Two Words Shaping a Black Boy's 1950s Lesson in Lawrence
At a MLK Day gathering, community figures recall William Dulin's 1950s Lawrence memory of going for a Coca Cola to go. A white teammate fetched the drink for him while a waitress refused to serve him, highlighting schoolyard and street chills of segregation era.
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William Dulin
Lawrence
Massachusetts Street
South Park
Dulin
America
Leo Barbee
Martin Luther King, Jr
Maceli’s
Man Rammed Deputy's Patrol Vehicle During Fleeing Chase
Lawrence man charged in multiple cases with fleeing from police was arrested after allegedly ramming a Douglas County sheriff deputy’s patrol vehicle while fleeing around 1:25 a.m. in the East 1600 Road and U S Highway 24 area. Deputies attempted to stop a Chevrolet pickup for speeding when the incident occurred.
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Lawrence
East 1600 Road
Douglas County
George Diepenbrock
City may update Lawrence historic resources code
Lawrence leaders consider Ordinance No. 10016 to replace the 1988 Conservation of Historic Resources Code. The proposal, presented at the Lawrence City Commission meeting, would modernize rules for properties on the local historic register after more than three decades without changes.
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Lawrence
Kansas weighs ban on Bradford pear sales
Kansas may move to ban selling Callery pear trees including Bradford and Cleveland Select as the Kansas Department of Agriculture hosts a public hearing January 24 in Manhattan. The effort follows actions by Ohio, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina and aligns with warnings from entomologists that these invasive ornamentals crowd native plants and disrupt ecosystems.
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Kansas Department of Agriculture
Bradford
Cleveland
Chanticleer
Manhattan
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Pennsylvania
South Carolina
NBC
Douglas Tallamy
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