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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 2017
Page
2
Downtown Lawrence Inc. reports several thousand shoppers at the 58th annual Sidewalk Sale despite 100 degree heat and a 110 heat index. Stores offered discounts and cooling stations. many owners noted higher average tickets and strong overall sales.
At a Kansas forum organized by health groups, speakers warned repeal efforts fail to address pre existing conditions and urged Medicare for all. Attendees Anjali Kansar Bill and Courtney Eiterich described ongoing costs from Obamacare subsidies, while others argued for broader reform beyond partial repeal. The piece notes public opinion shifts as polls show mixed support for the law and its GOP alternatives.
Parks Rogers, a lifelong Lawrence resident and retired colonel with 32 years military service and 24 years in federal civil service with the Kansas Air National Guard, will start as interim director on July 31. He succeeds Ernie Shaw, who retires after four decades in the Parks and Recreation Department. Rogers praised serving the city and community as a key goal, noting the value of employees with prior military experience in the city workforce.
The new center unites medical nursing and health professions faculty to teach and train students as a team in simulation scenarios. Funded by 26 million from Kansas, 21 million from KU Medical Center and private gifts including a 25 million Hall Family gift, the facility aims to modernize education with high tech flexible spaces. Construction partners Helix CO Architects and McCown Gordon, with project kickoff and Monday start for student use.
A fragment from the Lawrence Journal World provides contact channels and sections including classifieds arts and entertainment city and county government courts datebook obituaries photo reprints and university of Kansas social media links, reflecting a newsroom reference page.
Mills Regan and Kent Broadfoot of Lawrence were involved in an event reported on Thursday. A boy’s situation is noted with these two individuals connected to the incident.
The Journal-World notes a location error in Thursday's story about former Lawrence mayor and Just Food executive director Jeremy Farmer. Sentencing is set for August 15 in U S District Court in Kansas City Kansas. Readers with corrections may contact the newsroom at 785 832 7154 or ljworld com.
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