Grandma finds gift from Lawrence granddaughter 'pretty special' — and so do 17.5 million people on TikTok
At age 90, Freda Pickman finally received a Christmas gift she never got as a little girl: a much longed-for doll. The gift came this week courtesy of her 21-year-old granddaughter, Lola Niccum, of Lawrence, who had heard her grandma say that she had always wanted a doll as a kid, but only ...
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A cycling path through Lawrence and Douglas County joins national bicycle route system
Grandma finds gift from Lawrence granddaughter ‘pretty special’ — and so do 17.5 million people on TikTok
Douglas County poverty rate still higher than average, but it has taken big drop in last 5 years
