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Tom Vilsack
New Hampshire
John Lynch
Harry Reid
Nevada
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Vilsack
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Edwards
Lynch
Ronald Reagan
Des Moines Register
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Peter A. Brown
Quinnipiac University Polling Institute
The
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Rumsfeld’s principled stand against terror outlined
Cal Thomas recaps former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld leaving office after six turbulent years reshaping the military for a post Cold War era. He argues the phrase war on terror misframes the struggle, warns Iraq risks becoming a haven for extremists, and stresses the need for patient effort, public resolve, and Iraqi self rule to prevail.
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Pearl Harbor
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United States
Soviet Union
U.S
America
Iraq
Defense
Caspar
Weinberger
Washington
Cal Thomas
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