Art in the Park highlights Cathy Tisdale’s clay works
Art in the Park on May 3 at South Park will showcase more than 80 artists with demonstrations, music, and food. The Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department and the Lawrence Art Guild Association organize the event, with a rain date of May 10. Cathy Tisdale, a potter and KU sociology graduate, travels from California to participate and has found clay a therapeutic outlet.
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Lawrence man first in city to receive heart transplant at KU Medical Center
Ed Reed of Lawrence credits organ and tissue donors for saving his life after a heart attack. He received a heart in August 1988, was in hospital months, and learned of his new heart on his 57th birthday. The ceremony at Lawrence Memorial Hospital highlighted National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week and the broader donor need nationwide and in Kansas.
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LMH
Commissioners defend committee anonymity in hiring process
Douglas County commissioners defend keeping a nine member public committee's names secret until just before interviews for the county administrator job. Chairman Buhler says secrecy prevents lobbying while three residents from each district are chosen. three commissioners say they know or know of the appointees and stress no social connections.
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Douglas County
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Buhler
Mike Amyx
Louie McElhaney
Amyx
McElhaney
Lawrence High senior Nate Penny wins shot put at Manhattan Invitational
Lawrence High School athlete Nate Penny captured the shot put title at Friday’s Manhattan Invitational, marking a standout performance on the boys track events page.
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Peruvians fire on U.S. plane, airman missing
A Peruvian military aircraft strafed a U S Air Force unarmed C 130 on a counter drug mission off the coast of Peru. An airman fell from an open door during the attack and is missing. White House said a search is under way as Peru apologizes and coordination continues.
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Panama
Anthony Quainton
Budig optimistic about KU's future
KU Chancellor Gene Budig spoke at the All-University Supper saying the current tough budget could become a turning point for Kansas and its people. He touted KU as a leading public university with top medical and academic standings and noted Campaign Kansas has raised over 237 million dollars toward a 150 million goal. He urged Kansans to invest in higher education to secure the state’s future and called for relief from strained faculty salaries.
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Gene Budig
Kansas
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KU School of Medicine
Campaign Kansas
Midlands
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Paper bags edge out plastic in Gallup bag poll
A Gallup survey of 1,021 adults finds 48 percent prefer paper bags and 37 percent prefer plastic at grocery checkout, with 83 percent of stores offering both options. Men favor paper more than women, and higher earners skew paper, while commissioned by Kraft & Packaging Papers Division of the American Paper Institute.
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