My thought on identity theft has long been that anyone who steals my identity clearly doesn’t understand what they are getting. Undoubtedly, I should take the threat more seriously because there’s federal data that shows Lawrence not long ago was one of the worst places in America for identity theft.
But there’s also new federal data that shows the situation is improving here.
Both sets of data are ...
You could make a lengthy list of why opening an indoor firing range and gun store in Lawrence — generally the most liberal city in Kansas — might not be a good business idea.
Then, you could make one observation about the world that could cause you to think a firearms business will work just fine in Lawrence nonetheless.
“It is not a conspiracy theory to say that things are kind of crazy in the world ...
No matter which way you slice it, Lawrence is just on the edge of being really expensive, by Kansas standards anyway. By national standards, it is still a relative bargain.
A new report that uses detailed payment data from consumers across the state compares the average monthly living expenses in Lawrence to more than 30 other cities and towns in Kansas. There are two ways to look at the data, and both of them ...
A year ago, Douglas County leaders said the county needed a policy about how large its piles of unused cash — rainy day funds, so to speak — could grow.
Lots of governments have policies that call for them to keep funds equal to three months worth of expenses — and no more — to cover downturns or unexpected events. But as a review by the Journal-World found last year, the county had no such policy, ...
A local drainage district is accusing the City of Lawrence of locating its sanctioned homeless camp on drainage district property without receiving permission from the district.
The accusations have created questions about whether the city will have to alter operations at the camp, which is located by the Kansas River levee in North Lawrence, near Johnny’s Tavern.
The Kaw Drainage District notified the ...
After getting denied by city commissioners in September, a plan for a townhome development near the estate-style homes of Fall Creek Farms in west Lawrence has re-emerged.
A new set of plans for Fall Creek Villas has been filed at City Hall, and the local developer this time thinks he has the formula for winning city approval.
In a sense, the new formula involves accepting that there are many twists and ...
