Lawrence Datebook listings for Aug 13 14 and 16 events
Numerous community items surface from Lawrence Douglas County including markets at Vermont Street and Haskell Avenue, immunization clinics at 200 Maine, and meetings of city and township bodies. Notable entries include the Lawrence City Commission, Eudora and Kanwaka boards, Free State High School yearbook signing, and a lecture on Northeast Kansas Indians at Spencer Museum.
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Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department
Maine
Douglas County Commission
Lawrence School Board
McDonald Drive
Hillcrest Elementary
Hilltop Drive
Eudora
Eudora City Hall
E. Seventh St
Lawrence
Douglas County Health Department
Vermont Street
Big Brothers
Big Sisters of
Douglas County
E. Eighth St
Kanwaka Township
U.S. Highway 40
Farmers Market
Joni Murphy
Spencer Museum of Art
NAACP
St. Luke Ame Church
Ninth and
New York Streets
Jayhawker Towers
Kansas University
Astronomy Associates of Lawrence
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Malott Hall
Mass
Lecompton
Lecompton City Hall
Elmore
Lawrence Briefs: Two Injured In Separate Local Crashes
A two-vehicle collision two miles west of Basehor sent two men to KU Hospital in Kansas City Kansas. Aaron Odegard, 26, Overland Park, drove a Jeep that failed to yield on 166th Street and rolled multiple times. Bryan Whitmill, 27, Tonganoxie, in a Ford truck, was treated and released. John Hinman, 47, Lawrence, remains in critical condition after a four-vehicle crash on US 40 2440 with helicopter transport by Lifestar.
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Basehor
Kansas Highway Patrol
166Th Street
Aaron Michael Odegard
Overland Park
University of Kansas
Odegard
Bryan R. Whitmill
Tonganoxie
KU Hospital
Whitmill
John D. Hinman
University of Kansas Hospital
Hinman
Lawrence
Lifestar
Campaign memorabilia on display in Topeka
Hundreds of campaign items dating to the 1840s are shown at Great Overland Station Topeka through the month. The exhibit opened Aug 1 with $4 for adults $3 seniors $2 kids ages 3 12. Free appraisals noon to 4 today. Station hours Tue-Sat 10 5 Sun 1 5 Mon closed. Washburn continuing ed offers HR management course Aug 26 Nov 16 with in person and online options. Public info session Aug 10 6 7 pm Vogel Room Memorial Union.
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Andrew Jackson
Great Overland Station
Topeka
Kansas Ave
Washburn University
Society For Human Resource Management
Vogel
Memorial Union
Washburn
District HR chief cites 131 teachers laid off in 2002 03
Mary Rodriguez, executive director of human resources for Lawrence public schools, confirms that the district laid off 131 teachers across 2002 and 2003, but was able to rehire about half of those positions once funding was determined.
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Mary * Rodriguez
Lawrence Public Schools
Sound Off Call-In Question Line Instructions
A notice instructs readers to call 832-7297 to ask questions for Sound Off, promising a recording guiding listeners to leave their question. The item records a public information snippet about a message system rather than a live event or statement from a person or organization.
Public opinion on library content sparks mixed views
On Massachusetts Street residents including Chris Riley and Lee Kellenberger voiced mixed feelings about free speech and library materials. Frank Messer questioned attendance impact while others argued for political accountability of officials amid regional divides.
False alarm at 1501 Sigma No Place fire call
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical logged a false alarm at 8:29 p.m. Thursday at 1501 Sigma No Place. A chemical spill at 9:13 a.m. Thursday at 1700 Miss was investigated with no hazardous materials found at Learnard Ave and East 23rd St. The Journal-World notes its policy on reporting police incidents.
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Learnard Avenue
East 23Rd Street
Journal-World Corrects Errors Policy Note
The Journal-World states it corrects significant errors brought to editors' attention. Readers are urged to call (785) 832-7154 or email news jworld.com to report corrections. This notice outlines the newspaper's commitment to accuracy and prompt fixes.
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Journal-World
Jworld.com
Local Newspaper Contact Directory and Editorial Office Lines
A compiled list providing desk phone numbers and email addresses for editors and departments at the Lawrence Journal-World. It includes contacts for obituaries letters to the editor city desk sports arts entertainment business classifieds and subscriber services plus online staff and advertising contacts.
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Mike Shields
Iljworld.com
Ljworld.com
John Taylor
Ljworld
Mshields
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Chuck Woodling
Cwoodting
Jworld
Mindie Paget
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tmont Street
Independence Inc
Haskell Ave
Douglas County Health
Babcock Place
Big Brothers Big Sisters of
Douglas
Datebook
P.O. Box
Lawrence Briefs
By Abby Mills
Atty, Gen. Phill Kline
Massachusetts Street
Chris Riley
Salina
Lee Kellenberger
Baldwin
Frank Messer
Kansas City
Kim
Amy Martin
St. Louis
John Connolly
Connolly
Memorial Stadium
Martha Healy Fried
Lawrence-Douglas
Richard Brack
Cady Howard
Howard
Sunflower
World Online
Dave Toplikar
al Bonner
Ijworld
Joe Lewis
Ilewis
Mike Yoder
Journal-World Photo
Stolen
Eee Steeo Od
Clinton Place
Clinton Parkway
Kasold
Sat
Sun
E. Pearson
Michael Pearson
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