Lawrence Urges Action After Massachusetts Street Mass Shooting
An editorial calls for a real downtown safety discussion after the Oct 1 mass shooting on Massachusetts Street that killed three residents and injured others. It urges city leaders, residents, and business owners to pursue cameras, more officers, and safer alcohol and gun-use policies, learning from the tragedy to prevent future violence.
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Leah Elizabeth Brown
Colwin Lynn Henderson
Tremer Dupree Dean
Lawrence
Brown
Henderson
Dean
Massachusetts
Journal-World
Leslie Soden
Massachusetts Street
Soden
University of Kansas
Douglas County
Kansas
Best and Worst Awards for 2017 by Clarence Page
Columnist Clarence Page selects 2017 awards across politics and culture. Biggest Winner Doug Jones’s Alabama Senate victory amid national shifts. Biggest Loser Harvey Weinstein’s fall. Most Defining Political Moment the Women’s March. Turncoat of the Year Donna Brazile. Most Charismatic Trump and Biden split. Best Comeback New England Patriots’ Super Bowl comeback for inspiration.
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Doug Jones
Alabama
Jones
Roy Moore
Donald Trump
Hillary Clinton
Virginia
New Jersey
Harvey Weinstein
Weinstein
Washington
Trump
Barack Obama
Obama
Joe Biden
New England Patriots
Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta
Patriots
Congress
White House
Christmas Night Theft and Winter Weather Report
In 1867 Kansas, criminals raided Miller's fruit stand stealing twenty five dollars of stock and over three hundred cigars while hardware signs were knocked over and kettles and plows were moved. The paper notes a cold wind and heavy clouds foretelling winter. Police court records mention two men fined five dollars for drunkenness after Christmas. United States Marshal Whiting reports two counterfeiters arrested in Topeka.
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Miller
Filley’s Hardware Store
United States
Whiting
Topeka
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