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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 2016
Page
3
West Side Folk, a longtime local concert series featuring folk blue grass and old time jams, will conclude next month with the May 20 finale. Founder and artistic director Bob McWilliams confirmed the news on Monday and shared it first via the series email.
McWilliams, jazz director at Kansas Public Radio and history teacher at Johnson County Community College, says the move is to cut stress. The final two concerts feature Ellis Paul at the Cider Gallery in Lawrence on Friday and Cheryl Wheeler at Unity Church of Lawrence on May 20. The series, started in 1995, has long featured regular West Side Folk performers.
Kansas workers at Larned State Hospital reported 12 to 16 hour shifts five to six days a week amid 26 percent vacancies totaling nearly 240 posts. They said fear of discipline and mandatory overtime compounds unsafe conditions while administrators acknowledge valid complaints. Interim Secretary Tim Keck notes the department is pursuing several actions.
Lawrence Education Association seeks precise limits on teachers workdays in the district. They propose striking a clause allowing principals to extend the work day weekly by up to 30 minutes. Union representative David Reber spoke at a district contract meeting about workload concerns.
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