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Earlier this year, the county and the city set an ambitious goal to end chronic homelessness in Lawrence in three years through the use of a Built for Zero model. While we recognize this is a large, multifaceted issue, we are hopeful that the efforts of the city, county and our community ...
For more than a decade, the Climate + Energy Project has worked to reduce carbon emissions. We stand behind our commitment to Kansans to drive practical solutions for an equitable transition to a clean energy future. It is our mission — and there’s no time to waste. That’s why we must ...
As a lifelong environmentalist, I was excited to hear of a solar installation in my part of Douglas County. I had visions of the lovely solar farms I had seen in Germany and Switzerland, where solar panels, glinting among the trees, followed the curves of the land and provided shelter to cows ...
As a longtime resident of Old West Lawrence, I have followed with interest the efforts of my neighbors to the north to consider renaming their neighborhood, which for decades has been known as Pinckney. The reason for their discussion lies in the fact that Charles Pinckney, of South Carolina, ...
Earlier this month the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the approval of a new drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease, the first in almost 20 years. The drug, a protein with the tongue-twisting name of aducanumab (ad-yoo-can-yoo-mab), is touted as the first to slow the otherwise ...
An open letter to the Lawrence City Commission: Regarding the current proposal to ban the use of “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ minors in Lawrence, I’d like to add another faith-based perspective to the discussion. First, I want to commend the city for considering such a proposal and ...