Lawrence residents form effort to aid homeless
About 35 community members including social workers ministers and educators met at the Lawrence Public Library to discuss solutions to homelessness. They planned a coalition to coordinate shelter and services with a goal to form an organized network by May and pursue local grants, with next meeting set for May 23 at Ballard Community Center.
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Local man cries foul over police hiring bias in Lawrence
A Lawrence man, Jeff Merkel, asserts he faced discrimination for being a National Guard member in a city police hiring process. The U S Department of Labor Veterans Employment and Training Service is reviewing the case as Lawrence adds officers after a sales tax measure.
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Jeff Merkel
Merkel
Mike Reeves
Reeves
Ron Olin
Olin
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