Northwest Lawrence recreation center plan urged despite budget doubt
City commissioners debated a $300,000 design allocation for a northwest Lawrence recreation center near Overland and Wakarusa drives. Only one of five supported the move, arguing to plan while ensuring current facilities operate within finances. Anxious growth and lack of northwestern facilities bolster calls to start planning.
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Lawrence
David Corliss
Overland
Wakarusa
Corliss
Aron Cromwell
Mike Amyx
Lance Johnson
Clinton Parkway
Community exercise draw marks Lawrence as turnout record
More than 2700 people joined the nation’s likely largest single community exercise session led by Don Gardner in Lawrence. The event on the Henry Shenk Field grew from school workouts to two a day summer and winter indoor sessions for all ages, supported by the Lawrence Community Foundation and LiveWell Lawrence.
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Don “Red Dog” Gardner
Lawrence
Henry Shenk
Kansas University
Gardner
Red Dog
Lawrence Community Foundation
LiveWell
Pakistan Swat refugees test U S role in reconstruction
The Swat Valley refugee crisis tests Pakistan and U S policy as 2 million flee fighting between the army and Taliban. Pakistan hints at home returns while public opinion shifts toward cooperation. U S aid may shape rebuilding, trust, and future anti Taliban efforts amid concerns over visibility and politicization.
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Honduras
Koreas
Pakistan
Swat Valley
al-Qaida
Taliban
Swat
United States
India
America
U.S
David Petraeus
Asaf Zardari
Pakistani Kashmir
Petraeus
Congress
Obama
Noor Muhammad Khan
Old Home Town Signals 1909 Winds and Rates
A fragment from the Lawrence Daily World notes 1909 concerns over rising rates, windstorm damage, and local jobs. It mentions 13 percent prime rates, Dan Neuenswander replacing Carl Knox, wind speeds over 100 mph, and $27,500 in federal aid for storm losses. It also reports teachers’ certificates and a governor releasing Clint Osborn to die at home.
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Carl Knox
Dan Neuenswander
Bartlesville
Okla
Douglas County
Lawrence Daily World
Board of County Examiners
Stubbs
Clint Osborn
Bus options dispute over Lawrence district cuts
To the editor the writer laments the Lawrence school district plan to end bus service for students under 2.5 miles from their school and objects to the claimed 400000 dollar saving. The letter references Wakarusa Valley School in the district but five miles from Lawrence.
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Lawrence
Wakarusa Valley
Public Forum Critiques School District Bus Decision
Karen Ledom of Lawrence voices concern at a public forum about unsafe access to a local school with no sidewalks and heavy traffic. She rejects walking or bus alternatives, noting 55 mph roads and drainage ditches, and urges the district to consider all students before changing services.
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Karen Ledom
Lawrence
Lawrence Journal-World
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