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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 2021
Page
4
Lawrence City Commission information lists Courtney Shipley as mayor with phone 764 8998 and email cshipley lawrenceks.org, and Bart Littlejohn with phone 785 380 9413 and email brittlejohn lawrenceks.org.
The piece argues for a different use of 2.6 billion in federal highway money and highlights Kellogg Avenue US 54 in Wichita as a representational example. It notes Wichita’s urban amenities and suggests that long-term spending on Kellogg has exceeded a billion dollars, shaping the city’s fiscal landscape.
Russell Arden Fox argues that while Kansas gains from the Eisenhower Legacy Transportation Program, the influx of highway money fuels sprawl and long term maintenance costs. He notes Wichita’s traffic benefits, but warns of environmental and health impacts. Fox teaches politics in Wichita.
Washington columnist David Ignatius notes a year of mixed success for Biden's foreign policy. Alliances have strengthened with NATO Europe and the Quad, while the Afghanistan pullout damaged credibility. Russia China and Iran test resolve, and domestic politics shape the administration's realism versus values.
Public forum from Marty Kennedy thanks the City of Lawrence residents and sponsors for the 28th Law rence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade. Volunteers, hotel rooms, stalls and safety efforts are praised as the event kicks off the holiday season and remains a family tradition.
A note states letters to the editor are accepted and should be 250 words or fewer. Submissions may be sent via email at letters ljworld.com.
In Lawrence a jail haunting report circulates as a frightened widow, Mrs. Williams, claims two ghosts appeared in her cell. She describes a knife wielding woman and a man with a rope around his neck, insisting the spirits threaten her safety and prompting county jail confinement until her sentence ends.
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