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Newspaper

Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 2020

Page

4

Leonard Pitts Vacation Notice Resumes in January

Columnist Leonard Pitts is on vacation and will resume publishing his Thursdays and Sundays columns in January. The notice informs readers of the upcoming return date and schedule.

Leonard Pitts

Douglas County Commissioner Contacts and Mail Info

Michelle Derusseau and Patrick Kelly listed with phone numbers and Douglas County email addresses. Letters may be mailed to Commissioners at Douglas County Courthouse 1100 Massachusetts St Lawrence KS 66044.

City Hall Sixth St. Lawrence Douglas County Massachusetts St Lawrence

December historical milestones span wars, capitals and inventions

A chronology recounts events from 1775 Quebec battle where Montgomery died to 1999 Yeltsin's resignation. It notes 1857 Victoria designating Ottawa as Canada’s capital, 1862 Lincoln enabling act for West Virginia, Edison lighting demo in 1879, Times Square NYE 1904, Marshall Plan end 1951, gold ownership reallowance 1974, and Putin succession after Yeltsin.

Wuhan Richard Montgomery Benedict Arnold Quebec Montgomery Britain Queen Victoria Ottawa Canada Abraham Lincoln Virginia West Virginia Thomas Edison Menlo Park New Jersey New York Times Square U.S Boris Yeltsin Vladimir Putin

Old Hometown News Resume Date Set

Old Hometown editor Sarah Parsons reports Old Hometown news will resume on January 4. The periodical will return with local updates and community notes after the vacation hiatus.

Sarah Parsons

Georgia voter suppression lawsuit targets purge before January runoff

The Rainbow PUSH Coalition Black Votes Matter Fund and allies sue Georgia officials with NRA support from the National Bar Association to reinstate nearly 200,000 voters purged over two years. They cite Section 5 mailings and exact match rules harming young, low income, and voters of color ahead of the January 5 Senate runoff.

Donald Trump Senate Georgia U.S Rainbow Push Coalition Black Votes Matter Fund ACLU Greg Palast Ku Klux Klan William Barber II James Crow Esquire John Lewis

Lawrence Journal-World staff note on fair reporting

The Lawrence Journal-World states commitment to accurate and fair news reporting without editorial bias. It pledges to safeguard citizens' rights, show sympathy for the disadvantaged, expose dishonesty in public affairs, and support community improvement projects, with Kim Callahan as Managing Editor and Allison Tait as Advertising Manager.

Sensitivity over skillful history marks 2020 in US

George Will notes a year of feverish debate over symbols and names as campuses and communities erase historic figures and adjust policies. He cites Cornell vaccine rules, school name scrubbing, memorial desecrations, and debates over public figures to illustrate a turbulent push for politically correct norms amid national strain.

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