Early call for Lawrence City Commission and school board candidates
Editorial urges readers to consider and encourage strong community candidates for the upcoming Lawrence city commission and school board elections. It notes incumbents may not seek re election and stresses the importance of public service, urging involvement early to influence who holds office and its impact on daily life.
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Lawrence City Commission
School Board
Lawrence
John Nalbandian
Lawrence to upgrade downtown holiday banners and lights
Downtown Lawrence Inc launches a holiday streetscape upgrade featuring poinsettia banners and skyline outlining lights. The project runs along 12 000 to 15 000 feet of wiring atop storefronts and aims for a Nov 27 lighting ceremony, enhancing the city’s festive ambiance for shoppers and visitors.
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Deoestown
Lawrence
Kansas
Lawrence Inc
Clinton moves toward broader Iraq air strikes strategy
Jim Hoagland argues that President Clinton plans a substantial air campaign to end U N on site inspections in Iraq. He warns against framing postwar outcomes as spin and urges a clear objective: toppling Saddam and liberating Iraq, while managing Arab world opinion and civilian casualties.
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Washington
Clinton
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
U.N
America
Saddam
Kofi Annan
Baghdad
William Cohen
Saudi Arabia
U.S
Saudi
Cohen
White House
Security Council
Europe
Arab
Ter
United Nations
Jim Hoagland
Washington Post Writers Group
Life Is Beautiful review underscores laughter amid Holocaust tragedy
Leonard Pitts of the Miami Herald weighs Roberto Benigni’s Life Is Beautiful a European import about Guido a Jew in a 1940s camp who uses humor to shield his son. The piece argues laughter can be a defense and faith, even as stark horror unfolds and the film prompts hard questions about humor and suffering.
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Guido
Roberto Benigni
Rascal
Father
Benigni
Richard Pryor
Smokey Robinson
Leonard Pitts
The
Miami Herald
Postmaster notice to send address changes
Address change submissions must be sent to the Journal-World at P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 0883 The notice also lists USPS 306 520 periodicals postage paid at Lawrence Kansas and notes membership in the Audit Bureau of Circulations and Associated Press.
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Journal-World
P.O
Lawrence
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Ljworld.com
Flood recovery and arts center hopes in Lawrence
Community letters praise Lone Star Church flood recovery in Lawrence and Douglas County and oppose New Hampshire as a site for a new arts center. Patrons urge thoughtful planning for parking and preservation of the Old Carnegie Library while supporting local volunteers and 450 pancake supper attendees.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
Lone Star Church
Francis Hendricks
Lone Star Church of the Brethren
Powers-That-Be
New Hampshire
Carnegie Library
Pat and Les Hannon
Quail Pointe Ter
Local arrests target LSD marijuana drug ring
Law enforcement officials said recent arrests in Johinson County could break a drug ring operating in the area. Investigators believe the seizures involving LSD and marijuana address a larger operation. The arrests are expected to disrupt the network and curb illegal activity in the county.
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Johinson County
Salvation Army Building Joins United Fund in Lawrence
In 1958 Lawrence’s Salvation Army opened a new building at 10th and New Hampshire and joined the United Fund. The Lawrence World’s 1898 coroner verdict described Birdie Comingore poisoned by arsenic, with evidence of deliberate poisoning and a months-long homicide that shocked the city, per Watkins Community Museum.
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the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas County
Kansas
U.S
U.5
The
Salvation Army
10Th and
United Fund
Lawrence World
Birdie
the World
Watkins Community Museum
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