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The three Lawrence city manager finalists are, from left: Roderick “Rod” Bremby, of Glastonbury, Conn.; Cheryl Harrison-Lee, of Gardner, Kan.; and Thomas “Tom” Markus, of Iowa City, Iowa.
City manager decision nears A closer look at finalists before likely Dec. 18 offer By Nikki Wentling Twitter: @NikkiWentling John Young/Journal-World Photo
A HORSE-DRAWN STAGECOACH, sponsored by Dunn's Landing and Event Facility, in Wellsville, makes its way down Massachusetts Street during the 23rd annual Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday. See the photo gallery at LJWorld.com/christmasparade15 and the video at LJWorld.com/christmasvid15.
City wins Junior Building more than gingerbread Olympic bid Lawhorn’s 2017 event carries big economic impact By Rochelle Valverde Twitter: @RochelleVerde
Lawrence has been selected to host the 2017 USA Track & Field Junior Olympic Championships. The city was one of two finalists for the
bid and was officially selected as the host Saturday. At its convention in Houston, USA Track & Field youth chairs selected Lawrence over Des Moines, Iowa. “This is a great opportunity for Lawrence to be seen on a national scale on sports and recreation,” said Megan Gilliland, Please see BID, page 9A
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or the better part of a decade, I have been fighting a losing battle that a good leanto makes every home better. You know what I’m talking about — a shed for storing lawn mowers, weed whackers, spare parts for the chocolate fountain and other home necessities. Where I grew up, you tack a lean-to onto the side of your house, and when that one fills up, you tack another one on. Back
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home there are twobedroom houses that stretch for a quarter of a mile. Even though I have shown those fine
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Rod Bremby Bremby lived in Lawrence for 23 years, first as a student at Kansas University and then as a city employee, a KU employee, and most recently as Secretary for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. He now lives in Glastonbury, Conn., and Please see MANAGER, page 2A
What are readers looking for in a future city manager? One word stands out Please see BUILDING, page 8A in our survey: honesty. Page 3A
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examples, I’ve never been successful in getting the necessary approvals to build a lean-to of my own. Then, gingerbread came into my life. For reasons not entirely clear to me — especially as I now try to sandblast the royal icing off my glasses — I’ve long wanted to build a gingerbread house for the annual Big Brothers Big Sisters Gingerbread House Auction.
About six months after former City Manger David Corliss resigned, the city will meet the three candidates Dec. 17 who are vying to fill the position of Lawrence’s top nonelected official. City commissioners will hold final interviews Dec. 18, after which they will select the next city manager and start the negotiation process. With less than two weeks CITY before a decision is made, the COMMISSION Journal-World spoke again with the candidates, this time to talk more about their past experiences and their plans for what they’d do in the first few months as city manager.
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