Wal-Mart recycling center bows out after 20 years in Lawrence
The Wal-Mart drop-off recycling center will close at month end as curbside service reduces demand. It partnered with Community Living Opportunities employing CLO workers, and about five CLO staff will lose jobs. Rural Douglas County residents may access private services or city bins as the county seeks new recycling sites. Hamm Inc. offers to help establish county sites to deter dumping. The move reflects changing attitudes as curbside recycling keeps materials out of the landfill.
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Letters Policy for Public Forum Submissions
The Journal-World invites letters to the Public Forum under 250 words. Letters should be of public interest and avoid libelous language or name calling. The paper may edit without altering viewpoints and requires the writer's name address and telephone number for submission.
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Higher ed faces new struggles
Tony Zeiss, president of Central Piedmont Community College, argues public higher education faces funding cuts and rising costs while students seek affordable paths to skills and employment. He urges informed choices, apprenticeships, applied baccalaureate options, and prudent debt management to finish college with employment and minimal debt.
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Woman in Black Scares Lawrence Neighborhood
An 1915 Journal World item notes a woman all in black roaming the nine and ten hundred block on New Jersey Street and nearby areas at night. Residents in the east part of town are anxious as she looks into windows and moves through houses, with unclear purpose.
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Lawrence Pedestrian Coalition pushes safer city transport
Erin Paden leads Lawrence Pedestrian Coalition urging safer walk and bike routes in Lawrence Kansas. They cite near misses and fatalities at intersections including Eighth and Kasold and Kansas 10 and 27th Street, urging protected bike lanes modern sidewalks and pedestrian bridges to cut injuries and boost health and economy.
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