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Election 2021: Lawrence City Commission and school board candidate forums
Last update: Oct. 26
The Lawrence Times has aggregated information about candidate forums, and you can find all our coverage of past forums, plus links to recordings, on this page.
Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector
Colyer joins Schmidt in pledging opposition to critical race theory in Kansas schools
Exploring critical race theory would only lead to young children hating the United States, ex-Gov. Jeff Colyer said Thursday. “America is a special place.”
KU student senators criticize Board of Regents for rejecting fee increase for mental health services, student pay raises
The University of Kansas student government on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve sending a letter to the Kansas Board of Regents following the board’s decision last week to reject a $31.15 per semester increase to required student fees.
Tom Harper/@lawrencemodern
Meet the artist: Sculptor will be on hand for downtown unveiling Friday
Jacob Burmood, the artist who created “Paradoxical Synapse,” will be in attendance for a Final Friday public unveiling of the sculpture at 8th and Vermont streets.
Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector
New KU research: Kansas counties with mask mandates avoided 500 COVID-19 deaths
New research from KU shows that counties in Kansas that instituted mask mandates experienced significantly lower rates of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths compared with counties declining to take that precaution.
#BeMoreLikeClaire
#BeMoreLikeClaire: Upcoming auction to fund grants for Douglas County organizations (Column)
“Over the past three years, through the power of collective generosity, #BeMoreLikeClaire has awarded more than $180,000 in grants to area nonprofits, with the vast majority located in Douglas County.”
Obituary: Stephen Nelson
Stephen Nelson, 73, Lawrence, Kansas
Meet the Lawrence City Commission primary candidates
The Lawrence Times sent out candidate questionnaires. We wanted to start off with something a little bit different from typical election coverage and give you a chance to learn more about the human side of your candidates.
August Rudisell/@KsScanner
As federal government begins study of Native American boarding schools, history of Haskell likely to see spotlight
A federal government investigation into its own oversight of Native American boarding schools — used in the late 1800s to mid-1900s to force children into cultural assimilation — will most likely include an examination of Haskell Indian Nations University.
August Rudisell / Lawrence Times file photo
Four people displaced by fire at Lawrence trailer home
Two adults and two children have been displaced by a fire at a trailer home Wednesday morning, according to a news release from Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical.
Contributed
Free State High School student earns superior rating from International Thespian Festival for short film
A Free State High School junior’s short film earned a superior rating Tuesday evening at the Virtual International Thespian Festival, her teacher said.
Mackenzie Clark
Free box fans available next week in Lawrence
Though some of the logistics are still to be determined, there will be free box fans available for those who need them next week in Lawrence.
Board of Regents may raise community college-to-university credit transfer cap
The Kansas Board of Regents may raise to 75 the number of credit hours that could be transferred from a community college to a state university following success of a two-year pilot involving Johnson County Community College and the nearby Edwards campus of the University of Kansas.
Kansas officials boost food assistance through pandemic relief program
Kansas officials are extending and expanding access to a federal relief program for vulnerable families whose children were without school meals because of the pandemic.
Lawrence Public Library Friends & Foundation
Lawrence Public Library foundation to host Pride Month Drag Bingo
As Pride Month nears its end, the foundation that supports the Lawrence Public Library is set to host a bingo event with popular Lawrence drag artist Deja Brooks.
Contributed
After a creative Halloween, University Place neighborhood resident plans for a festive Fourth
Scott Gustafson’s traveling scarecrow was a hit in October in the University Place neighborhood. Now he’s planning a big celebration for the Fourth of July.
From the Stacks: Reclaiming memory and history in ‘Last Night at the Telegraph Club’
“Queer history is vital to a queer future. Reclaiming spaces in history that were occupied by real people through fiction is just as vital,” Margo Moore writes.
Kansas doctors: Troublesome coronavirus variant nicknamed Delta warrants strict scrutiny
More than 100 cases of the COVID-19 variant first identified in India and given the shorthand name Delta have been diagnosed in Kansas, prompting public anxiety this variety could cause more severe illness or a higher degree of fatalities.
Letter to the Times: Districts would make city commissioners closer to constituents
“Single-member districts are ultimately a better choice for representative government, much as the way we elect members to the county commission,” Rick Cagan, of Lawrence, writes in this letter to the Times.
The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for the week of June 22, 2021 (Sponsored post)
Today is the second day of Amazon’s annual Prime Day celebration. That means it’s a fantastic day to support an independent business, much like the fine folks who bought these books in droves last week!
College athletes score a big win with U.S. Supreme Court in NCAA dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday that the NCAA cannot limit educational compensation to student athletes due to their amateur status.
Kansas ranks 18th nationally in annual report measuring well-being of children
The state of Kansas ranked 18th in terms of child well-being Monday in the annual report evaluating state-by-state evidence of economic, health, education and family trends influencing development of kids.
KU to start using windshield-blocking device for repeat parking violators
Parking officials at the University of Kansas now have a new way of taking action against repeat violators. Called “The Barnacle,” the bright yellow device completely obscures the driver’s view and demands payment in order to be removed.
Conner Mitchell
New breakfast concept planned for west Lawrence site
A brand new “fast-casual” breakfast concept is headed to west Lawrence: flip’d by IHOP. The menu includes pancake bowls, egg sandwiches, burritos and bowls, steakburgers and fries, chicken sandwiches and more.
