Mental health expert urges prevention over more school guards
Dr. Walter Menninger, head of the Menninger clinic in Topeka, argues funding should favor parenting and violence prevention programs instead of expanding school security. He says children lack political clout and must be represented, calling for adults to be their voice against the trend of locking down schools after shootings.
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Children’s Advocate
Mongay
W.walter Menninger
Menninger
Menninger Clinic
Topeka
Statehouse
Lawrence McDonald
Meninger
Annéint Littleton
Cole
Free State student faces trial over threat notes
Douglas County Judge ordered 18 year old Jeremy Dawson to stand trial on two counts of making threats after a preliminary hearing in Lawrence. Testimony described notes folded into a triangle and taped with masking tape alleging harm to six named people. Dawson admitted writing the note in a second interview but claimed anger and questioned motive.
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Douglas County
Free State
Monnday
Jack Murphy
Jeremy Dawson
Bey
Awson
Michael Riling
Karen Hyde
Hyde
Lisa’ Boyd
Dawson
Lawrence
Brian Jimenez
Jimenez
Det
Zach Thomas
Riling
Renters form Kansas Tenants Union to defend rights
Westgate Apartments residents Danette Gomel-Seymour and Angela Hedges launched the Kansas Tenants Union after fighting a $25 parking lot fine. At a Lawrence Public Library meeting, 12 attendees planned a statewide renter coalition with monthly meetings and a $1 per $1000 income dues structure to fund advisory and lobbying efforts. A liaison with Kansas University is planned to aid tenants facing evictions at Gaslight Village and Brookwood Mobile Home Community owned by Mid-America Mobile Home Communities Inc.
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Westgate
Danette Gomel-Seymour
Angela Hedges
Hedges
West Sixth Street
Kansas Tenants Union
Lawrence Public Library
Debra Houseworth
Gaslight Village
Mobile Home Park
31St
Iowa
Gomes-Seymour
Home Depot
Lawrence
Gaslight
Houseworth
Sweepin Gaslight
Brookwoo Mobile Home Community
Mid-America Mobile Home Communities Inc
Gomel-Seymour
Kansas University
Gomel- Seymour
Lawrence Park
Danette Gomel- Seymour
Westgate Apartments
County balks at fast track for growth area expansion near East Hills
Douglas County commissioners debate expanding the Lawrence urban growth area to accommodate American Eagle Outfitters 402700 square foot distribution center east of East Hills Business Park. They will not fast track the plan and seek broader review despite potential timeline risks.
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Commission
New Center
Douglas County
Lawrence
American Eagle Outfitters
East Hills
East Hills Business Park
American Eagle
Dean Nieder
1900 Rd
Wakarusa
Shella Stagshill
Craig Weln
Planning Commission
Weihaug
Nieder
Commis
Mark Almon
Boundar
Lic
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Seba
Yworld.com
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