Deadwood Edition Issue #16

November 4, 2003

The REAL world

Lawrence's local currency flirts with extinction

Three years ago, Dennis "Boog" Highberger and his band of merry activists embarked on one of the greatest experiments in Lawrence's brief history. The idea was to print and distribute a local currency, organize a non-profit agency to oversee the project, convince local businesses to accept the new bills and motivate the public to trade in their Benjamin bills for Burroughs bucks.

Pictures

Images of our trip to Africa.