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Lawrence City Commission selects Dever as mayor, Finkeldei as vice mayor
In keeping with tradition, Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday chose their next mayor and vice mayor.
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Outgoing Lawrence mayor says he looks forward to ‘continuing the journey’
Bart Littlejohn reflected Tuesday on the city’s progress over the past year during his term as mayor and looked ahead to “a bigger and brighter future.”
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Clare’s Community Closet opening in new space in eastern Lawrence
A local organization that provides free clothing, care kits is moving into a new space and leaning on community collaboration.
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O’Connell Children’s Shelter employees announce drive to unionize
Residential workers with O’Connell Children’s Shelter have filed for a union election, citing concerns of administrative bloat, inadequate pay and feeling a lack of support.
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Vigil remembers transgender lives lost in Lawrence and beyond
A solemn but hopeful gathering at Ecumenical Campus Ministries on Wednesday honored 74 transgender and gender-nonconforming people who died across the United States during the last year.
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‘A safe and stable place for families’: Family Promise of Lawrence celebrates new shelter
Dozens of community members gathered to celebrate the completion of Mt. Hope Shelter, a new shelter that will aim to help families stabilize as they seek permanent housing.
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Indigenous rapper Supaman inspires Lawrence youth with stories of resilience, Native American culture
Hip-hop beats and positive lyrics filled Billy Mills Middle School’s main gymnasium Tuesday morning during an all-school assembly led by Supaman, the Indigenous rapper and fancy dancer.
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Christina Gentry: From experiencing homelessness and housing discrimination to advocating in Lawrence
With years of housing insecurity and discrimination behind her, Christina Gentry is now chair of Lawrence’s Affordable Housing Advisory Board. In that role and other capacities, she strives to help folks who are now in the same space she was in not too long ago.
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First-time voters, families show up to Lawrence polls on Election Day with the future in mind
Douglas County saw a record number of early voters ahead of Tuesday, and more folks showed up at the polls for Election Day, some excited to participate in the process for the first time.
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KU professor leads cultural burn at Field Station
A prescribed burn led by a KU professor at the KU Field Station Saturday morning will help ensure the area’s biodiversity and soil health in the future.
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