Plastics fall prey to local control 

Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed the “plastic bag” bill, stunningly without a single reference to preserving the environment .... instead, extolling the virtues of local control.

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April 26, 2024 - 3:45 PM

The Lawrence City Commission has a new ordinance that prohibits many businesses from using single-use disposable plastic bags such as this one. Photo by Pixabay.com

Recently as I drove my Silent Generation father-in-law on an out-of-town trip along I-70, he made a peculiar observation. “I never noticed this before but there’s plastic bags everywhere. My gosh. It looks terrible!” 

Peculiar because he’s typically not a passenger seat guy. Peculiar because he’s the last person I expect to hear pseudo-environmentally conscious commentary from. But knowing he’s a person who takes seriously where his local tax dollars go and his community’s appearance, combined with a newfound passenger seat status, I took heed of a lesson in…

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