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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 2011
Page
5
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg writes of emergency aid and human kindness across a fraught Kansas landscape. The poem honors those who intervene for vulnerable people from a young man leaving jail to a 96 year old woman and a frightened child, stressing collective responsibility and compassion.
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg voices Kansas unity amid the planned Lawrence SRS office shutdown. In a poem and interview she argues closure harms communities and urges stakeholder involvement. Her role as poet laureate is uncertain after funding vetoes, with public rallys and a popular online response.
Local groups plan a 10 a.m. Saturday meeting at the Lawrence Public Library to discuss mitigating effects of Gov. Sam Brownback’s plan to close nine Social and Rehabilitation Services offices led by the Lawrence site. Advocates warn services will be reduced for vulnerable residents and costs shift to local taxpayers.
County policymakers weigh rezoning to support industrial development near Lawrence. Beth Johnson of the Chamber cites bio science attraction while rural residents fear mining, explosives storage, and dropped property values. Commissioners to decide next week amid Horizon 2020 plans. previous East land vote split 2-1.
Topeka officials report KPERS long term shortfall now at about $8.3 billion as investment losses from 2008 linger. The gap, between expected revenues and promised benefits through 2033, is up nearly 8 percent from last year and may shrink once the new pensions law takes effect.
A Kansas group, Advocates for Better Care, urged Gov. Sam Brownback to reverse the closure of nine state welfare offices including Lawrence. They argue closures save little and harm very poor elderly residents. They defend more home based services to reduce Medicaid costs and oppose limiting access to care.
Gov. Brownback will host a Thursday summit at Colby Community College with state agencies and water‑dependent businesses to discuss the Ogallala Aquifer. Kansas State University experts note no simple top‑down fix and stress farmer-led solutions amid varying remaining water lifespans.
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