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If you’re a gardener and see this caterpillar chomping down your dill, by all means let it eat as much as it wants because it will mature into a beautiful swallowtail butterfly.
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Candidates vying for a two-year term on the Lawrence school board during a forum Saturday discussed issues of equity and systemic racism in Lawrence Public Schools.
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Lawrence school board members on Monday will consider approving contracts with raises for the classified staff and teachers unions. They’ll also consider extending the superintendent’s contract through 2025-26.
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Seven Lawrence City Commission candidates during the local NAACP branch’s forum Saturday afternoon answered questions about housing, homelessness and economic issues that are pressing for the city.
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Candidates for Lawrence school board agreed Saturday that they don’t support any form of privatization of public schools. They had differing views on how to stabilize the district’s workforce, however.
A work group that is updating the way the city handles complaints about the Lawrence Police Department on Monday will hold the first of two planned community conversations.
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Legendary Lawrence broadcaster Hank Booth died Friday at age 77, following a sudden and unexpected illness.
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A judge ruled today that the next court hearing for the alleged shooter in the emotional case of a 14-year-old Lawrence boy’s death will be livestreamed on YouTube, but the courtroom will be closed to the public. Also, more charges have been filed in connection with the shooting.
The central transit station coming to Bob Billings and Crestline Drive will likely not be completed until Jan. 2, 2024, and Lawrence Transit will also delay route changes intended to align with the new station.
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Douglas County District Court Chief Judge James McCabria on Thursday unveiled the local bar association’s new composite photo, featuring the faces of several dozen members.
