August 2022

Flyers were posted around downtown Lawrence in April alleging the city released a “lie-filled response” to concerns about the movement of a homeless camp. _e flyer said the city issued the response — in which the city claimed it followed protocol regarding homeless camps — because of the “pressure they’ve been receiving for sweeping homeless camps without adequate notice or compassion.” A picture of the flyer circulated on the internet, and advocacy groups took notice.

Dear Readers, All I wanted to do was pick some flowers. _is summer’s been so hot I’ve mostly enjoyed wild blooms from afar, through the windows an air-conditioned house or car. So when my phone’s weather app claimed it was only 73 degrees outside and our yard was blanketed in soft light filtered by a cloud cover, I thought “At last, here’s my chance!” Plus for the first time in weeks, I could take a stroll down my favorite path along our back pasture, the one that winds along the trees lining the creek.

_e locations of lead service lines seem like the sort of thing someone would know, U.S. Rep.

_e Veterans Parade Committee is having a Field of Honor this year at City Park with the other displays. _ose who bought a flag and yellow ribbon when the Field of Flags/Field of Honor at Forest Park a few years ago when 700 flags were displayed on the ball field, Sherry Wright needs to get in touch with you.