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SLT shopping center has big hill to climb with city
‘It’s just a lot of stress on the growing spine’
Commissioners want to see west side developed before south is considered By Chad Lawhorn Twitter: @clawhorn_ljw
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CHRISTOPHER P. KAUFFMAN, RIGHT, ADJUSTS AND CHECKS THE FIT OF A BACKPACK for Ethan Schraad, 15, Friday at Kauffman Chiropractic Center. Kauffman makes sure packs don’t ride too low on the back and advises students not to put too much weight in a pack. At left is Ethan’s father, Steve Schraad. Local chiropractors say having a sturdy, not-too-heavy backpack can save kids from developing back, neck and posture problems.
Sturdy, under-packed backpacks could have long-lasting effects on children’s health By Giles Bruce
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pain or mid- or lower-back pain,” said Lawrence chiropractor William Miller. “I advise parents to weigh that backpack. Well, weigh the child, then weigh the backpack.” Miller says backpacks should weigh no more than 10 percent to — William Miller, Lawrence chiropractor 12 percent of a girl’s body weight or 12 percent to 15 percent of a boy’s weight. cent of a child’s body weight. “If you have a 100-pound child, “I have a lot of parents who will you don’t want (the backpack) to bring their kids in a couple months weigh more than 10 to 12 pounds,” or so after school starts because Please see BACKPACKS, page 2A they’re complaining of lower-neck
If you have a 100-pound child, you don’t want (the Of all the back-to-school decisions backpack) to weigh more than parents in Lawrence make this week, 10 to 12 pounds.” Twitter: @GilesBruce
one that could have long-lasting impact on their child’s health is … which backpack to use. Local chiropractors say having a sturdy backpack that’s not too heavy and worn properly could save kids from developing back, neck and posture problems. A good guideline for parents to keep in mind is that a backpack should weigh about 10 per-
A plan to build the community’s largest shopping center has a large hill to climb if it hopes to win approval Lawrence City Hall. The city has at A majority of city made a large commissioners recently told the Journal-World investment that they have concerns at Rock Chalk about a proposal to Park. We’ve build a little more than really already 500,000 square feet of put our eggs in retail, restaurant and space on a site just the basket that hotel southeast of the South we’re expand- Lawrence Trafficway and Iowa Street intering out west.” change. Driving that con— Jeremy Farmer, cern is another projcity commissioner ect: The Rock Chalk Park sports complex. The city is investing $22.5 million for the sports complex near Sixth Street and the South Lawrence Trafficway. The northwest Lawrence intersection adjacent to Rock Chalk has been zoned for about 600,000 square feet of retail and commercial space, but so far retailers haven’t come to the sites. Commissioners worry that if a new south Iowa Street shopping center is built, it will be years before retailers ever
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The final countdown: Lawrence families get ready for a brand-new school year By Joanna Hlavacek jhlavacek@ljworld.com
Thoughts of homework and teachers were far from Colin Bradt’s mind as he pushed together the couch and chairs of his family’s Lawrence living room last week. “I built a fort the other day,
just because I could,” Bradt, 14, recalled. “I had the time to do it.” There, under his cushioned stronghold, Bradt snuggled up to his dog —a golden retriever and German shepherd mix named Storm— and took some time to enjoy the final days of summer. For Bradt and other kids
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across town, moments like these are fleeting. Less than three days remain before Lawrence Public Schools resume classes Wednesday morning. He accompanied his mother, Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo Jane Patrick, during a grocery LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMEN-TO-BE Maya Frazier, left, Eliana run to Dillons, 1740 MassachuSeidner and Chisato Kimura walk along Massachusetts Street setts St., Friday afternoon. Please see SCHOOL, page 6A Sunday. The first day of school is Wednesday for LHS.
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