LCR’s own Melissa Sieben spoke of a unique and dear friendship that started in 2008 in a Rotary Club in Gardner, Kansas. Melissa volunteered to be a liaison advisor for a local family hosting a… Read More »Best of Friends

The Americana Music Academy was conceived as a folk music school when it was founded in 2002. The Academy seeks to improve the quality of life through music instruction. It is housed in a large… Read More »Music as a Life Enhancing Experience

Jack Altman is in his 70’s and has no intention of slowing down. Ten months ago Altman took over the The Lawrence Public Library’s program for retirees which is intended to offer older citizens opportunities… Read More »Meeting New People and Having Fun

Maddie Lockett is a social worker employed by the Lawrence Humane Society to assist people in retaining their pets due to a crisis situation. This represents a new role for the shelter, as keeping pets… Read More »Working to Keep People and Pets Together

Ryan Guirlinger, U.S. Department of State, visited Lawrence for several speaking engagements and spoke to LCR on the war in Ukraine. Guirlinger is uniquely qualified as he is head of the Office on Eastern European… Read More »U.S. Policy on Ukraine Reviewed