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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 2005
Page
6
Ruth Becker of Lawrence Wal-Mart says a temporary recycling area opened just south of the closed center. It will stay about three months while the new center is built. Access to the site is via the lawn and garden tent, on the east side.
A notice invites readers to call Sound Off at 832-7297 to ask questions. It explains listeners will hear a recording prompting them to leave a query. The short entry records a community call-in instruction with no additional details.
Readers in Kansas offer mixed views on state versus federal control of medical marijuana laws. KU student Michael Mathews supports state authority to reflect local will, while Jamie Knabe and Earnie Oshel present both sides, citing better regulation at state level and concern about lax laws if left to states.
A two vehicle crash on U.S. 24 59 near the Jefferson Douglas county line left three injured. Melody Horvath 36 of Topeka and her 9 year old son David were taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital. 13 year old Josh Horvath was flown to KU Hospital in Kansas City Kan. The truck driver 24 year old Andrew Petesch of Meriden was not seriously hurt. A witness said brake lights were not seen in time and the stretch is busy with truck traffic.
Lawrence commissioners will test pesticide free maintenance at Watson Park to gauge cost and feasibility for expanding pesticide free areas citywide. Marie Stockett of the Pesticide Free Parks Project says public support is strong and volunteers may join, while DeVictor expects a higher maintenance load and potential staff needs beyond current free areas Ludlam and Parnell Parks.
City work will begin on the 600 block of Massachusetts Street with crews to also tackle 700 through 1100 blocks in 2006 and 2007. Work on Sixth Street must finish first, with a 15 days left on its 45 day contract as of Monday. Crews will operate Saturdays to speed progress, and parking will be limited though available across the street and in the 700 block. After Massachusetts, a water line replacement on Seventh Street from Massachusetts to New Hampshire will follow, with total completion expected in August.
Kansas Department of Transportation leaders will listen to workers at East Hills Business Park about a stretch of Kansas Highway 10 just east of Lawrence. The 9:30 a.m. meeting at Amarr Garage Door on Greenway Circle invites area businesses and city officials to discuss accidents on the highway.
Douglas County food pantries and hot meals programs urge donations as stocks run low amid rising need. Coordinator Jeanette Collier cites two recent drives by postal workers and Boy Scouts and warns no more drives are planned until fall.
Kansas Secretary of Health and Environment Rod Bremby will address inequities in the state health care system as the guest speaker at a Kansas Health Care for All meeting tonight. He will speak at 7 30 p m at the Public Library 707 Vt. The event is open to the public and Bremby previously served as Lawrence’s assistant city manager and as associate director of the Work Group on Health Promotion and Community Development at Kansas University.
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