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FRIDAY • SEPTEMBER 11 • 2015
THE BIG IDEAS Commission hopefuls share their priorities
Kobach, KU law prof trade blows on voter ID in debate By Peter Hancock Twitter: @LJWpqhancock
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach squared off Thursday in a debate with a Kansas University law professor over the pros and cons of restrictive voter identification laws. Kobach, who was the architect of Kansas’ 2011 law requiring voters to show photo ID at the polls and to show proof of U.S. citizenship to register, argued that such laws are needed to prevent voter fraud and protect the integrity of elections. The two men debated be- Kris Kobach fore about 100 people, most said nearly 220 of them law students, in a cases of voter lecture auditorium at the KU fraud occurred School of Law in Green Hall. in Kansas from The debate was sponsored 1997 to 2010, by the KU Federalist Society before the and the Hispanic-American state enacted Law Students Association. its stricter “Election fraud occurs,” voter ID Kobach said. And while the requirements. number of such cases may be tiny compared to the total number of ballots cast in any given election, he said it only takes a small number of votes to “steal” an otherwise close election. He said that from 1997 through 2010, the year before Kansas enacted the new restrictions, county election officials in Kansas reported more than 220 instances of suspected voter fraud.
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he 14 people applying to fill a vacant seat on the Lawrence City Commission have a variety of views about what the top priorities of city government should be. People interested in filling that vacancy had to submit applications to City Hall by 5 p.m. Wednesday. Those documents are now available on the city’s website at lawrenceks. org/vacancy. Among the many questions they were asked was to list their top priorities. The answers ranged from such topics as economic development and public safety to providing tax relief and restoring public trust in city government. A citizens advisory committee will soon start sifting through those applications, and members of the public will get to ask the candidates questions during a public forum scheduled for Sept. 24. Following is a summary of each applicant and his or her top priorities for city government:
Mike Anderson Address: 811 New Jersey St. Occupation: Host and writer for the “Not So Late Show,” on Wow6. Ran unsuccessfully for City Commission in 2015. Top issues: “Currently the biggest issue is trust and stability with the City Commission. I find it paramount that the community see the transparency they want in a City Commission. This is one of the biggest reasons why I’m running.” Anderson also listed economic growth and development, “new urbanism” and commitment to the arts as important issues.
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FOURTEEN RESIDENTS HAVE FILED APPLICATIONS FOR THE VACANT SEAT ON THE LAWRENCE CITY COMMISSION. FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, TOP TO BOTTOM: Lisa Larsen, Caleb Stephens, Joe O’Brien, Kolbe Murray, Kenneth Easthouse, Karl Watson, David Crawford, Scott Morgan, Allison Puderbaugh, Terry Riordan, David Schauner, Mike Anderson and J. Douglas Robinson. A photo of Jeffrey Southard was not available at press time. Contributed Photos
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Codefendant: Pair wanted to ‘go on the run’ after robbery By Caitlin Doornbos Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos
DANCERS AND OTHER PERFORMERS are a perennial attraction at the annual Haskell Indian Art Market.
The 27th annual Haskell Indian Art Market is scheduled for this weekend in Lawrence. The market features native artists from all over the country selling original, handmade jewelry, pottery, drawings and paintings, baskets, beadwork and more. It will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday on the campus of Haskell Indian Nations University, 155 E. Indian Ave., just south of 23rd and Massachusetts streets, according to event organizers. Admission and parking are free. Pets are not allowed, with the exception of service animals. Entertainment is planned at noon, 2 and 4 p.m. each day. The event also will feature Native American food vendors and Haskell student booths. The university plans its fall “Welcome Back” powwow on Saturday at Haskell Stadium, with the Gourd Dance beginning at 3 p.m. and the Grand Entry at 6 p.m. The powwow also is free and open to the public. — Sara Shepherd
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Robert Long, 24, allegedly committed the armed robbery that led to the shooting of three Lawrence men in February so he could get money to “go on the run” with his thengirlfriend Rachael Hampton, a codefendant testiLong fied Thursday. Caleb Chrisman, 22, is charged with Long and Hampton in the Feb. 8 shootings of three men — two of them Kansas University students — in a central Lawrence home. The shootings allegedly happened as Chrisman helped Long rob a KU stu- Hampton dent known to sell illegal drugs.
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