Lawrence High Lions win 6A state baseball title in 2-0 victory
Lawrence High School captured the 6A state baseball championship by defeating Maize 2–0 at Hogland Ballpark. The win marks the first state title since the district added Free State as a second high school, signaling a new era of achievement for Lawrence students across sports and academics.
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Lawrence bids circle back on new city bus system
Lawrence city commissioners received recommendations to buy buses and hire managers from the same company as last December after the FTA required a repeat bidding process. The restart delays push the start date by over six months and raise the cost by about 4.5 percent, though the process is now back on track with FTA funding.
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Bush wins one on arms control
Washington Post columnist Jim Hoagland assesses the campaign clash over arms control, noting George W. Bush’s shift toward unilateral nuclear reductions and missile defense while Al Gore stresses experience. The piece argues Bush framed the debate with a bold, change oriented approach and left the specifics to his team, positioning himself ahead in Round One of a long national security contest.
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Jim Hoagland
Washington Post Writers Group
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Washpost.com
Global oddities endure as nations stay quirky
Geneva Overholser notes how despite globalization the world remains full of distinct customs. She highlights Britons and their odd sports and nursery ideas, Italy’s smoking ban talk, pasta linked libido claims, and France’s English language pilot issue at Charles de Gaulle, illustrating enduring national quirks.
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Daily Telegraph
Sun
Times
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Air France
de Gaulle
le Figaro
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Geneva Overholser
Washington Post Writers Group
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Washpost.com
Periodicals postpaid at Lawrence with AP and ABC marks
Periodical shipments are noted as postage paid at Lawrence Kansas. The item mentions membership or affiliations with the Audit Bureau of Circulations and the Associated Press as standard credentialing for the publication.
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Lawrence
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Residents contest zoning action over AEO warehouse plan
A Lawrence reader disputes claims about an appeal to the Board of Zoning Appeals regarding rezoning for American Eagle Outfitters. The letter states the appeal seeks a premature publication ruling, not an overturn, and cites due process concerns and public comment neglect by officials.
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American Eagle Outfitters
AEO
AEC
BZA
Melinda Henderson
Lawrence
Top 1960 Lawrence High Scholars Barbara Balfour Felicia Oldfather
Barbara Balfour and Felicia Oldfather tied as top scholars in the 1960 Lawrence High School graduating class of 284, earning straight A grades throughout their careers. Decoration Day critique notes observers favored homage to heroes over festive events, as recorded by the Lawrence Journal on June 1 1900.
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Felicia Oldfather
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