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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 2018
Page
7
Lawrence City Commission list includes Leslie Soden as mayor and Stuart Boley as vice mayor with addresses in Lawrence Kansas. Other members Mike Amyx Matthew Herbert Michelle Derusseau and Mike Gaughan are listed with home or district addresses and phone or email contacts.
Five residents provide names phone numbers and addresses for USD497.org contact sheet. Marcel Harmon Melissa Johnson Jill Fincher Rick Ingram and Vanessa Sanburn listed with street addresses and phone numbers in zip codes 66044 66049 66047. Contact details focus on community liaison points and school district outreach.
The list provides contact details for Kansas lawmakers including Rep Tom Sloan Rep Dennis Highberger Rep Eileen Horn Rep Jim Karleskint Sen Marci Francisco Sen Tom Holland and Sen Anthony Hensley with room numbers Topeka and city-based phone numbers and district designations.
An early look at Kansas politics suggests rural Republicans will shape the gubernatorial nomination while urban candidates compete. Seven urban contenders including Jeff Colyer Kris Kobach Ken Selzer Jim Barnett vie for rural votes, with Colyer tied to Brownback, Kobach courting Trump support, and Barnett shifting to centrist positions. H. Edward Flentje notes dynamics as the field narrows and rural loyalties test shifts.
George Will argues for a constitutional balanced budget amendment to restrain growth in federal spending. He cites rising debt from 39 to 75 percent of GDP over a decade, discusses legacy of Madisonian limits, and contends term limits alone won't fix incentives, urging prompt ratification by states.
Mary Beth Petr argues that Douglas County Jail crowding, not arrest numbers, drives inmate farmouts and harms re entry programs for low level offenders. She cites a shift to 150 day speedy trial rules, suggests more attorney hours, judges, courtrooms, and resources could relieve overcrowding and reduce state housing shuffles.
The Journal-World invites letters up to 250 words. Avoid name calling and libelous language. Each letter must be signed with name, address, and phone number, though only the writer's name and city are published. Submissions can be mailed to P O Box 888 Lawrence KS 66044 or emailed to letters ljworld.com.
On January six, 1968 at Stanford University Medical Center Dr Norman Shumway led a surgical team to perform the first U S adult heart transplant. The recipient was a 54 year old man who received the heart of a 43 year old donor and died 15 days later. In 1838 Morse and Vail demonstrated the telegraph in Morristown New Jersey. In 1912 New Mexico became the 47th state.
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