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These articles are free to read. Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Lock in your subscription rate and save! [LJWorld.com]( The articles below are free to read. Please consider signing up for a subscription to support local journalism. Special offer for newsletter recipients $89 per year [Subscribe Now]( [Image]( [On International Night, school celebrates its cultural richness with food, family and conversations]( We’re all from somewhere, and every somewhere is fascinating. That was the message of Thursday’s International Night at Sunflower Elementary, where Lawrence families celebrated the rich cultural diversity of their school with food and conversations. [Read More]( [Subscribe Today]( [photo]( [Lawrence-Douglas County health department study examines public health risks of industrial-scale renewable energy projects]( As industrial-scale renewable energy projects look to find some footing in Douglas County, much has been said of their potential risks and consequences — mainly by concerned members of the public. Now, a new study conducted by staff with Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health and the University of Kansas Medical Center’s Department of Population Health seeks to illuminate exactly how likely it is — and how much — such concerns would impact residents if an industrial-scale renewable energy facility were to move in nearby. [Read More]( [Image]( [Douglas County leaders struggle to explain what their plans are for taxing Airbnbs, day cares and other home-based businesses]( Douglas County announced on Friday that it’s putting a hold on plans to change the property tax assessment category for short-term rentals from residential to commercial, which would have more than doubled such homeowners’ tax bills. [Read More]( [photo]( ['A community history': Local anthology gathers many voices to tell fuller story of Lawrence]( Dennis Domer, the editor of the “Embattled Lawrence” anthology, taught a class at the University of Kansas in 1998 called “Biography of a City: Lawrence,” about local history. More than 80 students enrolled in the class, which was televised on the now-shuttered local Channel 6 and gained an enthusiastic audience. Domer, who will discuss the most recent volume of “Embattled Lawrence” at an upcoming event at the KU Hall Center for the Humanities, said the course and its accompanying show made him realize two things: There were large gaps in Lawrence history and Lawrence residents were eager to see them filled. [Read More]( [photo]( [National League of Cities, founded in Lawrence, celebrates 100th anniversary with city leaders]( Leaders with the National League of Cities on Thursday were in the city where their organization was founded to celebrate a century of connecting and providing services to municipal officials across the U.S. [Read More]( [Subscribe Today]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( This message was sent by the Lawrence Journal-World. You are receiving this because at some point in the past you shared your email address with LJWorld.com To opt-out of emails like this, click the link below. [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World PO Box 888, Lawrence, KS 66044