Friends and neighbors
Reunited at last. Richard Ray, Lawrence, meets with his sister, Debbie Douglass, and half-siblings for the first time. Adoption tore them apart, but after searching for his family for a year and a half, Ray gathered all the siblings Dec. 7 in Lawrence. Back row, from left, are Ray; Doug Ochs, Rogers, Ark.; and Dennis Phelps, Wichita. Front row, from left, are Debbie Douglass, Elbright, Colo., and Julie Castillo, Wichita. Ray submitted the picture.
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
