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Lawrence community members, area activists rally and march for trans rights
Community members gathered Monday evening at South Park and marched down Massachusetts Street to protest for transgender rights amid the recent passage of anti-trans legislation.
Carter Gaskins/Lawrence Times
Crowds brave the cold for Lawrence St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Despite very chilly weather Tuesday, Lawrence folks showed up for the 39th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Haskell students, supporters protest firings, demand government keep its ‘Hands off Haskell’
Holdings signs that read “My education is not your budget cut” and “Culture erasure is not progress,” about three dozen people marched Friday morning down Massachusetts Street to South Park in protest of recent firings at Haskell.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Shivers abound as Lawrence students, educators take a cold dip, raise $18K for Special Olympics
Sunshine and temps in the low 60s were a welcome contrast to arctic wind chills a week ago. Still, that combination proved a bit deceptive Thursday afternoon as students and educators took the Special Olympics Polar Plunge outside Lawrence High School.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence High senior Zana Kennedy named Kansas Student Journalist of the Year
Lawrence High School senior Suzana “Zana” Kennedy was named the state’s student journalist of the year Monday during a surprise ceremony at the school.
Pancho Metz / Contributed photo
‘Love wins’: Lawrence community members gather to stand up to tyranny
Lawrence community members gathered Wednesday at the Union Pacific Depot to “stand together for freedom and against tyranny.”
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
KU faculty union rallies for fair contract after months of negotiations
Members of KU’s faculty and academic staff union, UAKU, rallied outside the Kansas Union Tuesday to urge administrators to sign a fair contract before the end of the year.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
At Theatre Lawrence, ‘Sunday in the Park with George’ shows that ‘art isn’t easy’
Things don’t always go as planned. Theatre Lawrence’s concert production of “Sunday in the Park with George” will explore the difficulty of making great art.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Pup with a purpose encourages better health among Lawrence seniors
Binny, a 2-year-old Chihuahua rescued from Texas, received a second chance at life. Now he’s giving back to Lawrence seniors.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
‘Together’s the only way’: Unity theme resonates at tribute to MLK
Poetry, music and inspirational words were shared Friday afternoon in memory of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy during the 34th MLK schoolwide assembly at Billy Mills Middle School.
A moment in Lawrence: Keeping nature present in our lives
An Earth Care Forum held Sunday focused on ”the dynamic cycles of life in our local ecosystem and ways to rejoin our lives to nature,” Sam Raugewitz wrote in submitting this photo to the Times.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Renovations complete in the Douglas County Commission meeting room
The renovated Douglas County Commission meeting room in the historic courthouse was completed just in time for new elected officials to be sworn in Monday.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Douglas County elected officials sworn in
Several Douglas County elected officials — including two who will expand the county commission to five members and a new district attorney — took their oaths of office during a ceremony Monday morning at the historic county courthouse.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence trans community, supporters send message to elected officials: ‘You cannot get rid of us’
Lawrence community members at a rally Saturday committed to resisting any and all upcoming efforts to suppress transgender and gender-nonconforming folks.
Photos: Lawrence folks enjoy a snowy Sunday
Lawrence community members — including Alfred the cat — had some fun playing in the snow Sunday.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence community members gather for 18th annual menorah lighting, Hanukkah celebration
The co-directors of the Chabad Center for Jewish Life hosted the 18th annual menorah lighting event Thursday — a number of special significance for the Jewish community.
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