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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 2023
Page
4
Lawrence City Commission details Lisa Larsen mayor and Bart Littlejohn vice mayor with direct contact numbers and official emails, listing two officials and their organization lawrenceks.org. The entry provides phone lines and web addresses for public inquiries and municipal guidance.
Rep. Mike Amyx of Topeka provides district 45 contact in room 43 S at the state Capitol with phone 785-296-7632 and visit house.ks.gov. Sen. Marci Francisco of district 2 provides room 134 E at the Capitol with phone 785-296-7364 and visit senate.ks.gov. Sen. Rick Kloos of district 19 provides room 418 E at the Capitol with phone 785-296-7645 and visit senate.ks.gov.
Russell Arben Fox of Friends University argues that unions strikes and hospital labor actions illustrate factional dynamics in Wichita. As mayoral candidates vie in Kansas largest city the piece examines Madisonian pluralism and whether local politics can transcend partisan factionalism to serve a unified good.
Mona Charen discusses public opinion polls showing Donald Trump widening a Republican lead while Biden, DeSantis, and other factors create voter anxiety. She cautions that early polls reflect state contests, not nationwide outcomes, and notes GOP dissent about Trump from figures like Christie and Hutchinson.
Kelly Wall writes from Lawrence praising Juneteenth events and Underground Railroad sites at Grover Barn and Miller home, noting LHBTQ rights debates and SB 180. She cites support from local leaders and urges Lawrence to protect transgender freedoms while honoring a history of resistance and refuge.
Readers are advised letters to the editor should be 250 words or fewer and can be submitted via email at letters@ljworld.com. The note emphasizes concise opinion pieces suitable for publication and invites engagement on community issues.
In 1873 picnics mark Fourth of July with multiple groups hosting gatherings in local groves. Highland Park hosts a large celebration by the Free Congregational Society and Douglas County Farmers unions. Sigel grove hosts a Farmers Granges event with a roasted ox and a newly enlarged dancing floor. Bismarck grove hosts Odd Fellows festivities with ample merriment. other Grange picnics lie north near Mud Creek, and a whole band will play at Highland Park. A call to sustain the ferry notes a ten cent toll if the bridge firm takes over, urging to leave the ferry alone for five cents.
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