From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for July 7, 1990:

• Although they were already in place, Lawrence city commissioner this week said it was time for the commission to “consciously” decide whether the city should allow signs on public rights of way directing people to the Lawrence Riverfront Plaza. Commissioner Mike Rundle said he was hearing complaints and concerns from local residents and business people about them. “The signs are directing people to a specific business enterprise, and I’m not so sure we should allow them on public right of way,” Rundle said. The signs, which had been paid for by the new factory outlet center and installed by city crews, were posted throughout the city on major streets. Rundle had asked the commission to discuss the signs at each of its two most recent meetings, but the issue had been deferred both times. Commissioner David Penny said he didn’t recall ever formally approving the signs, adding, “I don’t think it’s probably appropriate to have them.” Local business owner Chuck Magerl reported having heard a “consensus of opinion” on whether the signs interfered with “a level playing field, a sense of fairness, in application of the sign ordinance and sign regulations.” Riverfront mall manager David Longhurst said he didn’t understand the controversy about the signs, saying their purpose was simply to ease traffic congestion.
• President Bush this week vetoed a bill that would have guaranteed workers up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for childbirth, adoption, or family illness. “I strongly object … to the federal government mandating leave policies for America’s employers and work force,” Bush said. Citing stiff economic competition, Bush said U.S. employers needed to retain flexibility to succeed in the global marketplace.