Full-day kindergarten expanding as budget cuts loom
Lawrence school board approves 132 500 to expand full-day kindergarten at Broken Arrow and Sunflower elementaries while closing Wakarusa Valley to save about 487 508 in district funds. Easy Living Mobile Home Park residents will attend Sunflower. others go to Broken Arrow. Additional savings of 10 992 will help fill a 3 million budget gap.
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Selby weighs pro jump during KU basketball banquet
KU basketball season wrap finds Josh Selby in Las Vegas weighing a jump to the pros while the team celebrates. In another page, Gov. Sam Brownback signs a bill restricting late term abortions with a fetal pain presumption after week 21.
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Quote on accident at optometry clinic prompts sensitivity
Marcia Epstein of Headquarters Counseling Center says the recent car crash into an optometry clinic could have been worse but remains unacceptable. She urges respect for staff and patients dealing with the post traumatic effects and asks readers not to make light of the incident.
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Controversial Kansas Secretary of State to Speak at Lied Center
Kris Kobach will address an audience at the Lied Center tonight amid ongoing controversy. The event draws local media presence and public interest ahead of Wednesday’s activities.
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Civil War Anniversary Sparks Local Activity in Lawrence
Lawrence marks 150 years since the Fort Sumter outbreak with community mobilization. More than 80 men join the Independent Company of Mounted Riflemen under Captain Samuel Walker as Lawrence anticipates carbines pistols and sabers from Fort Leavenworth arsenal. The Kansas State Journal notes farmers devote ground to crops amid the city’s abolitionist and pro slavery tensions and the 1861 mood.
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Close Douglas County races highlight canvass impact
Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew released final totals after canvassing last week's city and school board elections. In Baldwin City, Baldwin City school board No. 2 went to Sandy Chapman by one vote, and the council race was decided by two votes. Lawrence saw a tightened City Commission race with Schumm shrinking his lead to six after provisional ballots, affecting mayoral prospects for 2012 and 2013. Lecompton chose Elsie Middleton as a write-in winner for an open council seat with 47 votes, the top write-in tally.
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Former consultant jailed in KU tickets scam
Thomas Blubaugh, a former Kansas Athletics consultant, was sentenced to 46 months in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud tied to a scheme that prosecutors say cost KU at least 2 million. He faces restitution up to 841,111 and jointly owes 268,292 in back taxes with his wife, Charlotte Blubaugh, who faces sentencing next.
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Judge Wesley Brown, 103, oldest federal judge in U S
U S District Judge Wesley Brown, age 103, is noted as the nation s oldest working federal judge and one of four Kennedy appointees remaining on the bench. See story on page 2A.
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