Downtown voices weigh in on Lawrence’s heart of town
Residents and downtown stakeholders gather for a listening session with City Commissioners Hugh Carter and Bob Schumm to discuss the downtown vacancy rate, retail mix, parking, hours, and beautification. The city survey notes rising retail dissatisfaction and strong support for better streetscapes while praising improved litter control and access.
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Lawrence
Hugh Carter
Bob Schumm
City Hall
Letters Policy for The Journal World Public Forum
The Journal World invites letters under 250 words on public interest topics. Submissions may be edited for clarity but viewpoints remain, and authors grant nonexclusive publishing rights. Include name address and phone, mailed to Box 888 Lawrence Ks 66044 or emailed to letters@ljworld.com.
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Journal-World
Lawrence
Ijworld.com
California deficit battle blocks tax vote and layoff hopes
Jerry Brown faces a stubborn budget crisis as he signs a new prison guards contract allowing unlimited cashouts of accrued vacation. He seeks a voter referendum on extending temporary taxes, but Republicans led by Bob Dutton resist tax hikes. A windfall reduces deficits but triggers warnings of ongoing cost growth and fiscal tension. George Will notes the clash.
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Sacramento
California
Jerry Brown
Prison Guards Union
Legislative
Brown
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Dartmouth
Bob Dutton
Senate
Dutton
Washington
Patina Brown
End of the Freedom Riders era in New Orleans
Leonard Pitts Jr reflects on the 2011 Student Freedom Riders joining veterans for a commemorative voyage in New Orleans. The piece contrasts historic activism with modern civic engagement, noting student-led teach-ins and a formal resolution to sustain activism beyond the ride amid broader societal apathy.
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New Orleans
Freedom
Washington
South
Freedom Riders
Rip Patton
Bob and Helen Singleton
Charles Person
Joan Mulholland
PBS
Stephanie Burton
Francisco Diaz
Michael Tubbs
Rajlakshmi de
Helen Singleton
Rately
Leonard Pitts Jr
The
Miami Herald
MiamiHerald.com
Public Forum on Westar outages and smart meters
A reader bemoans frequent Westar outages blamed on equipment failure. He questions smart meter rollout and urges focus on reliable power, addressing editor and signing as George Pisani from Lawrence.
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Westar
George Pisani
Lawrence
Planned Parenthood funding cut stirs Kansas political backlash
Donna and Forrest Swall condemn the Kansas Legislature and Gov Brownback for denying Title X funding to Planned Parenthood health centers in Wichita and Hays. The move threatens cancer screenings birth control HIV testing and care for thousands of low income Kansans and could raise Medicaid costs. Supporters call it discrimination and demand reversal.
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Kansas
Brownback
Planned Parenthood
Congress
Legislature
Wichita
Hays
Donna
Forrest Swall
Lawrence
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Edwin Rothrock
the World Company
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Dan C. Simons
Electronics
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Dan Cox
Mediapharmedia
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George Will
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