From KU Anthropologist to Quiet Exit After Crash
Darcy Morey, KU anthropology assistant professor, faces lasting injuries from a 2000 head-on crash with a semi on a rural North Dakota road. Walking and driving are far harder, and despite heartfelt ties to KU he cannot find a position suited to his impairments. The accident ended a promising career arc and now shapes his reluctance and relief as he departs.
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Darcy Morey
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North Dakota
State employees earning six-figure salaries rise in Kansas
Public records show the number of state workers earning more than $100,000 annually grew from 740 in 2002 to 1,179 in 2005. Most top earners were at Kansas universities, led by athletic director Lew Perkins with a $604,805 salary at KU. KU and KU Med employed 533 above $100k, with funding split among taxpayers, private donations, and grants.
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Kansas University
KU Medical School
Lew Perkins
KU Med
Robert Hemenway
Barbara Atkinson
Atkinson
The
Tax deadline looms as post office shortens hours tonight
Taxpayers face a tight deadline with filing due today and Lawrence post office closing at 7 p.m. Procrastinators scramble as payroll restrictions curb late hours. lawmakers reveal mixed filing habits with Rep. Bill Thomas the sole top official who preps his own return.
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Brenda Lenz
Lawrence Post Office
Anne Garlinghouse
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Raney
Congress
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Bill Thomas
R-Calif
Calif
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Thomas
Jim McCrery
R-La
New York
Charles Rangel
FBI agent to speak at 2006 Sutton Ethics Lecture
An FBI special agent involved in the Kansas City area diluted cancer drug case and Archer Daniels Midland price fixing will deliver the 2006 Walter S. Sutton Ethics Lecture at Kansas University today.
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Kansas City
Archer Daniels Midland
Walter S. Sutton
Kansas University
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