Lawrence City Commission contact details
Lawrence City Commission officials listed include Lisa Larsen as mayor with phone 785 331 9162 and email llarsen lawrenceks.org Bart Littlejohn as vice mayor with phone 785 380 9413 and email blittlejohn lawrenceks.org Carole Cadue Blackwood with phone 550 7620 and email ccaduebl usd497.org as contact information for the Lawrence city government.
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Lawrenceks
Bart Littlejohn
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Lawrenceks.org
Carole Cadue-Blackwood
Hometown notes on county fairs river steamboat and mills
Indications suggest no fall county fair this year as preparations are unlikely to have begun. A pleasure steamboat will be ready by mid month, landing near the bridge and offering trips to a river grove with swings croquet and a dancing platform. Schmucker and McConnell at Delaware Mills grind wheat and offer good flour, paying a dollar per bushel for quality grain.
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Hollywood Writers Picket Line Faces Tough Publicity Choices
Froma Harrop notes the strike benefits from celebrity attention but warns that star baggage can backfire. She argues Susan Sarandon and other prominent figures risk harming labor efforts with polarizing past statements and political stances. The column urges careful image management.
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Susan Sarandon
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New York City
Jason Rivera
Debates Over DEI in U S Military Split House Amid NDAA Clash
House Republicans press to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the Pentagon as part of the National Defense Authorization Act while critics warn such moves risk readiness. National Security Council cautions Biden would not sign legislation that heightens troop risk. The debate hinges on whether DEI is a force multiplier or a distraction for service members.
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China
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King Features Syndicate
Lowry argues diversity in the military harms readiness
Rich Lowry contends that diversity, equity and inclusion programs are a costly, ineffective trend that distracts from combat readiness. He cites Pentagon spending, Navy training concerns, and political backlash, arguing the fighting force should unite beyond identity focus and reject DEI as a burden or harmful ideology.
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Tom Cotton
Letters to the Editor Submission Guidelines
The Journal-World invites letters under 250 words and requires the writer’s signature with name, address, and telephone number. The paper may edit letters without changing viewpoints and accepts submissions via email at letters ljworld com.
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