Parking plan faces fairness questions for library area
An editorial questions the proposed downtown parking expansion tied to the Lawrence Public Library renovation. It notes a broad benefit district including churches, residences, and the World Company, and argues the funding may burden downtown property owners more than the wider community. The piece urges reconsideration before Tuesday’s council vote.
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World Company
Eighth Street
Kentucky
Rhode Island
Eighth
South Park
Vermont
New Hampshire
Watkins Park
Watkins Museum
Lawrence Arts Center
Hobb-Taylor Lofts
Support for Syrian rebels must be decisive now
Trudy Rubin argues that U S inaction in Syria risks a worse regional outcome. Samar Yazbek, a secular Alawite writer, details regime violence and the rise of militias, urging Washington to directly aid non Islamist factions with weapons to deter radicalism and preserve post Assad influence.
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Egypt
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U.S
Samar Yazbek
Philadelphia
Yazbek
Assad
Tunisia
Security Services
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Moscow
Gulf Countries
Gulf
Tabler
Iran
Trudy Rubin
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Monument to the Unknown Dead Planned by W R C Ladies
Lawrence Kansas women of the W R C plan a memorial at Oak Hill cemetery this fall. They will sell sunflowers at the Douglas County Fair to raise funds for the Unknown Dead monument. Compiled by Sarah St John Readmore.
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Lawrence
Oak Hill Cemetery
Douglas County Fair
Dreaming of a white president and the bold truth
Leonard Pitts Jr. explores the resurfacing of overt racism in public discourse sparked by a bumper sticker and reaction to President Obama. He argues that white resentment persists in oblique language while society shifts toward openness, illustrated by a White House moment with a young Black boy and a call for honest dialogue.
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South Florida
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Ten
Lynn Westmoreland
Geoff Davis
Rep
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Chicago
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Ludowici
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Oval Office
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Leonard Pitts Jr
The
Miami Herald
Miami- Herald.com
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