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FRIDAY • NOVEMBER 27 • 2015
‘TRIPLE A HAPPINESS’ AND OTHER REASONS TO GIVE THANKS
Voting lawsuit decisions are expected soon Proof of citizenship is central issue in both cases By Peter Hancock Twitter: @LJWpqhancock
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FROM LEFT, ANTHONY, 11, ALEXIS, 7, AND ATHENA WHITE, 9, all of Scranton, listen to their father, Chris White, of Ozawkie, as they enjoy Thanksgiving dinner Thursday at the Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen, 221 W. 10th St.
On holiday, LINK dinner “ helps feed hundreds
This is a better kind of work.”
— David Dutcher, first-time LINK volunteer
By Caitlin Doornbos Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos
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here were countless “thank yous” this Thanksgiving at the Lawrence Interdenominational
Nutrition Kitchen, 221 W. 10th St. The gratitude expressed by those with hungry tummies was overwhelming, with many first-time volunteers left in awe after doling out turkey for hours.
Bishop Seabury Academy sixthgrader Ivan Calderon, 11, said he hopes his family will make serving those in need a new holiday tradition. “I brought my parents with me because we weren’t traveling for
Topeka — Two separate courts are expected to act soon on lawsuits challenging a controversial state law requiring new voters to show proof of U.S. citizenship in order to register to vote. Since the law took effect in 2013, more than 32,000 Kansans have had their registrations placed “in suspense” because they COURTS failed to provide the required citizenship proof. And now, under a new regulation by Secretary of State Kris Kobach, state and county election officers are actively purging the suspense voter list of any applications that have been pending for more than 90 days. Kobach On Dec. 4, a federal judge in Kansas City, Kan., will hold a hearing in a case seeking to block election officials from doing that. Meanwhile in state court, Shawnee County District Judge Frank Theis could rule at any time on a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union that challenges
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Holiday festivities in full swing today By Nikki Wentling Twitter: @NikkiWentling
The holiday season will officially kick off in Lawrence this evening, when about 60,000 light bulbs are switched on, illuminating downtown in the colors of Christmas. Sally Zogry, director of Downtown Lawrence Inc.,
Cancellation because of weather would be announced by 3 p.m. guessed the annual Downtown Holiday Lighting Ceremony and Santa Rescue have been a Lawrence tradition for at least the past decade. Every year, there are more lights and a little more entertainment.
Weather permitting, the event will start at 5:30 p.m. at the intersection of Ninth and Massachusetts streets. First, the Lawrence High School choir will
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A crowd watches a juggling act before the arrival of Santa during the annual Downtown Holiday Lighting Ceremony and Santa Rescue in November 2012 outside Weaver’s Department Store, 901 Massachusetts St.
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A new Lawrence Public Library program lets local history and genealogy buffs dig deeper — and smarter — into the past. Page 3A
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