Turf battle over artificial turf at 546 Frontier Drive
Editorial calls out a Lawrence development for installing artificial turf at the Tuckaway Apartments despite city inspectors ruling it noncompliant. It warns against retroactive forgiveness, urges study of environmental impact, and stresses that officials should prioritize city and environmental interests over developers’ profits.
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Frontier Drive
Tuckaway Apartments
Lawrence
Stunter
Old Hometown 100 in 1911 Lawrence Youth Garden Contest
The Civic League of Lawrence offered five dollar prizes to junior league members for best vegetable garden, best flower garden, and yard improvements. About 20 entered, with Lawrence Lamb winning the vegetable contest for a weed-free, well arranged plot and Edmund Learned taking the flower prize.
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Lawrence Daily Journal- World
Civic League of Lawrence
Junior League
Lawrence Lamb
West
Winthrop Street
Edmund Learned
Alabama Street
Five Lessons Libya Should Learn from Iraq Warns of Chaos
Trudy Rubin cites Baghdad cafe reflections and Iraqi experiences to warn Libyans about post liberation risks. Key lessons include fixing power, selective de-Baathification, retaining security forces, establishing a strong presidency, and avoiding rapid privatization to prevent chaos and militias. Leaders should heed Iraqi mistakes to build stability and prevent sectarian strife.
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Baghdad
Abdul Khaliq
New York Times
Iraq
Libya
NATO
Laith Kubba
Middle East
National Endowment For Democracy
U.S
Paul Bremer
Baath Party
Firas Abdul Hadi
Gaddafi
Saddam Hussein
Saddam
Kubba
Trudy Rubin
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Field dodder invades prairie in a wary war on weeds
George Gurley recounts his battle against sericea lespedeza and a creeping field dodder infestation on a Kansas prairie. He describes field dodder as a leafless parasitic vine with a horror-movie aura that stalks hosts by scent, threatening native plants and his restoration efforts. He worries about losing diverse wildflowers and wildlife if control methods harm the landscape.
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Congress
Field Dodder
Illinois
George Gurley
Baldwin City
Journal-World
Public Forum Advocates Fair Tax Plan in Letter to Editor
Howard Lynch argues for a fair tax replacing the IRS with a 23 percent retail tax. He claims elimination of the income tax and payroll taxes, expansion of the base to include underground economy, and removal of numerous exemptions. He warns Congress and lobbyists will resist, urging a simpler, broader system.
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Internal Revenue Service
Wall Street
Congress
IRS
Howard Lynch
Lawrence
Journal-World Public Forum Letters Policy Summary
The Journal-World invites letters up to 250 words on public interest topics. They may be edited without altering viewpoints and require the writer name address and phone number. Submissions go to Box 888 Lawrence KS 66044 or letters ljworld com via email.
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Journal-World
Journal- World
Lawrence
Ljworld.com
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