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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 2006
Page
1
Inside safety tips warn of cuts burns slips and shocks in the kitchen. Practical steps help reduce hazards while keeping the heart of the home secure. A related feature notes a new kids show The Good Night Show by Sprout PBS and Sesame Workshop aimed at helping children wind down at bedtime.
Members of the Sunny Side Players Autoharp Club enjoy a faithful following and have some fun during their weekly practices at Babcock Place. The feature notes their positive mood and community activity as Page 18 highlights.
A 1918 letter claims Yale's Skull and Bones hid Geronimo's skull at Fort Sill and is now kept with his femurs and saddle horn in a tomb. Separately, Lawrence city commissioners seek a smarter plan to fund this summer’s street, sewer, and waterline repaving program.
Lawmakers approve a three year 466.2 million increase for public schools a move that may trigger a Kansas Supreme Court dispute over larger funding needs. Plaintiff districts attorney Alan Rupe vows to challenge the measure calling the funds insufficient and misplaced.
Haskell Indian Nations University officials prepare a two day outline to cope with years of inflation lagging budgets. A potential student fee increase may be part of the plan reviewed by President Karen Swisher during a Board of Regents meeting.
City commissioners narrowly approve a project adding nearly 185000 square feet of retail space at Sixth Street and the South Lawrence Trafficway. Critics say the plan could hurt downtown by creating a retail glut and blight. supporters, led by the Fritzel family, argue it won’t. The vote was 3-2 with Schauner and Rundle opposing to protect downtown.
In Lawrence, residents debate four proposals for a new larger city library with a fifth option to expand the current building. Butch Moore, exiting the library with mystery novels, favors keeping and expanding the present site as online polls and a GNews video report prompt public input. Bruce Flanders promotes the current location expansion as one possible plan among others.
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