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Downtown Lawrence holiday shoppers brave early start
Shoppers lined up before dawn at Kmart and downtown Lawrence stores on Friday to hunt bargains amid a lagging economy and global tensions. Families like Mary Jo King and friends planned a measured spend, while Virg il Harrod expected a busy tree-selling day. Some residents, including Kari Jackson, urged reflection on holiday meaning as others chased deals and enjoyed the downtown shopping scene.
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Kmart
Iowa
Heskett
Mary ‘Jo King
Lawrence
George
Trudy Bowen
McLouth
King
Iowa Street
Target
George Bowen
Virgil Harrod
Checker’s Foods
23Rd
Louisiana
Harrod
Pat Kehde
Raven
Kansas City
Kari Jackson
Pamela Nuzum
Massachusetts
Jeanette Nuzum
San Francisco
Mark Cordes
Nancy Haggart
Barbara Moorman
Great Falls