Planning ahead for Bob Billings Parkway K10 interchange
Kansas officials plan initial work on a Bob Billings Parkway and Kansas Highway 10 interchange west of AWYOTICK to keep the project ready for funding. Secretary Deb Miller notes stimulus funds went to shovel ready projects, but the interchange will be among five in the state to receive early planning money. Local concerns focus on traffic increases on Bob Billings Parkway, yet the interchange could boost KU access and western Lawrence development.
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Vere
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Robert Hagen
Atty
Kent Frizzell
Lawrence Daily World
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Stubbs
Bowersock
South Tennessee
Health plan promises collide with reality in Obamacare rollout
Washington coverage traces how Obama’s health reform rhetoric clashed with legislative and budgetary realities. The article notes promises of more coverage and lower cost, but the Congressional Budget Office findings challenge the feasibility of the stated goals.
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Washington
Congressional Budget Office
Obama
Health care reform costs and political maneuvering clash
Charles Krauthammer argues that universal coverage raises costs and would require countervailing tax hikes, undermining growth while Democrats push reform to protect Obama’s legacy. He pins blame on trial lawyers, malpractice costs, and defensive medicine, warning that real savings from tort reform are missing from bills.
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Obama
Max Baucus
Senate Finance Committee
Jim DeMint
Charles Krauthammer
Washington Post Writers Group
Downtown parking fees draw editor ire in Lawrence
To the editor the Lawrence City Commission raises meter rates and fines doubling costs and warns downtown shoppers away. Dan Fleming criticizes the moves as strangling the golden goose and hurting downtown. A second reader notes Lawrence has expanded retail space beyond demand, risking vacant stores and stalled redevelopment.
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Dan Fleming
City Commission
Public Forum Highlights Downtown Vacancy and Growth Risks
The forum warns vacancy and disinvestment threaten downtown with an $8 million public parking garage largely empty. It cites the Hobbs-Taylor building and 600 Massachusetts as underused spaces, notes recession and growth mismanagement, and urges a city commission to pace growth to protect the downtown's unique character. Thom Alexander, organizers praise Killkenny Festival and community support.
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Kirk McClure
Lawrence
Kilkenny Festival Delights Lawrence With Music and Sun
Americana Music Academy extends thanks to Lawrence community for the Kilkenny Festival held in South Park on Saturday July 18. Sixteen local bands performed as great weather drew eager attendees, showcasing local talent and community support.
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Thom Alexander
Americana Music Academy
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Two Women Firefighters Help Topeka Recruit Aid
Lawrence volunteers Denise Willhite and Lexie Engleman were invited to assist the Topeka Fire Department in recruiting women. City commissioners study limits on Community Development Block Grant Advisory Board controls amid ongoing controversy over governance.
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Denise Willhite
Lexie Engleman
Topeka
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