Family buys first home with help from housing trust
Myrna Liska, after 15 years and 11 addresses in Lawrence, moved into her first own home in East Lawrence with help from the Lawrence Housing Trust. The 34-year-old renter previously endured subpar, sometimes uninhabitable living situations to keep affordable housing for her family.
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Lawrence Housing Trust
Shortage of affordable housing in Lawrence series four
This fourth installment examines Lawrence in Douglas County where national health rankings designate housing as a severe problem. The series tracks residents, local policies, and the impact on families seeking affordable homes amid rising costs.
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Lawrence
National Health Rankings
Douglas County
Pitts urges end to 'eating Jim Crow' at Free State Forum
Pulitzer winning columnist Leonard Pitts Jr spoke to about 350 at Abe and Jake's Landing in Lawrence for the ACLU of Kansas Free State Forum addressing race in America and its role in the presidential race. He cited a King speech from the Selma to Montgomery march to illustrate the idea of consuming Jim Crow to feel superior.
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First Free State Forum
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King
Montgomery
Gene Meyer to retire as LMH president after 19 years
Lawrence Memorial Hospital president and CEO Gene Meyer, longtime leader of LMH, plans to retire at the end of May after 19 years. The article frames Meyer as a behind the scenes figure, noting his impact and penchant for numbers, including a notable moment from his childhood.
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Lawhorn's Lawrence executive Meyer dies in Chicago
Meyer, son of a Kraft Foods executive, died in Chicago while his mother, now remarried, led a new family to Kansas City. He completed an undergraduate degree at Rockhurst University in eight years with a master's pursued through night classes, while hospital staff are teased about a blood budget joke.
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Rockhurst University
Wrongful death penalty critic ex-inmate tells Kansas audience
Floyd Bledsoe, exonerated after 15 years in prison, urged action against the death penalty at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence. Speaking before about 75 people, he urged personal involvement and societal advocacy, stressing harm of irreversible punishment and the need for reform.
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Lawrence
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Lawrence and Free State High School Scholarship Winners
An article lists this year’s Lawrence and Free State high school scholarship recipients across education sections. Names and awards are detailed for page coverage on pages 8A 9A.
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