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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 2017
Page
5
Lawrence City Commission information lists Mayor Leslie Soden at 255 N. Michigan St. city office with phone 913-890-3647 and email ssoden lawrenceks.org, along with Commissioner Mike Amyx at 2312 Free State Lane, 66047, 843-3089 (H) and 842-9425 (W) and email mikeamyx515 hotmail.com.
Lawmakers Tom Sloan Eileen Horn Marci Francisco Tom Holland and Anthony Hensley listed with office rooms Capitol in Topeka and district nodes in Lawrence. Phone numbers provided for each, plus official house and senate web addresses.
A century after William Allen White made Emporia famous the town is praised by Forbes for affordable entrepreneurship and a vibrant culture while The Onion mocks it. The piece examines deep class racial divides, poverty, housing and health insurance gaps, labor conditions, and scarce union presence, illustrating a modern split in a college town.
George Will argues that governments and tobacco companies finance anti smoking campaigns to curb smoking while relying on taxes and litigation. He traces warnings from Surgeon General findings, notes the political and financial stakes, and questions the net cost benefits of anti smoking efforts versus revenue from tobacco.
Kansas university enrolls 700 students in regular collegiate courses, up 50 percent over recent years. James Murphy of Kaw Valley hotel in Kansas City Kan died after a fall from a hotel roof. Bernard Ford, lamp lighter for Missouri Pacific, died on duty in Kansas City Kan after collapsing while lighting a switch. Christmas blizzard hits, ice harvest anticipated as 500 workmen labor. Locals Asa Kennedy and George Jewett visit home for holidays. The Baldwin Ledger will skip a paper this week. Louisiana fruits exhibit slated at Santa Fe depot. Bella Sinclair and Mamie Monroe host party at Merchants Bank Hall. Alice Brown jailed in Lawrence on adultery charge, to stand trial January 5. Reprinted with permission from Sarah St. John. online at Daily Lawrence History.
The Journal-World invites letters under 250 words that avoid name calling and libel. All letters must be signed with the writer’s name address and telephone number, but only the name and city will be published. Submissions are accepted by mail to P O Box 888 Lawrence KS 66044 or via email at letters ljworld com.
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