Eastern parkway faces bumpy road in Lawrence funding fight
Kansas Department of Transportation reversed course and named Lawrence Eastern Parkway eligible for state funding under a 600 million system enhancement program. Local leaders tout traffic relief and economic benefits while critics warn of broader hurdles, zoning questions, and corridor debates along East Seventh Street as planners push toward construction.
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Lawrence
Parkway
Barry Shalinsky
East Lawrence
KDOT
Horace Edwards
East Hills Business Park
South Lawrence
K-10
Narrowing of Seventh Street sparks debate in city plan
The Eastern Parkway Analysis Plan lists 18 criteria after the Seventh Street narrowing. The Lawrence City Commission, which approved the street cut 3-2, will debate the 18 points on October 10, with land-use design speed and routing among contested measures.
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Seventh Street
Lawrence
Protest ends apartheid on beaches in South Africa
In Cape Town hundreds of black and mixed race picnickers swam and prayed at two whites-only beaches under police watch. Desmond Tutu led a prayer at Strand as police took no action, while Port Elizabeth opened Pollock Beach to all after a new sign declared it open.
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South Africa
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Desmond Tutu
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Tutu
Cape Province
Port Elizabeth
Graham Richards
Pollock Beach
National Party
Court term promises controversy
The Supreme Court opens a new term amid a split on emotional issues from abortion to end of life. Justices hear three abortion cases as protests gather outside the marble steps. The Missouri Cruzan case tests whether parents may consent to removing life support from an unconscious woman.
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Supreme Court
Missouri
Steve Shapiro
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Cruzan
Missouri Department of Health
Nancy Beth Cruzan
Hotel plan waits on golf course decision
Lawrence developer Bob Billings says an extended stay hotel in Dread West business park remains distant. A 12.3 acre rezoning was approved by the Planning Commission but must win City Commission approval amid debates over a municipal golf course proposal. Billings notes first phase could be 60 units with 8 unit blocks, built in stages, and a preferred operator to be chosen in six to nine months. The project targets researchers and visitors to the nearby research park, modeled after Residence Inn.
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Lawrence
Bob Billings
Lawrence- Douglas County
Billings
Alvamar Inc
Dread West
Lawrence Country Club
Denver
First Golf Corp Billings
First Golf Corp
West 15Th Street
Oklahoma tops Kansas 45 6 at Memorial Stadium
Oklahoma used an uncharacteristic passing attack to defeat Kansas 45 to 6 on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. The game dominated sports pages with the score and key plays, reflecting a decisive conference clash.
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Oklahoma
Kansas
Memorial Stadium
Rising Health Costs Pressure Small Businesses Across Nation
Insurance costs jump 20 to 100 percent forcing many small employers to consider dropping coverage or raising employee shares. Owners like Mitchell Black in East Orange, New Jersey report unaffordable premiums while a national survey notes premiums rising 20 to 200 percent for NFIB members. The strain threatens job growth and leaves over 30 million Americans uninsured as lawmakers push for broader mandates.
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Mitchell Black
East Orange
N.J
Congress
Small Business Administration
Francis M. Miller
Colorado Business Coalition For Health
National Federation of Independent Business
San Mateo
Calif
Carolynn Miller
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