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Lawrence school board to hear reports on teacher salary matrix, early childhood services
The Lawrence school board on Monday will hear two reports: one from the teachers union comparing teacher salaries to those in other districts, and one on early childhood education services.
Iridescent Riffel: Transgender Kansans face energized enemies. The words you use can make a difference. (Column)
”Words are just one way that we let our souls reach out and touch someone else’s. Will you hold someone’s hand in support or rip a hole through their heart?” Iridescent Riffel writes in this Kansas Reflector column.
Lawmakers plan to introduce medical marijuana legislation at start of session
After months of meetings, compiling data and listening to research, lawmakers say they’re ready to take another shot at legalizing medical marijuana.
Lawrence school district alumni come back to coach, cultivate new wave of sports culture
These former Lawrence High and Free State student-athletes have returned to coach at their alma maters. They’re working to improve the culture of youth sports for their athletes today.
Chloe Anderson/Lawrence Times
Lawrence Farmers’ Market annual holiday event returns
The annual Lawrence Farmers’ Market holiday market was a hit yet again Saturday. Lawrencians gathered at the Douglas County Fairgrounds open pavilion to stock up on a variety of goods from more than 40 vendors.
Four people are accused of crimes against Indigenous art on KU’s campus; here’s where their cases stand
Two defendants plan to give public apologies Saturday for their theft of Indigenous artwork from KU’s campus last year. For two others accused of vandalizing the artwork, their criminal cases have just begun.
Tricia Masenthin/Lawrence Times
Averill family to stage Christmas show and ‘big party’ with vaudeville roots
The moment they’ve all been waiting for soon will arrive. Finally, Ric and Jeanne Averill will perform on stage at the same time with their children, Will and Trish. The big event will take place on the mainstage at Lawrence Arts Center à la “Drunken Christmas Carol.”
Davids lone supporter in Kansas delegation of same-sex, interracial marriage reform bill
Democratic U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids celebrated the adoption of federal laws strengthening protection for same-sex and interracial marriages that was opposed by the 5 Republicans in Kansas’ congressional delegation.
Regulators order Keystone Pipeline to investigate after 14,000 barrels spill in Kansas
Federal regulators have ordered operators to temporarily shut down part of the Keystone Pipeline in northern Kansas and investigate after it spilled 14,000 barrels of crude oil.
ACLU of Kansas wants U.S. Supreme Court to ditch state’s congressional map over race
The ACLU of Kansas argues the Kansas Supreme Court incorrectly interpreted federal law when it ruled race wasn’t a factor in the map drawn by the Republican-dominated Kansas Legislature.
Clay Wirestone: This artificial intelligence program will surprise you. But can it write about Kansas politics? (Column)
”Could (an artificial intelligence program) fill in for me? At least now and then? I decided to find out,” Clay Wirestone writes in this Kansas Reflector column.
Ending source of income discrimination in Lawrence will be a key step toward solving housing crisis, panelists say
Only about 10% of Lawrence landlords participate in housing voucher programs, and right now, people in 51 households with vouchers in hand are struggling to find housing, panelists told a crowd Thursday evening at the library.
Dole Institute panel: GOP dominance submarined by demise of Roe v. Wade, Trump’s unruly politics
A panel of political strategists and journalists said unraveling of abortion rights by the U.S. Supreme Court and antics of former President Donald Trump recast the 2022 election cycle to save Democrats from humiliating Republican seizure of both the U.S. House and Senate.
St. Marys officials looking at ways to reshape public library, limit public comments
City officials in St. Marys are still looking at ways to reshape the county’s public library after voting under public pressure to extend the library’s lease for a year.
At Ampersand RadLab, KU students use design as a force for good
KU design professor Ryan Clifford works at the intersection of design and social impact. As the faculty lead for Ampersand RadLab, a new student-run project focused on community engagement, he’s helping young adults harness the power of visual art as a force for good.
Lawrence Humane’s ‘Home for the Pawlidays’ special to offer discounted adoption fees
Fees to adopt pets at Lawrence Humane Society will soon be discounted as part of a holiday special.
Keystone pipeline spills in Kansas, dirtying creek and causing oil prices to spike
An oil spill in north-central Kansas dirtied a creek Wednesday night and prompted the emergency shutdown of a major international pipeline.
Mac Moore, KSHSAA Covered/Contributed photo
Free State football standout commits to KU; ‘I can be near my support community,’ he says
Calvin Clements, a senior at Free State High School and Jayhawk fan growing up, is staying home for college.
Kansas congressman introduces bill to block federal listing of lesser prairie chicken
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes of Kansas introduced legislation to prohibit the U.S. Interior Department from imposing restraints on land use through designation of the lesser prairie chicken as threatened or endangered.
Tricia Masenthin/Lawrence Times
At Nostalgia Room, Lawrence’s new nonalcoholic bar, sobriety and sentimentality mix together
Memories and feelings of family converge at Nostalgia Room, telling the story of Emily Kate Johnson’s sobriety — and of how she opened the new sober bar in East Lawrence.
Kelly v. Schmidt postmortem: Incumbency, cash and Brownback’s legacy pivotal in close race
The Dole Institute of Politics at KU on Tuesday brought together a panel of campaign staff, political scientists, a journalist and a PAC director to conduct a postmortem on the race Gov. Laura Kelly narrowly won in November.
Lawrence City Commission interested in $4.6M housing project but holds off on decisions for ARPA funds
Members of the City of Lawrence’s Housing Initiatives Division requested the city spend $8.29 million left from federal COVID-19 relief funds on housing solutions, but city commissioners stopped short of adopting that recommendation Tuesday.
Kansas town’s library lease renewed after months of debate about LGBTQ content
The Pottawatomie Wabaunsee Regional Library’s lease is safe for another year, following community uproar and legal pressure from the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas.
KPR’s Big Band Christmas returns after 2-year hiatus
Kansas Public Radio’s Big Band Christmas holiday jazz concert will return to Lawrence this Saturday, following a two-year hiatus.
