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Eric Lynch, IAFF Local 1596: Lawrence and Douglas County leaders must budget more money for public safety (Column)
”More than a decade of increased workload and city/county growth without increased help has left our first responders at their breaking point,” Eric Lynch, of IAFF Local 1596, writes in this column.