Lawrence GiveBack fuels local support from 17 restaurants
Local eateries and Checkers grocery join Lawrence GiveBack to donate five percent of restaurant bills and one percent of groceries to designated nonprofits. Cardholders earn points toward a $10 credit per 200 points, with quarterly returns to future purchases, highlighting the impact of locally owned businesses on downtown stability.
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Checkers Grocery Store
Lawrence
Ljworld.com
Massachusetts Street
Arensberg’s
Silverworks
Second Chance
Palace Cards & Gifts
Two-State Solution Urged Amid Israeli Election Turmoil
Trudy Rubin argues in the Philadelphia Inquirer that the two-state framework remains the only viable peace path, while Israeli politics shift toward hawkish leaders. Peres stresses a shared future but warns a single state could fuel perpetual violence, urging Obama to push negotiations and curb settlements to prevent a collapse of the two-state concept.
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Washington Post
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Livni
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Likud
Avigdor Lieberman
Hamas
Tion
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U.S
Gaza War
Trudy Rubin
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Hometowns Push 21 Age Battle Amid Beer Debates
In a 1909 Lawrence Daily World item, Kansas lawmakers weigh raising drinking age to 21 amid 3.2 beer talk. Student groups rally to oppose the move as momentum builds among legislators and the public debate intensifies.
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Kansas
Public Forum on Tax Fairness and Payday Lending
A letter argues taxes should be raised on the wealthy to aid the poor and notes risks of wealth redistribution. It urges care for all citizens regardless of president. Separately, HCCI outlines payday loan costs, lender rules, and risks, citing a 2006 CRS study and promoting alternatives to costly short term borrowing.
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Emily Arnold
Lawrence
Credit nonprofit weighs in on short term lending policy
Housing and Credit Counseling Inc. HCCI with 35 years in the field advocates responsible small loans for cash strapped families. It comments on Feb 12 letter from Tom Linafelt of Quik Cash Holdings Inc. Letters to the Journal World must include name address and phone number and may be submitted by mail or email.
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Center For Responsible Lending
North Carolina
Robert Baker
Lawrence
Housing and Credit Counseling Inc
Tom Linafelt
Quik Cash Holdings Inc
Journal-World
Ljworld.com
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