Sewer rate rise eyed to fix city sewer crisis
City commissioners warned a rate increase may be needed to address a sewer crisis slowing northwest development. At a special sewer summit, David Schauner feared insufficient funds and a longer than expected fix, while discussions raised whether a powerful public utilities board should oversee the system. The summit did not produce short-term cost estimates, but emphasized the need for a rate study and funding.
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David Schauner
Public Utilities Board
Grandparents Day Reception at Prairie Park School
Prairie Park School held its first Grandparents Day with about 200 grandparents visiting classrooms and sharing stories of school days. PTA members called it a huge success as students and grandparents enjoyed lunch, a cookie and punch reception, and an orchestra concert.
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Prairie Park School
Prairie Park Pta
PTA
Monica Rothman
Rothman
Richard Gwin
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Laney Stussie
Lawrence
Cameron Stussie
Prairie Park
Carrie Murphy
Maxine and
Novy Bowman
Professors win right to exhume 127-year-old grave in Lawrence
University of Colorado anthropologist Dennis Van Gerven and CU law professor Marianne Wesson won court approval to dig up an unmarked Oak Hill Cemetery grave in Lawrence. The 127-year-old case concerns the possible identification of the remains as John Hillmon or Frederick Walters, a landmark in federal evidence law. The exhumation is planned for mid May with a 48 hour return pledge.
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Dennis van Gerven
Lawrence
van Gerwen
University of Colorado
Marianne Wesson
Douglas County District Court
Paula Martin
Oak Hill
John Hillmon
Frederick A. Walters
Martin
Ken Papateo
Rocky Mountain News File
Dennis van Gerwen
Legislature leaves school funding unresolved in Kansas
Kansas Legislature adjourned without consensus on funding public schools. Gov. Kathleen Sebelius urged quick action when lawmakers return later this month. Kansans seek results after a session marked by stalled funding talks.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kathleen Sebelius
Nixon adviser compares Bush to Nixon in Congress
Former White House counsel John Dean testifies before Congress drawing a parallel between President Bush and Richard Nixon. He says the president is pushing the envelope and defying Congress as Watergate echoes resurface in a dramatic hearing.
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Dennis Cook
Nixon White House
John Dean
Senate Judiciary Committee
Bush
Dean
Nixon
Washington
Congress
White House
Richard M. Nixon
Lawrence Woman and Daughter Tell of Online Predator
A Lawrence mother and her 11-year-old daughter recount a terrifying encounter with a sexual predator met via the Internet. They describe how the case unfolded, the danger faced, and the warning signs for other families.
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Lawrence
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