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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 2012
Page
1
Lawrence leaders debate a possible $30 million police headquarters while weighing a 2013 local sales tax proposal. Commissioner Hugh Carter pushes selling a new tax to fund police and perhaps economic development as the state cuts its sales tax in July 2013. Commissioner Mike Dever and others urge caution amid recreation center talks.
Kansas University professor Jay P. Childers analyzes decades of high school newspaper archives to explain why declining 18 to 24 year old voting rates reflect changing norms and definitions of political involvement. His book, The Evolving Citizen, is published by Pennsylvania State University Press.
The drought persists in Lawrence as only .02 inch of rain fell this week, keeping yearly totals well below average. National Weather Service forecaster Scott Blair notes monthly rainfall is near average but the year’s total remains about 11.57 inches short of normal. Cooler temperatures are forecast with a small chance of rain midweek.
The Haskell Indian Art Market continues today featuring jewelry displays and tribal dance performances. Page 3A.
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