Editorial: Fee fairness for Lawrence residents begin to bite
City staff proposes user fees for parks and recreation with $1 per child at the South Park Wading Pool and $1 for adults and 50 cents for children at Prairie Park Nature Center plus a $40 family pass. Parking and traffic fines may rise. some meters extend to 6 pm while others face shorter time limits. The plan argues fees target service users and avoid broad tax hikes.
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Lawrence Stokely-Van Camp plant to close Sept. 30
Officials announce the Lawrence food processing plant will shut down September 30 after Quaker Oats Co. bought the operation last September. 124 workers are employed, with 20 laid off immediately. Quaker says the action won’t affect the nearby pet foods plant. Plans for the property were not revealed.
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Condescension marks Obama rhetoric during world phase
After Obama's first European trip he was seen as a philosopher king mediating between us and the world. On his return from a Muslim world tour the left agrees he stands above the country and beyond the world, described as sort of God.
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Krauthammer on Obama as transcendent figure
Charles Krauthammer argues Obama projects a messianic aura while excusing moral equivalences. He contends Obama avoids moral clarity, offering comfort to foes and disparaging the United States, signaling ambivalence toward his own country rather than true leadership.
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Obama targets bold goals shaping his presidency
Obama seeks rapid health care reform and a two state IsraeliPalestinian solution while steering the economy toward recovery. The White House pushes for action before summer recess with Oct 1 as a signing target, amid long odds and high political risk.
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