Big dreams on beam in Beijing Olympic lead in 2008 era
Kayla Turner a long time gymnast and instructor at a Lawrence gym talks about her injuries and discipline as she trains others toward Olympic hopes amid Beijing 2008 opening. She describes a career of balance beams back handsprings and vaults and explains how back disc problems and joint cysts ended her chances of competing in Beijing while still shaping her students.
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Long Haul: Guard Hero Awarded Silver Star in Iraq
National Guardsman Chad Malmberg receives the Silver Star for heroism in a January 27 2007 firefight in Iraq, the first Minnesota National Guard member to earn the award since World War II. The incident is featured in a seven part serial from LJWorld.com.
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Voting result delay due to human error in Douglas County
Douglas County election officials faxed final primary totals to the Secretary of State around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and posted them online, but the state site still showed unreported precincts. Spokeswoman Stephanie Wing called it a human error and said the county was final but not updated. The error was fixed at 11:47 p.m. and the contest between Lynn Jenkins and Jim Ryan remained too close to call. Ryan conceded after the votes were recorded.
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Local Gallery Turns Goods Into Art Exhibit Twist
A city art gallery hosts a Saturday exhibit where artists transform a bag of received goods into creative works. The event highlights diverse media and invites public viewing and discussion of material reuse.
Lawrence income ranking slips in metro area list
Lawrence per capita income rose slightly in 2007 to 30 594 yet the city fell to 258th place among 363 U S metro areas in the Bureau of Economic Analysis study released Thursday. City Commissioner Mike Amyx urged attracting higher paying jobs to raise living standards. The ranking declined each of the past three years from 192nd in 2005 to 224th in 2006.
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Clown School in Sedan Attracts National Attention
World photographer Mike Yoder spent summer at the Emmett Kelly Sr Memorial Clown School of Performing Arts in Sedan. Denise Simmons of Arkansas City, with a Kansas University speech pathology master’s, plans to use clowning in her work. Read page 12A and see more at LJWorld.com.
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