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Popular breadmaker produces its last loaf
After nearly 30 years, Amazing Grains closes
By Richard Brack
February 21, 2004
Another Lawrence institution is calling it quits. After nearly 30 years in business, Amazing Grains Bakery has shut down its ovens, leaving northeast Kansans without the dense, moist loaves that were the bakery's signature.
Through his sights
Lawrence vet transforms smuggled WWII photos into book
By Richard Brack
November 9, 2003
After my mother died, in the house where we grew up, my sisters and I found boxes and suitcases jammed with memorabilia from World War II. There were letters, postcards and photos sent from our father to Mom, and, after Dad was discharged because of injuries, notes and cards from his brothers to keep him in the know.
Home sales set record for May
Lawrence real estate official cites low mortgage rates for increase
By Richard Brack
July 1, 2003
Boosted by low mortgage interest rates, the number of homes sold in Lawrence and North Lawrence set a record for the month of May, according to the Douglas County Appraiser's Office.
Take a look at the Journal World’s revised stock listings
By Richard Brack & Chad Lawhorn
May 6, 2003
Beginning today, the Journal-World is publishing a revised listing of stocks and mutual funds in an effort to make wiser use of our resources, while also continuing to serve you.
Hemenway sought advice
Chancellor asked if Bohl was fulfilling his charge
By Richard Brack
April 10, 2003
In the weeks before he fired Al Bohl as athletic director at Kansas University, Chancellor Robert Hemenway turned to friends and colleagues from KU and around the country for advice.
Series intended to cast light on ‘critical moment’ for city, schools
By Richard Brack
March 9, 2003
It's a critical moment for the city. That's how one Lawrence resident assesses the current community discussion on the future of Lawrence school facilities.
Dumping of contaminated soil fuels concerns for riverkeeper
City of Lawrence crews clean up site; state official calls illegal act ‘oversight’
By Richard Brack
August 11, 2002
By Richard Brack By mid-morning Saturday, Dave Murphy was getting angry. He was surrounded by tons of contaminated soil atop a North Lawrence boat ramp, and the rain that could wash it over the bank or down the ramp into the Kaw River was starting to fall.
Blue Star Service Banner honors families of soldiers called to duty since Sept. 11
By Richard Brack
May 8, 2002
By Richard Brack Since Sept. 11, flying the flag has become common in America's neighborhoods. But the red, white and blue banner Donna Thompson received Tuesday night is extra special. It shows her status as a serviceman's mother. “It shows that I'm very proud of them,” said Thompson of Lawrence. “My sons are doing their duty.”
Kansans turn to e-filing
Monday’s tax deadline looms for thousands
By Richard Brack
April 13, 2002
By Richard Brack It's going to be a taxing weekend for thousands of Kansans. According to state and federal tax officials, about 30 percent of expected tax returns are yet to be filed in Kansas. That means as many as 360,000 Kansans this weekend will be sharpening their pencils, or, more likely, warming up their computers to run tax preparation software and file electronically to meet Monday's deadline.
Oz company quits, urges legal action
By Richard Brack
December 28, 2001
By Richard Brack The company that has been trying to build a Wonderful World of Oz theme park near DeSoto has pulled the plug on the project and is encouraging investors to take legal action against Johnson County. In a letter to investors obtained Thursday evening by the Journal-World, Oz Entertainment Co. Chairman Robert Kory wrote that the company ceased to exist Dec. 10 and that investors should be able to deduct their losses on their 2001 tax returns.

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