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TUESDAY • OCTOBER 21 • 2014
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Plans to make a busy downtown route a one-way street for up to two years may not be necessary after all. The construction firm that will build a proposed multistory apartment and office building at Ninth and New Hampshire streets has submitted a new plan that would allow two-way traffic in the 800 block of New Hampshire for much of the two-year construction project. Previously, Lawrence-based First Construction had wanted to close all northbound traffic CITY from Ninth Street north to the COMMISSION mid-block crosswalk in order to provide the necessary room to store construction equipment and keep workers a safe distance from traffic. The new plan will allow for two lanes of traffic by removing on-street parking along the west side of New Hampshire throughout the construction zone. The project will cause about eight parking spaces to be lost
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ANNIE GNOJEK, OF LAWRENCE, SHOPS for a Kansas City Royals World Series T-shirt for her father Monday outside Jock’s Nitch Sporting Goods, 916 Massachusetts St. Gnojek said her father has a baseball signed by the 1985 Royals team. He rubbed the ball for good luck while watching the Royals’ post-season win this year against the Oakland A’s. The Royals have gone undefeated since that game and will meet the San Francisco Giants in the World Series tonight. Aaron Moore, student, Lawrence “When Dyson stole third in the Wild Card game and danced after.”
After decades of complacency, suddenly we can’t get enough By Elliot Hughes Twitter: @elliothughes12
For 29 years, the month of October provided no occasion for Kansas City-area sports fans to flash their Royals gear. This time of year in Lawrence, with Kansas University football in midseason and men’s basketball on the horizon, any blue apparel worn about town is usually emblazoned with Jayhawks. These days, though, there’s suddenly a lot more “KC” im-
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printed on those blue hats and shirts. “I still can’t believe it’s happening again,” said Andy Craig, an engineering technician and Royals fan of four decades. “I didn’t think it would, but they proved me wrong. Getting this far is unbelievable.” Fifty miles west of Kauffman Stadium, the Royals’ tidal wave of glee has swept over Lawrence and beyond. Apparel is flying off shelves.
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Connor Lyons, live sound engineer, Lawrence “Ventura started throwing huge breaks.”
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Brownback Dakota Pike, porter at Laird Noller Automotive, Lawrence “When Salavador Pérez hit the line drive and won the Wild Card game.”
Rachel Wolf, behavior analysis, Lawrence “Seeing everyone excited about a winning team.”
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Lori Cluts, pedicurist, Lee Summit, Mo. “Gordon sliding across the field and making the catch.”
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Peter Mavee, student, Lawrence “When Butler stole second base.”
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Wichita — Republican Gov. Sam Brownback vowed Monday to defend Kansas’ ban on same-sex marriage, while Democratic challenger Paul Davis said during a debate Monday that there’s nothing either of them can do at this point because the matter is in the hands of the courts. The issue came up during a televised debate in Wichita in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision earlier this month that cleared the way for gay marriages in several states. The American Civil Liberties Union is seeking a court order that would allow gay marriages in Kansas, and a federal
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New Jersey’s Chris Christie made his third trip to Kansas to raise money for Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback. Page 3A
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Lawrence author Vicki Julian is exploring how to live a full life despite having multiple sclerosis. Page 1B
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