Lawrence city tightens belt as staff cuts loom
Lawrence city commissioners face a lean budget with a potential review of staff reductions as a last resort. Growth in city employment over the past decade prompts renewed calls to streamline operations, possibly folding the Human Relations division into another department. A tax revenue shortfall eases some pressure, but officials must still scrutinize spending and pursue efficiencies in the coming year.
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Hamas peace plan viewed as a ten-year truce not peace
The Times interview with Hamas leader Khaled Meshal portrays a two state solution framed as a decade long truce. The piece argues that the plan delays and weakens Israel while Hamas continues its aim to eradicate it, likening it to a grave peace.
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