KU student contracts bacterial meningitis in dorm
A Kansas University senior from St. Cloud Minnesota aged 22 living in Pearson Scholarship Hall is treated at University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City Kansas in intensive care. Dr Myra Strother said he is stable and talking as officials from the Lawrence Douglas County Health Department advise close contacts to watch for symptoms.
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Kansas University
Pearson
Andrew Marso
St. Cloud
Early tax deadline nears in Douglas County
Douglas County Treasurer Pat Wells warns of an early tax deadline for 2003 real estate and personal property taxes. Second half payments are due by June 20 to avoid penalties, with payment locations including the courthouse, a county office, Dillons store, a drop box, and online at the county site.
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Pat Wells
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27Th St
Dillons
Sixth St
Douglas-County.com
Atty General Phill Kline Joins Online Chat Session
Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline will answer questions in an online chat on the Journal World site this afternoon starting at 2 45 p m. He is a Republican former state legislator elected to a four year term in 2002 and will take early questions or join the chat line.
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Kansas
Phill Kline
Journal- World
Liworld.com
Kline
Police find suspects in shoplifting probe
Two Lawrence women are suspected of stealing dozens of items from Kohl s Department Store on 3240 Iowa and Hastings Books Music and Video on 1900 W 23rd St. Police recovered two sacks of Kohl s clothing and items from Hastings valued at 573 and 521 dollars. Charges are pending and they were not arrested.
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Kohl
Iowa
West List Street
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Mike Pattrick
Hastings
W. 23Rd St
Gasoline prices dip to $1.70 at local stations
The Journal-World reports Lawrence stations offering as low as $1.70 per gallon at Presto Phillips 66 on 602 W Ninth St Zarco 66 at Sixth and Florida and Cltgo at 2005 W Ninth St. Readers urged to call Pump Patrol at 832-7154 if they spot lower prices.
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Journal-World
Lawrence
Ninth St
Sixth and
Florida Streets
Pump Patrol
Education advocates press for funding at Kansas Capitol
Gov Kathleen Sebelius urged education supporters to pressure lawmakers to pass a school funding measure. The House advanced a plan to raise $155 million for schools via higher property and sales taxes while the Senate defeated six education bills. Hundreds gathered in the rotunda, including Kansas Families United for Public Education, to support funding and highlight gaps in public education coffers.
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Kathleen Sebelius
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Senate
Johnson County
Bill Kassebaum
R-Burdick
Nancy Dietze
Quail Run
Lawrence
Kansas
Christine Downey
D-Inman
Cindy Yulich
Lawrence School
Barb Thompson
Dinman
Wind storms cause outages and attic fire in Lawrence
High winds downed power lines and snapped tree limbs, leaving up to 130 residences without power in Lawrence. An attic fire at a Trail Court home sparked by a fused power line caused about $15,000 in damage. Firefighters contained the blaze by 4:23 p.m. No injuries were reported.
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Lawrence
Trail Court
Karla Olsen
Westar
Olsen
Mark Bradford
Lawrence Douglas County
Webb criticizes Iraq policy at KU lecture
Former Navy secretary James Webb urged citizens and journalists to press the Bush administration on the conditions for withdrawing from Iraq. He called the war a palpable strategic error and a strategic trap, criticized Rumsfeld for ignored warnings, and noted Shinseki’s forecast of needed troops. Webb argued terrorism, WMD, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict were muddled together and warned the invasion weakened U.S. military posture. An audience member’s question followed.
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Iraq
James Webb
Kansas University
Webb
Woodruff Auditorium
Kansas Union
Reagan
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
Pentagon
Army
Eric Shinseki
Bush
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