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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 2023
Page
4
Lawrence City Commission members Lisa Larsen mayor Bart Littlejohn vice mayor Courtney Shipley Shannon Reid and Patrick Kelly are listed with phone numbers and email domains for official channels. The contact details include city and county domains for outreach and administration.
Lawrence School Board notes contact details for Carole Cadue-Blackwood at 550-7620 and GR Gordon-Ross at 785-813-1769 with emails or sites usd497.org for further information.
Notes from Lawrence in 1898 report chinch bug damage complaints among farmers, sidewalk and curb projects on Ohio street, delayed brickwork due to wet spring, a new sidewalk at Dick Bros drugstore, doctors issuing a shared price scale, and minor city court fines for disorderly conduct and bicycle riding on sidewalks. Reprinted with permission from local writer Sarah Parsons.
Froma Harrop argues the term affordable housing is vague and masks who cannot afford what. She notes many single mothers with young children lack basic needs, and that even with lower rents many groups would struggle. She cites supply constraints, zoning fights, and rising prices in many metros, including Austin and Miami, as drivers of perceived unaffordability.
The writer reflects on cutting arts programs in Lawrence while noting personal teaching years across small districts in Colorado and Kansas. He highlights the impact on health, argues for arts as essential to well rounded citizens, and contrasts with athletic involvement. He cites Brian Angevine and Douglas County solar project hearings as examples of local energy and civic action debates.
Tony Schmidt argues for approving a 1000 acre Gardner solar farm to spur Inflation Reduction Act goals. He notes farms can lease land, solar panels aid soil recovery, and solar farms outproduce rooftop systems. He urges permitting native grass below panels and farmer rights.
Dateline June 15 2023 Canada freezes all activities at the China led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank after Bob Packard a Canadian director general for global communications flees to Japan citing safety. In Tokyo he told the Financial Times Communist Party members are like an invisible government inside the bank. Dateline June 15 2023 the University of Kansas announces a Chinese government proposed and approved partnership with Zhejiang Normal University to grant KU degrees to Chinese students after CCP approved study. Chancellor Girod says the program fair but critics say CCP objectives are present and Mount Oread has long hosted such fronts.
Users may submit letters up to 250 words and must sign with name, address, and telephone. The Journal World will publish only name and city, but keeps address and phone for verification. The paper may edit letters for clarity without altering viewpoints. Submissions go to P O Box 888 Lawrence KS 66044 or letters at ijworld com.
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