Farmland sale draws private bidders for cleanup plan
Editorial notes that four groups show serious interest in the 467 acre Farmland site east of Lawrence as part of bankruptcy proceedings. Private developers Environmental Liability Transfer Inc and TRC Companies propose mixed use plans, while local officials weigh acceptable uses and the trade offs of private ownership for cleanup and development.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
Environmental Liability Transfer Inc
St. Louis
TRC Companies Inc
Bob Johnson
Lieberman faces 2006 independent bid risk in Lamont challenge
In Connecticut, veteran politician Joseph Lieberman confronts a credible primary threat from Ned Lamont over Iraq war policy. Momentum appears with Lamont, while Lieberman keeps a potential independent run alive if he loses in August, citing 7,500 signature requirements and a desire to present his record to voters.
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Ned Lamont
Connecticut
Lamont
John Bailey
Bailey
Saddam
Bush
Iraq
Wall Street Journal
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Senate
Enrollment limits hit Midwestern Music and Art Camp
Kansas University faced first ever enrollment closures at the Midwestern Music and Art Camp as facilities failed to keep pace with demand. In 1966 about 1,700 students enrolled, up over 400 from the prior year, prompting officials to turn away prospective enrollees while planning for future capacity. A separate note mentions 50 applicants for the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce executive directorship after E.R. Bus Zook’s 18 year tenure. The June 18 1906 item from Lawrence Daily World reports Missouri Supreme Court executions set for June 29 and notes a YMCA summer camp proposal at Sparr farm for local boys, plus a busy Lawrence Business College summer and fall term under Prof Quakenbush.
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Kansas University
Lawrence Daily World
Missouri Supreme Court
Sparr Farm
Lawrence Business College
Quakenbush
Gates example sparks personal call to action beyond wealth
Leonard Pitts Jr a Miami Herald columnist cites Bill Gates shift to full time charity as a public lesson for all fortunes inviting readers to pursue meaningful deeds now He reflects on midlife ambitions and the power of small acts to improve lives invoking Spider-Man and religious sayings to frame the idea of responsible living.
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Microsoft
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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Bono
Time Magazine
Spider-Man
Lakers
Temptations
Leonard Pitts Jr
The
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