VenturePark Opens as Lawrence Boosts Local Business
Lawrence marks the completion of VenturePark on the 220 acre Farmland site after $85 million in debt financing for roads utilities and infrastructure. The project adds 18 sites aimed at manufacturers and distribution centers and could bring jobs and higher tax revenue as residents see Lawrence as a place to work.
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Call for Unity and Compromise Echoes Founding Great Compromise
Thomas Wheatly of Lawrence urges bipartisan compromise as essential for democracy. He recalls the Constitutional Convention and the Great Compromise, arguing party loyalty harms national unity and urging measured cooperation in November elections. He cites his background and political experience.
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Bipartisan unity urged to solve big problems in Kansas
Jim Slatery argues ideological purity harms policy and calls Kansans to unite beyond party lines. He cites Reagan era reforms, 1980s bipartisanship, and recent debt, Social Security, and immigration debates. Slatery endorses cooperation and lists his background as a Kansas U.S. representative and current Wiley Rein LLP partner.
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Lawrence social survey exhibit opens at 708 Massachusetts Street
Lawrence this afternoon hosts an exhibit of the social survey conducted last spring and summer. The walls display charts on impure water and sanitation and sections cover religious, educational, creative, health, sanitary, and corrective institutions. Compiled by Sarah St. Joan.
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Strategy questions and October pink awareness critique
The author questions breast cancer awareness campaigns in October arguing pink products promote consumerism and minimize suffering. They urge following AIDS activists’ example for funding and recognition, contrasting with pink ribbons and gifts common in Law.
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Public Forum Reflections on Awareness Across Kansas River Bridge
Harriet Lerner in Lawrence notes a public forum theme about raising prostate cancer awareness. A friend’s musing asks what might be strung across the bridge to symbolize the cause, linking local dialogue to health visibility in Kansas.
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Skewed numbers in city recycling rollout warned
The editor notes 50 tons collected may misrepresent system impact as homeowners stored recyclables until blue bins arrived, potentially eight weeks to fill the bin. Calls for business participation beyond cardboard to truly cut landfill waste, criticizing scope and initial rollout metrics.
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