Garbologist says society will be wasteful a millennium hence
William Rathje of the University of Arizona, a garbologist, predicts future archaeologists will find humanity’s landfills reveal our wasteful habits. He spoke at a conference on Household Hazardous Waste and noted gaps between claimed recycling and actual waste, stressing source reduction and community education to curb garbage.
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William Rathje
Rathje
University of Arizona
Lawrence Holidome
McDonald Dr
Marin County
Calif
Marin
Ruthie
Rathie
Lawrence heritage panel hosts first community meeting
A Lawrence High School heritage project plans its first community meeting Wednesday night in the Lawrence city hall commission room. The event, co sponsored by the Lawrence Alliance, runs 7 to 9 PM with historian Stuart Levine lecturing and performing.
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Lawrence High School
Cultural Heritage
LHS Heritage Panel
City Commission
Lawrence
Sixth
Massachusetts
Lawrence Alliance
Measure would slow route from lawmaker to lobbyist
Kansas lawmakers advance bills on fundraising limits and a one year cooling-off period before legislators can become paid lobbyists. The Senate panel also heard a SLAPP reform bill aiming to quickly dismiss strategic lawsuits against public participation. Victims and supporters push repeal of capital punishment, while opponents urge draconian reforms to campaign solicitations during the session.
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Toreka
House
Senate
House Federal and State Affairs Committee
Wilma
Loganbill
Statehouse
Governmental Organization and Elections Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
George W. Pring
University of Denver College of Law
Bill Graves
Kansas
Dave Schneider
Topeka
Kansans For Life
Graves
Supreme Court
Mark Tallman
Kansas Association of School Boards
Senate Education Committee
LHS students attend model UN in Chicago
Thirty LHS students joined the Ninth Annual Model United Nations at the University of Chicago from February 6 to 9. Delegates served on committees including the Security Council and the Economic and Social Commission on Asia and the Pacific, earning speaker awards and placing in the top ten percent among schools.
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LHS
Model UN
Chicago
Model United Nations
University of Chicago
United Nations
China
Taiwan
SHS
The
Security Council
Economic and Social Commission On
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