Lighting switch not needed for Lawrence street lamps
City staff urges to keep LED lighting at 4 000 kelvin despite calls from the Lawrence Alliance for Responsible Lighting to switch to bulbs under 3 000 kelvin. Advocates cite AMA cautions and health concerns while opponents note cost and staged updates with Westar.
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Lawrence Alliance For Responsible
Adrian Melott
Physics
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American Medical Association
Melott
Lawrence
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Department of Energy
Gina Penzig
Westar Energy
Westar
Lawrence Alliance
Gun control needed after deadly Florida school shooting
Linda Chavez argues for sensible gun limits amid recurring mass killings from Las Vegas to Texas churches, Sandy Hook to Columbine. She notes AR-15s enable carnage, criticizes political stances, and urges keeping battlefield weapons from schools and churches while acknowledging gun owners' rights.
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U.S
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Texas
Dylann Roof
Charleston
S.C
Sandy Hook
Newtown
Conn
Columbine High School
Denver
Virginia Tech
Congress
Donald Trump
America
Trump
Downtown Lawrence moratorium urged on downtown development
Open letter from Jim McCrary to the Lawrence City Commission requests a moratorium on current and future downtown projects. He cites Vermont Street condos, a convention center at Massachusetts and Sixth, New Hampshire Street condos, and the Ninth Street corridor as looming, urging a pause to plan and address past city accounting concerns. He warns against rapid erasure of the original town site and criticizes taxpayers funding for developers.
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Lawrence
City Hall
Chamber of Commerce
Jim McCrary
Lighting debate moves forward in Lawrence aims to curb excess outdoor light
In Topeka commentary notes that Lawrence City Commission debates outdoor LED lighting. The author cites extensive worldwide studies linking night light excess to physical and behavioral effects, urging policymakers to heed scientific evidence in decision making.
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Topeka
Lawrence
Public Forum Calls for Low Color Temperature Lighting
Brian C. Thomas urges the commission to follow the American Medical Association in limiting lights to 3,000 kelvin due to evidence that blue-enriched light is more damaging across species from humans to insects.
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American Medical Association
Brian C. Thomas
Lawrence
Stand against guns in Kansas campus carry clash
A Topeka confrontation over House Bill 2042 drew parents teachers students and alumni against the NRA plan to permit concealed carry on campus with minimal licensing. Critics argue it undermines safety and cite potential weapons in lecture halls labs and fraternities while urging action with KU alumni groups faith communities and the Kansas Conference of the AAUP.
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Topeka
NRA
Colorado
Bud Estes
Federal and State Affairs Committee
Ashamed of inaction prompts partial public outrage letter
Terry Demmon vents outrage over repeated school shootings and dead children, condemning leaders for offering only condolences and failing to devise solutions to mass killings and protect American lives, especially youths.
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Terry Demmon
Lawrence
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