Douglas County's Sustainability Fund cuts energy costs
The Sustain ability and Energy Savings Reinvestment Fund started with 300000 seed money to fund energy efficiency projects. Since creation energy use in county buildings fell 20 percent saving 163000 last year. The fund backs LED retrofit projects solar panels four hybrids and a new Public Works HQ with 14 kilowatt solar. The HQ aims for LEED silver as part of a 30 percent county facility energy-reduction goal.
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Douglas County
Eileen Horn
Douglas County Public Works
U.S. Green Building Council
Sustainability Fund
Lawrence
Horn
Law Enforcement
United Way
Mike Gaughan
Today in History September events across centuries
On September 28 events include William the Conqueror invading England in 1066, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo reaching San Diego in 1542, the U S Navy abolishing flogging in 1850, Alexander Fleming discovering penicillin in 1928, Germany and the Soviet Union signing a 1939 pact over Poland, and the 1995 Rabin and Arafat White House accord ending occupation and signaling a Palestinian state.
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William the Conqueror
England
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
San Diego
U.S
Alexander Fleming
Nazi Germany
Soviet Union
Poland
Yitzhak Rabin
PLO
Yasser Arafat
White House
Israel
West Bank
Clinton reassures world amid debate in Argentina
Washington Post columnist David Ignatius reports from Buenos Aires where Treasury Secretary Lew visits during the U.S. election cycle. He notes global nerves about U.S. policy, Clinton’s foreign policy clarity, and Argentina’s economic reform under Mauricio Macri as a mirror for global implications of American political choices.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Treasury
Jacob Lew
U.S
Uncle Sam
Donald Trump
America
Lew’s
Torcuato di Tella University
Hillary Clinton
Clinton
Juan Peron
Eva
Nestor
Cristina Kirchner
Mauricio Macri
Trump
Lew
Macri
Finance Ministry
Apartment development questions for editor in Journal-World
Deborah Snyder of Lawrence raises concerns about a potential 6000 unit apartment build. She asks how rentals affect property tax base, school funding, mill levies, and the impact of abatements on developers and public services. She seeks studies comparing apartments to single family homes and asks about long range horizon plans.
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Journal-World
Deborah Snyder
Lawrence
Hats off to Douglas County voting promotion praised
A reader commends Douglas County and County Clerk Jamie Shew for promoting voting in the upcoming election. The letter highlights mailed voter information, advance ballot applications, four return options, and quick acknowledgment after submitting a ballot.
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Douglas County
Jamie Shew
Secretary of State
Janet Majure
Lawrence
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Community readers may submit letters up to 250 words. Letters should be free of libelous language and avoid name calling. All letters must be signed. Submissions can be mailed to P O Box 888 Lawrence KS 66044 or emailed to letters at ljworld dot com.
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Lawrence KS
Ljworld.com
Bold 1866 theft in Kansas town ends in chase
A gentleman stole a horse and buggy from Col Walker's stable and fled toward Tecumseh. Col Walker and Col Wakefield tracked the thief with a trotting horse and forced him to flee the brush. The thief escaped after being spotted. Also noted is the County Clerk's move to Bullene's building and an advert for Helmbold's Extract.
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Col. Walker
Tecumseh
Speer
Bullene
Brooks
Reprinted with permission from local writer Sarah St. John
The note credits local writer Sarah St. John for the piece and directs readers to the Daily Lawrence History Facebook page for more content and onward viewing.
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Sarah St. John
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