Kansas lawmakers contact list including Amyx Neelly Francisco Holland and Thompson
A concise directory of area legislators with district numbers room locations and phone contacts. Includes Rep Mike Amyx Rep Lance Neelly Sen Marci Francisco Sen Tom Holland and Sen Mike Thompson with office addresses and city notes.
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Mike Amyx
State Capitol
Topeka
Lawrence
Mike.Amyx
Lance Neelly
Lance.neelly
House
Marci Francisco
Marci.Francisco
Senate
Tom Holland
Mike Thompson
STAR bonds show Kansas urban growth meets mixed results
Russell Arben Fox argues Kansas cities rely on STAR bonds to attract investment, but auditors found only three of 16 projects met economic goals while tax revenue is diverted from state and municipal programs. He notes urban Kansas remains slow growing and politically rural, urging locally driven, long-term development over top-down schemes.
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Kansas
America
Kansas Cities
Wichita
Kansas City
Red
Illinois
Nevada
Prairie Fire
Overland Park
Sports Forum
Heartland Park Racetrack
Topeka
Star Bonds
Great Plains
Russell Arben Fox
Anniversary reflections mark 9/11 a lessons in limits
David Ignatius reflects on 9/11 and two decades in Afghanistan with a tone of sober reassessment. He notes early unity faded by mistakes abroad and domestic divisions, cites Taliban victory as an armed retreat and argues post post colonial shifts end a long era.
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Washington
America
Afghanistan
Kabul
U.S
Garrett M. Graffs
Atlantic
Carlos
Tony Blair
Britain
al-Qaida
Joe Biden
Iraq
Syria
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Egypt
Middle East
United States
Robert Clive
Clive
India
Louis Menand
Free World
Osama bin Laden
Tora Bora
George W. Bush
Brent Scowcroft
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Baghdad
Paul Bremer
John Milton
David Ignatius
Washington Post News Service & Syndicate
Public Forum Advocates Vaccination and Masking
Terrance P Riordan of Lawrence urges community action on vaccination and masking. He cites personal medical practice spanning 41 years and notes a spike in flu and RSV admissions without mask mandates, plus COVID deaths over Labor Day weekend. He argues vaccines and masks save lives and urges immediate vaccination and masking.
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Gerry Peel
LMH
Terrance P. Riordan
Lawrence
Letters to the Editor Submissions Open at I Journal
Readers may submit letters to the editor under 250 words via email at letters Ijworld com. The paper invites opinions on community issues, public policy, and local events, with guidelines emphasizing clarity and respectful tone for publication consideration.
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Ijworld.com
OLD HOMETOWN FROM THE DAILY WORLD 1896
Lawrence Daily World reports on September 11 1896 city news. Perkins travels to Wichita while Weaver's sells handkerchiefs 5 to 25 cents. A sixth ward meeting features an ex Confederate voting for McKinley. Rolla Mitchell returns to town as Dr Cordley addresses students and praises his style. The University football team looks strong under captain Shorty Hamill and a two hundred pound line. Miss Eva M Hoadley wed Charles A Becker last night, noted as a top local journalist.
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City News
L. H. Perkins
Wichita
Weaver's
MckKinley
Rolla Mitchell
Israel
Cordley
Shorty’ Hamill
Eva M. Hoadley
Charles A. Becker
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Lawrence City Commission
Brad Finkelder
Bfinkelder
Lawrenceks
Courtney Shipley
Jennifer Ananda
Jananda
Lawrenceks.org
Lisa Larsen
Llarsen
Stuart Boley
Shpley
City Hall
Sixth St
Douglas County Commission
Shannon Portillo
Sportillo
Douglascountyks.org
Shannon Reid
Sreid
Patrick Kelly
Douglas County
Massachusetts St
Lawrence School Board
Kelly Jones
Erica Hill
Ehill
Carole Cadue-Blackwood
Melissa Johnson
Mjohnson
Shannon Kimball
Gordon-Ross
Gr.gordon-Ross
Paula Smith
Tio McDonald Drive
Barbara Ballard
Barbara.ballard
Dennis
Boog” Highberger
Boog
Highberger
Christina Haswood
Christina.haswood
David Ignatius Davidignatius
Washpost
Lawrence Daily World
Sarah Parsons
Journal- World
Chad Lawhorn
Kim Callahan
Allison Tait
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