Summer job outlook good, not great
Local high school and college students’ chances of finding work has definitely improved since the immediate aftermath of the Great Recession. In Lawrence, businesses seem to be picking up their hiring compared to recent years, though experts say the employment environment is a long ways from what it was in boom times. By Giles Bruce
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Town Talk:
As planners debate Menards project, new study finds retail vacancy rate at 7.2 percent citywide
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Sound Off: Truck dogs
Yesterday
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Photo gallery:
KU Commencement
Yesterday
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Burgers, bratwurst, gifts and good times: friends tell of homicide victims’ last days
Yesterday
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Sound Off: Rural Recycling
May 18, 2013
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Lawrence High School scholarship winners
May 18, 2013
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Gas prices approach record highs
May 18, 2013
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KU student killed in crash on U.S. Highway 59
May 17, 2013
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Sound Off: Medication disposal
May 17, 2013
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KUsports.comSound Off: Truck dogs Yesterday 13 comments
Town Talk: As planners debate Menards project, new study finds retail vacancy rate at 7.2 percent citywide Posted 55 minutes ago 4 comments
Gas prices approach record highs May 18, 2013 38 comments
Senate approves bill banning use of tax dollars to advocate for gun control May 17, 2013 62 comments
Opinion: Benghazi, IRS: Son of Watergate? May 15, 2013 114 comments
KU student killed in crash on U.S. Highway 59 May 17, 2013 43 comments
Police to aggressively enforce seat-belt laws in 2013 Click It or Ticket campaign May 17, 2013 30 comments
On the street: Would you rather have a lower income tax and higher sales tax, or lower sales tax and higher income tax? May 17, 2013 39 comments
Affordable Care Act bringing jobs to Lawrence May 16, 2013 74 comments
Bid for recreation center comes in about $10 million lower than expected; questions grow over other cost estimates May 15, 2013 84 comments
Town Talk: Planning Commission to debate Menards project Monday amid signs momentum may be turning May 16, 2013 35 comments
Town Talk: Wicked Broadband project seeks $500,000 city grant; downtown hotel project seeks adjustment to incentives package; historical society seeks $20k for new exhibit May 10, 2013 138 comments
Editorial: Shirking state May 12, 2013 35 comments
The java experiment: Downtown resident opens Alchemy Coffee at 19th and Massachusetts
May 16, 2013
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Marcia Epstein's Blog:
Headquarters Counseling Center Receives 2013 Crisis Center Excellence Award
May 16, 2013
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Record High!
May 13, 2013
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Style Scout: Louis Anajjar
May 9, 2013
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Event:
Miss Major & Her Minor Mood Swings
May 18, 2013
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Style Scout: Mallory Hancock
May 2, 2013
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Style Scout: Ruby Love
May 9, 2013
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Off the Beaten Plate: Menudo at Tres Mexicanos
May 16, 2013
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Style Scout: Jennifer Doores
May 16, 2013
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Style Scout: Samuel Carmean
May 16, 2013
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Curtain call
May 5, 2013
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LMH working to prepare for 'Obamacare' insurance exchanges, but questions aplenty remain
May 15, 2013
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Lawrence environmental health specialist takes mission trip to remote Alaskan area
May 15, 2013
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Succotash:
Boulevard’s new experimental brew is minty-fresh, on tap in Lawrence
May 1, 2013
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NOT TOO HOT TO TROT ... OR FINISH A MARATHON!
May 15, 2013
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Photo:
Clothing details: Adidas sneakers, $54, Famous Footwear, bought a few ...
May 9, 2013
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Photo:
Clothing details: Shoes, $10, don’t remember store; pants, Forever 21, ...
May 9, 2013
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Style Scout: Patrick Kelly
April 25, 2013
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Eat Your Vegetables:
Cooking away the CSA, week 4: Pizza dough can be the kitchen sink of CSA eating
May 8, 2013
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Style Scout: Staci Smith
April 25, 2013
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Event:
Muncie w/ The Wayward Sons
May 13, 2013
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