Douglas County weighs storage options for 40 year need
Editorial urges Douglas County to explore electronic storage and multiuse space to ease chronic paperwork clutter across the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center and related buildings. Consider converting documents to digital form, reuse existing buildings, and study other counties’ approaches before funding new construction. Potential costs and long term savings warrant careful comparison.
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Judicial & Law Enforcement Center
South Park
Law Enforcement Center
Fairgrounds
House GOP blocks Citizen Service Act
The Citizen Service Act, praised by President Bush and backed by Democrats, faces a House Republican blockade delaying passage before Election Day. The measure would reauthorize the Corporation for National and Community Service and improve AmeriCorps and Senior Corps, despite bipartisan committee support. Speaker control undercuts action, frustrating Rep. Pete Hoekstra who coauthored the bill with Rep. Tim Roemer.
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Bush
Citizen Service Act
House
Corporation For National and Community Service
AmeriCorps
Dick Armey
Senate
Pete Hoekstra
Michigan
Tim Roemer
Indiana
House grid blocks AmeriCorps reform amid election pressure
Washington Post columnist David Broder reports House Republican leaders undercut a Bush volunteer initiative as Hoekstra urges action. Armey blocks the bill citing risk to the base while Kennedy aides push toward late month passage despite opposition. Funding remains but reforms depend on moving the stalled authorizing legislation.
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White House
Hoekstra
U.S
Afghanistan
Armey
Plainspoken
Texan
AmeriCorps
Habitat For Humanity
Bill Clinton
Bush
John Bridgeland
Clinton
Senate
Bridgeland
Ted Kennedy
House
Kennedy
David Broder
Washington Post Writers Group
President Roosevelt Visit Sparks Local Committee Talk
The Lawrence World notes on September 4 1902 that residents seek committees to meet President Theodore Roosevelt during an upcoming visit. It argues no committee is needed and that the mayor should handle honors while locals gain a fair show. Congressman Bawersock would introduce the president at the depot carriage arrival.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Lawrence
Congressman Bawersock
Watkins Community Museum
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Hiroshima/Nagasaki
America
Allan Hanson
Delaware
J-W
William J. Skepnek
Public Forum letters raise traffic and policy concerns
Readers discuss traffic changes on Folks Road linking to Sixth Street and the need for traffic calming. Others criticize state governance and wasteful spending, urge nonpartisan care for the elderly, and question policing practices and surveillance.
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Sixth Street
Harvard
1Sth Street
Monterey Way
Stone Meadows
Carol Rosa
Lawrence
Kansas
Graves
Dome
Joe White
Journal-World
Journal World
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