EU team studies apps and autism with $1.2M grant
Kansas University assistant professor Kathy Thiemann-Bourque will lead a research team awarded 1.2 million dollars to test iPad like apps aiding children with autism in communication through pictures and spoken words. The project involves Lawrence and North Kansas City school districts and a pending Olathe district application.
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Kathy Thiemann-Bourque
Kansas University
Thiemann- Borque
Lawrence
North Kansas City
Olathe
Chefs face off in third annual Douglas County cooking clash
Eileen Horn shuffles score sheets as judges taste three locally sourced dishes in the third annual Chefs Challenge at the Douglas County Fair. Defending champ Wallace Cochran showcases lamb sausage souvlaki style with harissa and herb sauces, as chefs vie for top honors in a gut-wrenching verdict.
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Michael Beard
715 Restaurant
Douglas County Fair
Eileen Horn
Wallace Cochran
The
Merc
Lawrence group seeks World Trade Center relic display in Kansas
Lawrence based American Fallen Warrior Memorial seeks city approval to place a recovered World Trade Center foundation fragment in front of the Union Pacific Depot Lawrence Visitors Center in North Lawrence. CEO Tonya Evans promised a major Monday announcement amid prior big plans for a Kansas City memorial and parkland donation.
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Lawrence Visitors Center
Kansas City
Kan
City Hall
Union Pacific Depot
Lawrence
North
Tonya Evans
Journal-World
Iraq
Longtime J-W newsman Ralph Gage retires after 43 years
Ralph Gage, a KU graduate who came to the Journal-World in 1969, spent 43 years rising from reporter to general manager and chief operating officer. He guided the paper through technological change, demanded performance, and remained loyal yet outspoken. His family includes wife Martha, daughter Susan, and son Paul, all notable in education and public service.
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Journal- World News
Ralph Gage
Kansas University
Ottawa
J-W
East St. Louis
the World Company
Journal-World
Gage
Susanne Shaw
Journal-World Today
Lawrence
Ralph
Martha
Salina
Ottawa University
MidAmerica Nazarene University
Olathe
Kansas State Department of Education
National Association of State Directors
Susan
University of Nebraska
Oregonian
Portland
Paul
Washington, D.C
Oregon
Kurt Schrader
Journal-World and World Company
WorldWest
Red Dog
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