Blitz Build to Put Up Habitat Home in 3 Days
Dozens of local builders donate time and skills in southeast Lawrence to raise a Habitat for Humanity house for Jennifer Benitez and her two children. The second Lawrence Blitz Build began Friday at 6 a.m. with trucks, hammers, and volunteers. by midday walls were up and a roof forming as plans to finish in three days proceeded.
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Benitez
Lawrence
Habitat For Humanity
Mike Yoder
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Lawrence Home Builders Association
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Arrest in downtown pool shootings sparks investigation
An 18-year-old Lawrence man, Alex Caprice Sanders, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of aggravated battery and criminal possession of a firearm. He appeared in Douglas County District Court Friday, with bond set at $80,000 and a preliminary hearing scheduled for Tuesday. The case stems from two gun-related incidents last weekend near Shots bar on Massachusetts Street.
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Lawrence
Alex Caprice Sanders
Douglas County
Jim Rumsey
Massachusetts St
Trent McKinley
Saturday Column: Obama Sets Example of Change Tactics
A Saturday column argues President Obama promised openness and bipartisanship but delivered fundamental changes viewed as weakening U S leadership. It cites health care, Benghazi, IRS targeting, VA promises, and executive overreach as evidence, and warns Congress must resist being rubber stamps in the final years.
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