Tech N9ne's prolific run tops Kansas City scene
Kansas City rapper Tech N9ne reportedly sold nearly 1.5 million albums and headlines hundreds of live shows annually. He is already working on a new studio album even as his 7 month old release K.0.9 lingers in the memory, per Page 10 Kansas University notes.
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Former endowment leader dies at 66
Jim Martin a former president of EU Endowment Association from 1991 to 2002 died Thursday from Alzheimer's complications. He helped build the association into a group with assets surpassing $1 billion.
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Moms shop for themselves as sales rise in March
Retail sales rose for the fourth straight month in March aided by an earlier Easter and better weather. John Long of Kurt Salmon Associates notes moms are starting to shop for themselves after years of shopping from their closets. A weapons simulator is reviewed at Fort Leavenworth.
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KU celebrates Lied Center expansion and gifts
KU officials marked the Lied Center expansion funded by the Lied Foundation Trust which contributed 2.5 million toward a 14.3 million project and welcomed 300,000 from the Kemper Foundation. Christina Hixson, sole executor, highlighted arts access and the trust’s children’s education support as the project expands with a new lobby, offices, and an educational pavilion.
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KU Chancellor charity drive aims for 100000 volunteer hours
Six year old Sunny Lange joins KU volunteers on campus as part of a Semester of Service led by Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little. The effort, building toward 100,000 hours of volunteer work, aims to showcase campus service before the inauguration.
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Court Won’t Block Kansans Disability Service Cuts
Kansas Supreme Court on Thursday refused to halt budget-balancing cuts that left many on waiting lists for in-home and community services. Gov. Parkinson praised the ruling but urged restoring some funding. plaintiffs seek to block $10 million in cuts and a 10 percent Medicaid rate reduction. Executive director Tom Laing of InterHab noted options moving forward as Legislature reconvenes amid a $450 million revenue shortfall.
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Obama eyes Senate approval for Russia arms treaty in year end push
President Obama asserted that enough Republicans will back the Russia arms control pact to win 67 votes in the Senate before year’s end. He cited bipartisan treaty history and pledged safeguards on missile defenses and the nuclear triad while noting the deal reduces postwar arsenals to 1960s lows.
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