County jail price trimmed as site change raises costs
Douglas County commissioners pared 300000 from the jail estimate and set an 18.8 million project total amid a site relocation that boosted infrastructure needs. Officials hope bids within two months may lower the final cost while stressing fiscal restraint to taxpayers.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
Centennial Park
Judicial and Law Enforcement Center
South Park
Lawrence Free State High School
Today in History events spanning centuries
On December 29 dates mark Texas entry as state 28 in 1845, Becket killed at Canterbury in 1170, Andrew Johnson born 1808 in Raleigh, Buffalo burns in 1813, Caro line incident in 1837, YMCA founded 1851 in Boston, Wounded Knee massacre 1890, 1992 nuclear arms treaty accord between United States and Russia.
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Texas
Thomas Becket
Canterbury
England
United States
Andrew Johnson
Raleigh
N.C
Buffalo
N.Y
U.S
Boston
Wounded Knee
South Dakota
Russia
Salute to good people leaving Congress in 1996
Boston Globe columnist David Shribman reflects on incumbents exiting Congress as 81 new faces appear. He cites Senators Bradlee Kassebaum Simon Pryor Hatfield Simpson Burns Cohen Nunn Schroeder Walker and others, praising veterans while noting rising costs nastiness and irrelevance in politics.
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Washington
Congress
Bill Bradlee
New Jersey
Nancy Kassebaum
Kansas
Paul Simon
Linois
Mark O. Hatfield
Oregon
David Pryor
Arkansas
Alan K. Simpson
Wyoming
Steve Gunderson
Wisconsin
Gerry E. Studds
John W. Nields Jr
Conrad Burns
Montana
Bob Dole
Burns
Senate
Yellowstone County
House
Capitol Hill
DePauw University
Greencastle
Ind
Kenneth N. Ciboski
Wichita State University
Sen. Simon
Capitol
Charles Grassley
Iowa
William S. Cohen
Maine
Clinton
Sam Nunn
Patricia Schroeder
Colorado
Robert S. Walker
Pennsylvania
David Shripman
The
Boston Globe
Paper trail fuels new home buyer anxiety in Florida
Dave Barry jokes about buying an old Florida house, radon fears, tangled legal papers, and looming repair costs. He imagines movers wrapping every item in paper while workmen quote absurd prices for upgrades, all set in a humorous take on home ownership headaches.
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Belgium
Barry
Zomba the Death Snake
Florida
Bill Gates
South Florida
Zomba
Dave Barry
The
Miami Herald
Lawrence Journal-World Staff Roster and Masthead
The message lists the Lawrence Journal-World staff and masthead including editors John Taylor Ann Gardner and Tom Fisher, Publisher Ralph Gage, and department heads plus post address for address changes at P O Box 88B Lawrence Kansas 66044 0888. It notes USPS periodicals status and affiliations with the Audit Bureau of Circulations and Associated Press.
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Journal-World
P.O
Lawrence
Kan
Lawrence, Kai
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Reader protests school bond claims and library needs
A reader named Roger D. Liebst condemns Craig Fiegel for remarks in the Sound Off column about bond funded school improvements. He argues such claims suggest closing schools, breaches fiduciary duty, and demands accountability for equal educational opportunities and current library facilities in elementary schools. He adds letters must include real name, address, and phone number.
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Craig Fiegel
Roger D. Liebst
1909
Kansas Leads Nation as Top Ranked Hoop Team After Colorado Win
In 1971 Kansas with Wilt Chamberlain led the Jayhawks to an 80-54 win over Colorado in the league Christmas tournament final. Chamberlain scored 45 points as Kansas held a 9-0 season start and ranked No. 1 nationally. Meanwhile 800 Kansas men edged toward possible exemption from the draft as inductions slowed and some aged out. Parsons official Jack Goodrich was named executive secretary to Gov elect George Docking. Argentine High beat Lawrence Lions 64-61 to win the Lawrence Invitational Basketball Tournament.
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Jack Goodrich
Parsons
George Docking
Lawrence Lions
Kansas
America
Wilt Chamberlain
Jayhawks
Colorado
Chamberlain
Kansas Hen Triumphs Over Cow Farming Says Journal
The Dec 29 1896 Lawrence Journal editorial extols the Kansas hen over cows for farmers, arguing hens yield practical profits, support the household, and favor the better half in spending, while praising henkeeping as superior to cattle investment.
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Lawrence Journal
Kansas
Mary
Watkins Community Museum
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