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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 2008
Page
12
A chilly foggy morning gives way to partly cloudy skies and a high of 73. Winds will be variable at 5 to 12 mph. Clouds thicken this evening with a slight chance of a passing shower. Tonight temperatures fall to around 52 as late night conditions persist.
Strong southwest winds on September 5 1881 fed a mammoth blaze in Michigan’s Thumb region. The fire burned one million acres and claimed over 500 lives, shaping regional disaster memory for decades.
Lawrence Coalition for Justice and Peace reaches 312 Saturdays of protests in front of the Douglas County Courthouse. A noon vigil and Massachusetts Street march precede a Watson Park rally with KU professors Allan Hanson and Forrest Swall. Joe Douglas notes mixed emotions, while about a dozen regulars continue to protest amid waning public fervor.
The World Company and William Allen White School invite applicants for the fourth Citizen Journalism Academy focusing on the economy and news decision making. The five week course runs Mondays from Sept 29 to Oct 27 with a deadline to apply at 5 p.m. today. Cody Howard is the contact in Lawrence Kansas.
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