Cedarwood Homicides Prompt City Rental Inspections Push
The Cedarwood Apartments complex in Lawrence faces renewed scrutiny as two homicides occurred nine months apart, with residents citing safety and security concerns. The city’s Rental Licensing and Inspection Program offers inspections every three years, but enforcement is precautionary until next July. Local residents fear unsafe conditions and housing costs, while the owner Cedarwood Villa LLC is led by Nasser Khaleghi of Leawood.
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Climate change as a moral issue in politics and fiction
Washington columnist David Ignatius argues climate policy is a moral question, contrasting GOP skepticism led by Mitch McConnell with David Mitchell's novel The Bone Clocks. He links 2043–era decays, disease, flooding, and economic collapse to inaction, urging precaution and ethical reckoning in climate action.
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Old Home Town: LJW notes on 1914 Thanksgiving break
From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World November 21 1914 Chancellor Strong reports the University senate opposes extra holidays despite a Missouri game factor. Classes dismissed today with two already out and Thanksgiving recess to begin at noon Wednesday.
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Death by Own Action Item Sparks Public Debate
A diner objects to a restaurant dessert name death by own action citing sensitivity in Lawrence. The letter urges businesses to avoid triggering memories of suicide and criticizes the phrasing as inappropriate while praising local professionals and community compassion.
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Public Forum on Compassion and Preventing Losses
A speaker named Ronda Miller from Lawrence condemns insensitivity and ignorance that she says fuel suicides, urging education for families and local businesses to prevent future deaths. She cites personal losses including her mother, niece, aunt, and many friends.
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Opinion Letter on Same Sex Marriage Policy
A reader rejects same sex marriage while clarifying non hostility to LGBT people. The letter argues marriage as a covenant of a man and a woman and outlines religious procreation and value erosion as disagreements. The Journal World notes its letters policy and submission requirements for public commentary.
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