Lawrence should aid small businesses with incentives and kinder rules
Lawrence commissioners consider supporting small firms by partnering with the Chamber of Commerce on incentives and a city fund for low interest loans to improve properties. Critics urge trimming unnecessary city rules that raise costs and slow expansions, while staff should offer clearer guidance to keep local, multi generation businesses thriving.
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Soman
Lawrence
Bob Moody
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Moody
Moody’s
Ripken Ending Streak Highlights Baseball Decency
George Will notes Cal Ripken's sit out and return as a quiet symbol of baseball's understated ethics. The Yankees acknowledge the moment as Ripken ends a 2,632 consecutive games streak, while fans and players reflect on sportsmanship, routine, and the sport's communal dignity amid a star driven era.
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Ractimore
Yankees
Derek Jeter
Camden Yards
Orioles
Jeter
Cal Ripken
Yankee
Ripken
New York
New York Mets
Darryl Strawberry
Keith Hernandez
America
Mickey Mantle
Mark McGwire
Sammy Sosa
McGwire
Sosa
Lou Gehrig
Toronto
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
Money Drives Congress Fundraising and Sex Scandals
The piece argues campaign money shapes Congress and mocks sex scandal coverage. It cites a Center for Public Integrity study, notes large donations from the Kohlers to Gingrich, and criticizes Clinton and McCain fundraising amid political pressure for reform. It questions the public impact of such money on policy.
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Kenneth Starr
Congress
Center For Public Integrity
Washington
Newt Gingrich
Terry
Mary Kohler
Sheboygan
Wis
Kohlers
Gingrich
Georgia
Clinton
Goody Goody
John McCain
Rupert Murdoch
Murdoch
John
Lewinsky
Starr
U.S. Treasury
Newspaper Affiliations and Circulation Note
USPS periodicals postage paid at Lawrence Kansas lists membership in the Audit Bureau of Circulations and the Associated Press. This line appears as a standard masthead credit indicating postal handling and affiliations rather than a news item.
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Lawrence
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Letter writer urges balanced early dismissal impact on families
A contributor praises editorials on school collaboration time while noting varied parent concerns about early dismissal. She cites childcare, bus rides, after school care, and potential income loss, and calls for school by school pilots or reassessment to ensure real benefits for teachers and students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Schools Area Council
Paula Mather
Dale Gear’s Homecoming after 1898 Blues pennant run
The Lawrence World recalls catcher Dale Gear, a Kansas native and former KU pitcher who won three games in six days for Kansas City to clinch the Western League pennant in 1898. Gear, 26, was warmly welcomed and praised as a popular, unassuming man who made friends easily. He later played for Cleveland in 1896 7 and Washington in 1901 in the majors.
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Dale Gear
Kansas University
Kansas City
Blues
Lawrence
Gear
Cleveland
Washington
Watkins Community Museum
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the World Company
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