Environmental uncertainty after Douglas County deforestation
Editorial notes that recent clear cutting near Clinton State Park and north of the Lecompton turnpike in Douglas County fuels development jitters tied to Horizon 2020 environmental chapter. It calls for clear timelines to craft regulations limiting development near streams and woodlands, warning that delays undermine environmental stewardship and public trust.
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Mike Stultz
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence Board of Realtors
City and County Commission
Defense fears debt clash behind looming sequestration
Leon Panetta warns Pentagon faces a 24 hour cyber siege while debt talks threaten a sequester. If lawmakers fail, military cuts could shrink the Army and Navy to their smallest sizes since World War I, with about 1.3 million fewer personnel and major budget strains. He notes cyber, North Korea and Iran, Yemen and Iraq threats as top concerns. The next months will reveal much, Panetta says, but full impact may take a decade to unfold.
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Somalia
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Iraq
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Navy
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Congress
Bill Clinton
Office of Management and Budget
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
A lonely cheer for life over the death penalty
Leonard Pitts Jr. argues against equating justice with blood after a GOP debate audience cheered Texas’s 234 executions. He notes Troy Davis’s scheduled execution amid questionable evidence, cites Anneliese Davis’s anger, and highlights James Anderson’s family urging prosecutors to spare killers to spark dialogue toward ending capital punishment.
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Rick Perry
Troy Davis
Georgia
Davis
James Anderson
Jackson
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Leonard Pitts Jr
The
Miami Herald
MiamiHerald.com
Lawrence marks 157th birthday during sesquicentennial year
Citizens of Lawrence and Douglas County celebrate the 157th birthday of Lawrence while highlighting progress on Sesquicentennial Point. Phase I is done, Phase II proceeds toward a Walk through Time ending at 2054 with an amphitheater for outdoor events. Visiting The Point is encouraged.
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Douglas County
Lawrence Parks and Recreation
Lawrenceks.org
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Public forum letters should be 250 words or less and of public interest. The Journal World may edit letters without altering viewpoints. Submitting grants nonexclusive rights to publish copy and distribution. Include name address and telephone. mail to Box 888 Lawrence KS or email letters ljworld com.
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Moonlight Madness sale planned by Lawrence retailers
In 1986 area retailers, with the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, prepared for their annual Moonlight Madness sale. Bob Zimmerman, chairman of the Chamber's Retail Trade Area Development committee, urged Lawrence merchants to participate. Compiled by Sarah St. John.
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Bob Zimmerman
Chamber
Lawrence
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