Lawrence City Commission Contact Details and Addresses
The Lawrence City Commission lists Lisa Larsen as mayor with phone 785-331-9162 and email llarsen at lawrenceks.org. Kelly Jones is president with 764-1465 and email kjones at usd497.org. Carole Cadue-Blackwood, 550-7620, and GR Gordon-Ross, 785-813-1769, provide additional contacts at usd497.org. Letter address: 110 McDonald Drive, Lawrence KS 66044.
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Lisa Larsen
Llarsen
Lawrenceks
Kelly Jones
Carole Cadue-Blackwood
Gordon-Ross
McDonald Drive
Lawrence
Pig ride ends badly for country visitor
A 1873 item from the Daily Kansas Tribune notes a young lady riding a pig while traveling in the country, the brief tumble leaving her dumped on the sword and the attempt not repeated. Also reports Miss Mary Bell’s arrest for drunkenness, a living-without-marriage case resolved by marriage, and Barber's balloon aquarium praised as a city curiosity.
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Daily
Kansas Tribune
Mary Bell
Sandy Hook
Calaboose
Joseph Riley
Smith
Barber's Drug Store
Zip line merges at roadwork prompt rethink of traffic rules
Michael Smith of Emporia State University argues for zipper merges on Kansas highways under construction, citing safety and efficiency as drivers switch from early merges. He notes public adoption varies and policy change faces cultural resistance, illustrated by experiences near Olathe and Lawrence.
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Kansas Department of Transportation
KDOT
U.S. Highway 69
Johnson County
Olathe
Lawrence
Eudora
K-State
University Transportation Center
Michael Smith
Emporia State University
Journal-World editorial motto and staff credits
Journal-World presents its creed of accurate, fair reporting free of editorial bias. It pledges to safeguard citizens rights, show sympathy for the disadvantaged, expose dishonesty in public affairs, and support community improvement projects. Staff listed: Chad Lawhorn, Kim Callahan, and Allison Tait.
China Faces Space Race Challenge From Beijing
Washington Post columnist David Ignatius reports on China's rising space power and the U S response. He interviews Gen James H Dickinson John F Plumb Ezinne Uzo Okoro and Tory Bruno at the Aspen Security Forum noting China as the pacing threat and describing a blend of government and private space initiatives including SpaceX Starlink and the 2024 Pentagon plans for offensive space capabilities. He calls for clear norms of conduct and warns against surrendering U S leadership in space.
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Washington
China
United States
America
James Webb Space
Beijing
Space
NASA
Air Force
Earth
Donald Trump
Space Force
James H. Dickinson
U.S. Space Command
John F. Plumb
Ezinne Uzo-Okoro
Office of
Science and Technology Policy
Salvatore “Tory” Bruno
United Launch Alliance
Aspen Security Forum
Center For Strategic and International Studies
Spacex
Starlink
Maxar
Pentagon
Plumb
Aspen
U.S
Dickinson
Space Command
John Hyten
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Frank Kendall
Jack Teixeira
The
Post
People’s Liberation Army
Constellation
South China Morning Post
Uzo- Okoro
White House
David Ignatius
Washington Post News Service & Syndicate
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Lawrence City Commission
Bart Littlejohn
Blittlejohn
Lawrenceks.org
Brad Finkelder
Bfinkelder
Amber Sellers
Asellers
Courtney Shipley
City Hall
E. Sixth St
Douglas County Commission
Karen Willey
Kwilley
Douglascountyks.org
Shannon Reid
Sreid
Patrick Kelly
Douglas County Courthouse
Massachusetts St
Lawrence School Board
Bob Byers
Shannon Kimball
Paula Vann
Erica Hill
Ehill
Sarah Parsons
Facebook.com
Yfars
Oppenheimer
Journal-World
Lawrence Journal-World
Chad Lawhorn
Kim Callahan
Allison Tait
David Ignatius Davidignatius
Washpost
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