Lawrence City Commission and School Board Contact Lines
The Lawrence City Commission and USD 497 school board provide contact details for officials including Courtney Shipley mayor Bart Littlejohn Erica Hill Shannon Kimball Kelly Jones Carole Cadue-Blackwood Kay Emerson Andrew Nussbaum Paula Smith and mailing addresses at Douglas County Courthouse 100 Massachusetts Street and 110 McDonald Drive Lawrence Kansas 66044 for correspondence deadlines and office URLs included.
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Massachusetts St
Lawrence
McDonald Drive
Local Hometown Notes from 1897 Law- Lawrence Daily Word
In 1897 a wheat crop alarm was dismissed as moisture favors a good harvest. W. E. Hook, a young lawyer, visits Lawrence and plans practice here after a failed legislative bid. Prof. L. L. Dyche remains the state university salary exception. populists doubt replacements. W. F. Weise opens a barber shop with hydraulic chairs at Charlie Duncan's. McCurdy Bros at 937 Mass. St. sell butter at 15 cents a pound and offer home grown potatoes. everything described as first class and at bottom prices.
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Law- J &Rence Daily World
W.E. Hook
Overbrook
Atchison Globe
State University
L. L Dyche
Dyche
W.F. Weise
Charlie Duncan
Lawrence
McCurdy Bros
Mass
Kansas bill HB2662 calls for Parents Rights and Transparency
Sharon Hartin Iorio critiques Kansas House Bill 2662 proposing a Parents Rights and Academic Transparency act. The measure would require online access to curricula and resources, pre-approval of tests, and extensive data sharing, risking micromanagement, teacher workload, and political politicization while lacking funding and reliable statewide access.
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Kansas
Kansas State Department of Education
Sharon Hartin Iorio
Wichita State University College of Education
Cornered Putin may threaten world in Ukraine war
David Ignatius argues that Vladimir Putin’s cornered position risks escalation toward a broader conflict. Ukraine under Zelenskyy draws Western support but faces a dangerous endgame as Russia bleeds economically and militarily. A ceasefire, new security architecture, and careful postwar planning are urged to prevent wider disaster.
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Washington
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
America
Napoleon
Zelenskyy
West
Kyiv
Europe
Victor Hugo
Ukraine
Vladimir Putin
Russia
Putin
NATO
United States
Iran
Saudi Arabia
North Korea
Biden
United Nations
World Bank
International Monetary Fund
Soviet Union
Public Forum: Kansas GOP Pushes Weakened School Vaccination Rules
Gary Henry condemns Kansas GOP for policies he says would weaken immunization requirements and enable outbreaks of polio measles whooping cough chicken pox and other childhood diseases. He cites AP reporting in the Lawrence Journal-World and accuses the party of voter suppression tax cuts for the wealthy and anti transgender bullying.
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Kansas
GOP
Associated Press
Lawrence Journal-World
Gary Henry
Lawrence
ARPA plan to fund Oak Hill and Memorial cemeteries
David Holroyd urges the City and county commissioners and the Douglas County Historical Society to allocate 1 million in ARPA funds for Oak Hill Cemetery and Memorial Park Cemetery. Proposes 750,000 for Oak Hill and 250,000 for Memorial Park to restore and honor historic graves, including COVID era burials, calling for decisive action.
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City Commission
County Commissioners and
Douglas County Historical Society
ARPA
Oak Hill Cemetery
Memorial Park Cemetery
Oak Hill
Memorial
COVID
David Holroyd
Lawrence
KU Energy Wins Praise for Renewables Move
Joe Harrington notes KU earns kudos for using renewables to cover most energy needs, a potential signal to prospective students concerned about climate. The EU Endowment portfolio's fossil fuel exposure remains confidential, including specific company stakes.
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Joe Harrington
Lawrence
Readers urged to send letters by email for publication
A brief note invites readers to submit letters to the editor via email at letters Ijworld.com. The call emphasizes community input and standard submission guidelines, inviting diverse viewpoints for publication consideration.
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Brittlejohn
City Hall
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Douglas County Commission
Shannon Portillo
Sportillo
Douglascountyks.org
Shannon Reid
Sreid
Patrick Kelly
Lawrence School Board
Erica Hill
Ehill
Shannon Kimball
Kelly Jones
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Carole Cadue-Blackwood
Kay Emerson
Andrew Nussbaum
Andrew
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Paula Smith
Sarah Parsons
Sharon Iorio
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