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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 2011
Page
1
Harold Peters Howard 94 of Lawrence died Friday November 18 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Services are pending and will be announced by Rumsey Yost Funeral Home at a later date.
A memorial Mass of Resurrection for Joseph E. Joe Schrader 91 of Oskaloosa will be held at St. Theresa Church in Perry at 2 p.m. Saturday December 17. Schrader died Friday November 18 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.
Sharon Kay Combs 62 of McLouth died Saturday November 19 201 at F W Huston Senior Living Center in Winchester. Funeral services are pending at Barnett Family Funeral Home in Oskaloosa.
Andrew Rodgman born October 30 1985 in Ottawa Ontario was a bright writer and avid hockey fan who traveled the globe studied in Canada and the United States and appeared on MTVs The Assistant. He loved the KU Jayhawks and Montreal Canadiens and worked as a night auditor. Funeral services are scheduled for November 22 2011 in Hugoton Kansas with a visitation the day prior in Liberal Kansas. Donations support the Lawrence Humane Society.
Coral Jean Sheppard 88 of Lawrence died Nov 18 2011 at home. Graveside services set for 2 pm Nov 28 2011 at Memorial Park Cemetery. Survived by six children siblings and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Memorials suggested to Lawrence Humane Society or Douglas County Visiting Nurses Hospice Care. Warren McElwain Mortuary handling arrangements.
Lawrence architects and planners debate how to grow downtown density without eroding historic character. Ideas include building up side streets around Massachusetts Street, repurposing surface lots with public private partnerships, and a city plan to set heights for specific blocks. Some resist, fearing change, while others urge a comprehensive approach to avoid piecemeal development and preserve the downtown’s identity.
Attorney John Robb, representing a coalition of plaintiff districts, blasts Governor Brownback’s plan as worsening funding inequalities. The suit challenges the post recession cuts and argues the state failed to fund a 2005 Kansas Supreme Court ruling. Trial slated for June 2012.
City residents weigh whether Lawrence should pursue development of five to seven story buildings along New Hampshire and Vermont streets. Voters advised to visit LJWorld.com to cast a yes or no response.
The Lawrence Journal-World announces its address at Sixth and New Hampshire streets in Lawrence Kansas with postal box and toll free contact numbers for readers. The notice provides postmaster address for address changes and toll free line for inquiries.
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