Lawrence City Commission Members and Contact Details
Lawrence City Commission members listed with titles mayor Courtney Shipley and vice mayor Lisa Larsen, plus Brad Finkelder Amber Sellers and Bart Littlejohn with phone numbers and lawrenceks.org emails. Mailing address: City Hall 6 E Sixth St Lawrence KS 66044 for commissioner correspondence.
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Lawrence City Commission
Courtney Shipley
Lawrenceks.org
Lisa Larsen
Llarsen
City Hall
E. Sixth St
Lawrence
Old Hometown From Lawrence Daily World 1897
A reprint notes socially minded Lawrence stories from 1897 including alarm clocks used by society girls to signal home time and a sharp critique of a married man labeled a deadbeat who manipulatively sought aid from charities and officials, exposing a scheme to extract welfare.
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Lawrence
Associated Charities
Marshal Prentice
Epidemic of not moving hits Colorado and beyond
Froma Harrop notes a surge in obesity heart disease and diabetes across Colorado Springs Fort Collins and Greeley tied to sedentary living and poor diets. She cites JAMA data on walkable neighborhoods and pandemic related increases in heart issues with 41 percent reporting at least one heart problem and 77 percent seated much of the day.
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Rockies
Colorado Springs
Fort Collins
Greeley
Wall Street Journal
Jama
Colorado
State Department of Public Health & Environment
Ontario
United States
Cleveland Clinic
U.S
Froma Harrop
Creators
Public forum questions school district administration growth
A reader letter questions why Lawrence district admin space expanded from 2,300 square feet to 60,000 square feet while the number of open schools stayed similar. The writer urges prioritizing student enrollment and teacher staffing over tax money and notes calls for transparency. The page also includes praise for education coverage and a Kansas LTC pharmacy definition act.
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Lawrence School
Louisiana St
Lawrence High School
LHS
Delaware St
Elks Lodge
Clinton Parkway
McDonald Drive
Treanor Architects
USD 497
Erica Hunter
Lawrence
Mona Charen
Bill Simons
Topeka
Sharon Jorio
Bona Fides
Emerita
Wichita State
College of Education
Kansas
Gus McClelland
Roger Powell
LTC
Sen. Marshall
Sen
Jerry Moran
House of Representatives
Beth Simpson
Editorial Page Highlights Education Issues
A Saturday paper features a full editorial page focused on educational concerns. The piece reflects on current reforms and community impact, underscoring the role of schools, funding, and policy in shaping learning outcomes.
Letters to the editor guidelines for Journal World
The Journal World accepts signed letters up to 250 words and requires the writer’s name city and signature details. Only name and city are published, while the address and telephone number verify identity. the paper may edit letters without altering viewpoints and invites submissions by email at letters ljworld com.
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Brad Finkelder
Bfinkelder
Amber Sellers
Asellers
Bart Littlejohn
Blittlejohn
Law-wrence Daily World
David Rosenbaum
Journal
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Yonu
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Lawrence Journal-World
Chad Lawhorn
Kim Callahan
Allison Tait
Marshall
Heartland Homecare Services
Roger Marshall
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