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Lawrence businesses seeing green
Shops stock up for St. Patrick's Day
By James J. Reece
Kansan staff writer
Lawrence businesses were prepared yesterday for their version of today's green-laden St. Patrick's Day festivities.
Bars had the green food coloring ready by the beer keg, shops brought out the shamrock-shaped buttons, and one shop displayed a collection of the latest in St. Patrick's Day undergarments.
"We have boxer shorts for every occasion," said Jacquie Stineman, a retail assistant at The Etc. Shop, 928 Massachusetts St.
Suntean said boxer shorts covered with leprechauns and shamrocks were the hottest item this season in the shop. Other favorites, in order of popularity, are green hats, wigs, jewelry, face paint and lipstick, she said.
hive plant that is harmed. She said the "green season" was
good for business because the holiday was in the middle of the week this year, so shoppers came both early and late in the week, either to buy items for today or for weekend parties.
The shop also rents leprechaun,
Gumby and other green costumes and
sells green hats such as propeller-bean-
bows, bowlers and top hats.
"I'll probably buy a hat," said Karen Grdina, Naperville III, junior, as she shopped in downtown Lawrence. "I have a lot of green stuff I can wear."
Grdina, who is part Irish, said she would also partake of green beer tonight, if her studies allowed. But she said her ancestry did not make the occasion any different for her than most people.
"It's just a fun thing to do," she said.
Bowen's Hallmark Shop, 847 Mas sachusetts St., had items reflecting the color of the season. Green suspenders, hats, stickers, trolls and shamrock-shaped wind socks highlighted the store.
But manager Sharon Haupt said the
St. Patrick's Day is a national religious holiday in Ireland named after the nation's patron saint who lived from A.D. 389-461. The first U.S. celebration of the holiday took place in Ireland in 1720. It involved beer and beer were U.S. traditions, and until recently, such practices were uncommon in Ireland.
Origin of St. Pat's
According to the legend, St. Patrick:
- was abducted from Britain at age 16 by Irish outlaws and solid into slavery in Ireland;
- escaped slavery and later returned to Ireland as a bishop to convert Ireland to Christianity;
made the three-leafed shamrock a Saint Patrick's Day symbol by using it to teach the Christian doctrine of the trinity to the Irish;
chased all the snakes out of Ireland.
Squarece: 'The Foilick Office for World Highlands' and 'Foilick Office for American Canal Hydrants'
Source: "The Folklore Of World Holidays" and "Folklore of American Holidays"
Dave Campbell / KANSAN
season did not make a noticeable difference in receipts.
Among many bars planning to serve green beer for tonight is Johnny's Up
"They kind of all sell at the same"
she said. "The items that sell the best
are probably the trolls and buttons."
and Under, 403 N. Second St., which also will have corned beef and cabbage. Other green-beer bars include The Jazzhaus, 922% Massachusetts St., Louise's West, 1307 W. Seventh St., and the Jayhawk Cafe, 1340 Ohio St.
Paper or plastic? Both damage environment
By Jennie Zeiner
"Is plastic OK?"
Grocery baggers ask that question hundreds of times a day. In the last few years, environmentally conscious shoppers have asked themselves the same thing. Would I rather have a paper or plastic bags?
According to the 1992 Environmental Almanac, many different factors should be considered before this question is answered.
From environmental and economic standpoints, both paper and plastic are costly, the almanac says.
And neither is good for landfills, the almanac says.
The process used to make most paper bags involves cutting down trees, which encourages erosion. But plastic creates an environmental threat because of the oil leaks and spills by tankers carrying the oil needed to make plastic.
Plastic is less bulky than paper, so it takes less room in landfills, but it is
not easily biodegradable. Paper can decompose without the presence of oxygen, moisture or sunlight.
The possibility of biodegradable plastic is met with skepticism by researchers who note that some plastic has been buried for 30 to 40 years without decomposing.
"There might be plastics that will degrade, but the way I've heard it is that they break up into smaller pieces
Another advantage of paper is that it is easier to recycle, the almanac said. Stationery and paper towels can be made from recycled paper bags, but recycled plastics have fewer uses.
The Environmental Almanac suggests using the more readily recycled product, which in Lawrence may be paper.
but there is still plastic," said Gary Schott, Lawrence graduate student in environmental studies.
Barb Domonoske, the owner of Conservation Resources, a Lawrence recycling service at 3009 W. 28th St., said the service would take only paper bags.
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