Lawrence City Commission contact list names and offices
The Lawrence City Commission releases contact details for city leaders including Mayor Bart Littlejohn phone 785-380-9413 and blittlejohn@lawrenceks.org, Vice Mayor Mike Dever phone 785-550-4909 and mdever@lawrenceks.org, along with State Representative Barbara Ballard address Room 451-S Topeka 66612 and barbara.ballard@house.ks.gov, and Senator Rick Kloos address Room 418-E Topeka 785-296-7645 and Rick.Kloos@senate.ks.gov.
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Causes of homelessness amid politics and crises
University of Kansas political science professor Mark Joslyn notes homelessness stems from systemic issues like lack of affordable housing and poverty, alongside personal factors such as addiction and mental illness. The piece links rising homelessness to immigration pressures and shifting public priorities in a national poll.
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Trump immunity bid faces constitutional floodgate risk
Mona Charen argues that a ruling granting presidential immunity to Trump would gut the Constitution and erode checks and balances. She warns that reelection could empower Trump to deploy the Justice Department, IRS, and other powers to punish critics, undermine democracy, and threaten civil liberties.
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Public forum urges camping ban to protect neighborhoods
Bob Schumm calls on the City Commission and staff to strictly enforce the no camping on public grounds ordinance. He praises the Pallet shelter village but warns that unregulated camps spawn violence, urging clear conduct rules and removal of unauthorized encampments to preserve safety and livability in Lawrence.
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Letters to the Editor Submissions
Readers urged to submit letters under 250 words via email to letters Ijworld.com, inviting commentary on issues, events, and community concerns suitable for public discourse in the newspaper.
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Hometown Happenings From Lawrence Journal 1899
The March 9 1899 Lawrence Daily Journal reports mud slows hacks with four horses. Manila bound Twentieth Kansas letters bring gifts of wood and gavels from sunk Spanish cruisers. Greek symposium at Kansas University features Miss Drake discussing philosophy with humor. Compiled by Sarah Parsons.
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