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Tuesday, October 15, 1996
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- Douglas County District Attorney.
- Douglas County prosecutor for the past 7 years.
- Prosecuted every type of case.
- Supervises 9 full-time prosecutors.
- KU Law School graduate.
- Clinical Instructor, KU Law School.
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- Appointed the District Attorney in 1996 by Governor Graves.
- Appointed temporary District Attorney in 1994 by all 5
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- Supported by the last 3 District Attorneys.
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- Rex Johnson, former Douglas County Sheriff, and Dick Stanwix, former Lawrence Police Chief, are campaign committee members.
- Reputation for the highest integrity.
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Lawrence growth rate raises local concerns
By Dave Breitenstein Kansan staff writer
As the city of Lawrence's population continues to climb, environmentalists are raising their concerns.
Lawrence's population has increased from 65,608 in 1990 to 71,721 in 1994, which is about 9 percent. In that same time period, Manhattan's population has increased from 37,737 to 38,514, an increase of only 2 percent.
The estimated population of Lawrence is now between 75,000 and 78.000.
products, Daniels said. He also said that community leaders were responsible for controlling population growth.
The thousands of people who have moved to Lawrence have caused the city's boundaries to expand westward. And with the population increase, national chain stores have followed.
"We see less green space and parks being built," said Jason Daniels, KU Environs. "It's all being concreted over and more houses are being built."
Since more people have moved to Lawrence, there is a greater demand on local resources and agricultural
Kevin Walker, director of marketing and member services at the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, said the influx of stores correlated to the number of people moving in Lawrence.
"As more people move in, more businesses will also move in," he said. "Everything will stay in balance."
He also said that additional revenue from the businesses and residents would be used to build new parks, provide more police protection and health services.
"We've had a pretty steady growth since about 1950," Walker said. "Everyone is concerned about keeping the quality of life in Lawrence, and it will remain high in the future."
But Daniels said that Lawrence was losing its distinctiveness because chain stores were beginning to operate downtown.
"What makes Lawrence unique is that it is still a small town," he said. "We're so close to Kansas City and Topeka that we can benefit from them without having the negative effects of a large city."
Daniels also said that Lawrence would soon be left with no distinguishable characteristics, and the area between Kansas City and Topeka would become a metropolis filled with people, businesses and pollution.
Adi Laksmono, Jakarta, Indonesia senior, said the increased quality of the University was drawing more residents to the city.
KU students can keep growth down by patronizing local businesses and staying away from national chain stores, Daniels said. He also suggested getting active in community issues and voting in the upcoming election.
"In my opinion, safety will be a problem," he said. "In the last two or three years, the city has become unsafe. More residents means more income for the city, so they should be able to provide more law enforcement."
Dressing to kill on Halloween
Bv Jeff Rubv
Kansan staff writer
Don't be surprised if a 6-foot-4,
300 pound Sugar Plum Fairy, Evel
Kniewiel or the UPS guy appear at
your door on Halloween.
And if there's any correlation between Halloween masks and elections, Bill Clinton may be in trouble come November.
"A lot of people have been asking for Bob Dole masks," said James Allen, manager of Fun and Games, 816 Massachusetts St. "Not too many vet for Bill."
And trick-or-treaters and party-goers are increasingly looking for unconventional costume ideas.
Kathy Pollard, sales representative at Barb's Vintage Rose, 927 Massachusetts St., said odd costume requests didn't surprise her.
something to make him look like a Sugar Plum Fairy," Pollard said.
"One woman came in, she had a husband who was 6-foot-4 and 300 pounds, and she was looking for
Sue Von Bargen, manager of the Salvation Army, 1818 Massachusetts St., said Halloween cross-dressing was fairly common.
"We have a lot of women buying men's clothes, and men buying women's clothes," she said. "We're saving these great big, huge bras so they can stuff them."
Laura Sink, a clerk at the Etc Shop, 928 Massachusetts St., said her store's business increased by as much as 50 percent during the Halloween season.
"We've been renting a lot of priest and nun costumes," she said. "Another guy came in looking for an Evel Knievel outfit. I told him Elvis was as close as we could get."
Charlotte Dart, owner of Barb's Vintage Rose, said Halloween was easily her most lucrative season.
"This is mv Christmas," she said.
"Everyone has their month where business takes off. Florists have February. Department stores have December. October is my Christmas."
Tone Unruh, who makes costumes at Sew What Designs, 916 W. 20th Terrace, said unconventional ideas weren't always difficult to accommodate.
"I had a call from someone asking me to make a UPS man costume," she said. "I told him to go call the UPS and see if they just had an old one."
Students aren't so picky and often out for cheap alternatives.
James Dowell, Tulsa, Okla. senior, said he might recycle last year's outfit.
"I was thinking about being the grape guy from the Fruit of the Loom commercials," Dowell said. "But I was the Joker last year, and I might do that again this year because I'm boring."
Towing takes toll on students
By Megan Jordan Kansan staff writer
Schreiner, Overland Park senior,
realized that his car had been towed.
In addition to a $20 towing fee,
Schreiner received a $30 ticket from
the KU parking department. It was
his third ticket this semester.
Pat Schreiner was looking forward to driving home after class on Wednesday. But when he arrived at the spot where he had left his car, it was gone.
Schreiner is one of many students who has discovered the parking department means business.
"If you see a vehicle being towed from an area, you are less likely to park there yourself," said Donna Hultine, assistant director of parking.
The University of Kansas uses a different towing service each year based on the lowest bid each company gives the department. This
Last year the company charged $23, said Michelle Moon, Quality Towdispatcher.
Most of the cars towed off campus cannot simply be hooked to a truck. They must be put on a dolly so that all four wheels are off the ground. For other customers, this would cost between $40 and $60.
ensures that students who are towed receive the lowest possible charge, Hultine said. This year the University has a contract with Quality Tow, 1146 Haskell Ave.
Moon said that although students were never happy to have their cars towed, she had not dealt with many unpleasant students this year.
"Most of them realize they are in the wrong," she said. "And the price is cheap enough that most don't complain."
Schreiner said that the towing fee was easier to accept than the $30 parking ticket.
"I can understand them towing my
car but not issuing a ticket," he said. "How can I get a ticket for parking where there are no painted lines and no signs? It's ridiculous that they are irresponsible about the way they issue tickets."
During working hours, there are typically 10 employees on campus looking for illegally parked cars. Cars that are blocking traffic, have more than three tickets or are in handcapped spaces and fire lanes will be towed. Hultine said.
But Moon said Quality Tow never had towed more than 38 cars from campus in one day. Comparatively, Hultine said as many as 400 tickets may be written in one day.
Hultine said it was not unusual for the department to issue more tickets and have more cars towed in the beginning of the school year.
"As the semester goes on, people figure out the rules and where they are supposed to be, and there are less tickets out there to give."
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