Lawrence faces hurdles as Walgreen and Taco Bell clash with city growth plans
The Saturday column decries Lawrence Kansas as a difficult place for new business. It details Walgreen zoning conflicts at Sixth and Kasold and 23rd and Louisiana, juxtaposed with a Taco Bell approval nearby. It notes Riverfront Plaza objections to North Lawrence zoning and calls for a clear Horizon 2020 growth policy to attract jobs and tax revenue while stressing consistency in city decisions.
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CNN anchor decries sexism in American workplaces
AP report from Manhattan. Bernard Shaw of CNN told Kansas State University listeners that a winking double standard persists in how men treat women at work. He cited the Anita Hill Thomas hearings and noted women face discrimination, harassment, and pay gaps, with TV news leading to calls for industry change.
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Japanese professor studies U S nursing home reform
Japanese law professor Hiroko Hashimoto of Kanagawa University visited Lawrence and northeast Kansas to learn about U S nursing home rights and regulation. She compared Japan’s absence of private home licenses with U S oversight by state surveyors and resident councils, noting reforms and growing resident advocacy.
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Noriko Honda
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Marilyn Bradt
Shawnee Mayor Named to Head State Water Office
Gov. Joan Finney appoints Shawnee mayor John R. Best to lead the Kansas Water Authority, succeeding John Baldwin of Hutchinson as chairman. Baldwin to stay briefly for transition. Best brings environmental background and serves as Shawnee mayor, Johnson County council chair, and Kansas Mayors Association president.
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