Artist Gordon Parks inspires Lawrence High audience
Lawrence High School hosted Gordon Parks in the Frances and Floyd Horowitz Lecture Series. The 80 year old photographer and filmmaker shared insights on creativity and necessity, interleaving a slide show of his work with Parks’ own music. He recalled early hardship after his mother’s death and his rise as a pioneering black photographer at Vogue and Life.
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Lawrence High School
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Fort Scott
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Floyd Horowitz
Minnesota
Parks says retirement not in sight at 80
Kansas Union in Lawrence hosts Francis and Floyd Horowitz Lecture where Gordon Parks, photographer, author and film director, declares he will never retire. He discusses creativity across writing, photography, film and composing, and recalls family lessons from Kansas that shaped his career.
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Lawrence High School
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England
KU 1968 grads recall era of upheaval and change
Alumni from the Kansas University class of 1968 gathered at the Wagon Wheel Cafe to reflect on a period of racial tensions, assassinations, and the Vietnam War. They recalled a transition from sheltered campus life to a world of uncertainty, with memories of Kennedy’s assassination, drug culture's rise, smoking norms, and shifting social rules.
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Wagon Wheel Cafe
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Bruder
Williamsville
N.Y
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Vietnam
George Yarnevich
Salina
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Lawrence
King
Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority
Class of '43 Members Gain Entry Into Gold Medal Club
Alumni of the Class of 1943 are announced as new members of the Gold Medal Club. The recognition honors outstanding achievements and community service by graduates. Recipients include notable local figures and leaders contributing to civic life and wartime remembrance.
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Lawrence Douglas County Hazardous Waste Facility Opens
The Lawrence Douglas County Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Facility opens with safety features such as explosion proof outlets and chemical resistant floors. Officials emphasize reducing waste through consumer choices and education, aiming to minimize future hazards and encourage monthly public disposal events starting in June.
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Douglas County
Scott Schulte
Schulte
Patricia Marvin
Marvin
Courthouse security tops county agenda on Monday
Douglas County Commission er Jim Chappell leads Monday's 1:30 p.m. meeting at the county courthouse to discuss new security measures for the Judicial and Law Enforcement Building after a jacket containing a handgun was seized from a defendant. Proposals include restricting exits, alarms, a west entrance divider with a metal detector, bag scans, and a guard. The agenda also lists a bridge replacement on County Road N900, west of U.S. Highway 59.
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