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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 2008
Page
11
The Kansas football team will hold two public practices at Memorial Stadium. The first is Friday at 9 a.m. The second is scheduled for August 15 at 9 a.m. at Memorial Stadium.
Public notice explains calling 832-7297 to leave a question for Sound Off with a recording prompting listener input. The message provides the procedure and contact method for submitting inquiries or comments to the segment.
On Massachusetts Street in Lawrence residents weigh KU basketball coach Bill Self’s annual salary. Daniel Goldstein, a social worker, says two million seems excessive despite a strong program. Laura Sutton, a KU senior, argues two million is typical for top college basketball coaches after a championship.
Kansas University's William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications professors Shaw Gentry and Brill receive national honors. Shaw wins the Gerald M. Sass Award for Distinguished Service to Journalism for leading the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications. Gentry earns the Barry Sherman Teaching Award for advancing students' understanding of business terms in journalism and media relations.
Don Gardner aka Red Dog leads the Red Dog Run to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence. The four mile run and two mile walk start at 8 a.m. Saturday on the Kansas River levee with about 400 participants and $24,000 raised last year. Local businesses JC Penney and Dillons join as round-up partners to support youth programs serving about 1,200 daily participants.
Reitz outlines a Family Promise style day center using churches for overnight housing, with up to four families at a time and 10 churches committed. The plan, requiring city approval and a special use permit, includes a 7 am to 5 pm schedule and strict ground rules. Neighbors are invited to a Q&A gathering tonight.
Kline gave up the state job and transferred copies of records to Johnson County. Planned Parenthood sued him last year to force return of copies. the case remains pending. Howe pledges to review the case, while Guinn promises a thorough pre office review and condemns prosecutors bending law for politics.
Cocoa the alpha male chimpanzee died after a brief illness at Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure near Salina. At 37, he led four chimps, settled spats, and watched over spectators from his high perch. Tolbert notes the infection stemmed from an older bite. death occurred after delayed recognition.
The Lawrence Outdoor Aquatic Center at 727 Kentucky Street reopened Wednesday after a Tuesday closure due to fecal matter in the water from a morning swim event. Staff raised chlorine levels during cleanup, aquatics supervisor Lori Madaus said.
Repairs on the road atop Clinton Lake dam originally set for Friday have been postponed to August 15. The contractor cites weather delays at another construction site as the reason, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Lawrence police traffic investigators probe the cause of a Tuesday night rollover on Sixth Street between Stoneridge Drive and Queens Road that injured a teenage girl. Two other occupants were treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. the girl was airlifted to Kansas University Hospital with serious injuries. The inquiry may extend to Friday, with no reports on the victims' conditions.
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