Friends and neighbors
Public Health Week Celebration committee members gather prior to the open house. From left are Jim McDaniel, Kansas City, Kan., and Barbara Schnitker, Lydia Yu, Kathy Colson, Elaine Houston, Linda Cowles and DeeAnne Schoenfeld, all of Lawrence. Colson submitted the photograph. Got a shot for Friends & Neighbors? Send it, along with your name, phone number and caption information, to Friends & Neighbors, P.O. Box 888, Lawrence 66044. For more Friends and Neighbors, go to www.lawrence.com/publish/postem/friends.
City Government
City of Lawrence ‘assessing options’ in the wake of racist and antisemitic hate speech shared at recent commission meeting
City of Lawrence campsite reporting form has received 230 reports since October; only 57 campsites confirmed
City Commission meeting interrupted by racist, antisemitic hate speech
Lawrence City Commission set for light agenda this week
Campers who remain at North Lawrence site after closing date will be trespassed, but city doesn’t expect that to happen
