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Larry Award Honorees

A quarter century of

good times and good works

‘This parade has provided a huge shot in the arm for an awful lot of charities in this town, especially during times like these when fundraising is really hard to come by.’

THE LAWRENCE ST. PATRICK’S DAY COMMITTEE Richard Gwin/Journal-World Photo

THE 2012 LAWRENCE ST. PATRICK’S PARADE COMMITTEE is made up of some 80 members who help put together the annual beloved event, now in its 25th year of providing entertainment and tens of thousands of dollars to various local charities. Read their story, page 11A.

Special edition dedicated to 2012’s Only in Lawrence honorees Welcome to the second annual edition of Only in Lawrence, a special section honoring your neighbors, unsung heroes and people who do the little things that just make life better here. We received dozens of nomi-

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nations from the community for this year’s Only in Lawrence class. Also making nominations were people from the 2011 class of Only in Lawrence, and Journal-World reporters and editors. From what the nominators told us, it’s clear Lawrence is

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much more than a community of institutions. It is made up of proud, gracious and hardworking people who give their time and energy every day to make the city great. We are featuring more than 50 people and have expanded

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today’s paper by two sections to tell many of their stories. But not all of the stories could fit into today’s paper. So in the coming days, keep your eye out for other Only in Lawrence stories. Meanwhile, if you want

to get a jump on 2013’s Only in Lawrence, go to LJWorld. com/onlyinlawrence/2013/ submit/ and tell us all about your nomination for next year’s honors. — Dennis Anderson, managing editor

COMING MONDAY

8A 5E, 7F We’re heading 1B-9B to the Focus Film 4A, 2B, 7F Festival awards today at Liberty Hall, and we’ll tell you who won.

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