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Progress Edition 2004

Progress 2004 is the Journal-World's comprehensive annual look at growth and the economy in and around the Lawrence area.

The five sections are as follows:

  • An in-depth look at the local economy in the past year and the forecast for this year;
  • A look behind the scenes at some of the most important civic and cultural events taking place in Lawrence;
  • News and feature stories on retailers, including restaurants;
  • A look at what's happened in the last year for the city's top industrial employers and in the local agriculture scene,
  • And finally, a review of the city's growth through the eyes of developers and financial instititutions.

Go!

William Burroughs

Before his death in 1997, Burroughs -- whose work included 'Naked Lunch' and 'Junky' -- lived in a modest house on Learnard Street in east Lawrence. The well-traveled author lived more years in Lawrence, Kansas than in any other location in the United States or abroad. His attachment to this town mystified many who appreciated his work. Go!

Bill Snead's Kansas

About the only thing Bill Snead has been longer than being a journalist is being a Kansan. From his days as a UPI photographer in Vietnam to being a photo editor at National Geographic to being named "White House Photographer of the Year" while at the Washington Post, Snead's roots eventually pulled him home. Go!

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On the street

How high do you predict gas prices will get this summer?
Steve Bradt "I’ll guess $3.40 around here. Things seem tenuous with the oil supply, so I can see it getting that high. I hope not, but I can see it happening."
— Steve Bradt, brewer, Lawrence