Thompson taps Dole Institute chief to run campaign
Fred Thompson selected Bill Lacy director of the Dole Institute of Politics at Kansas University as his campaign manager. Lacy will take an unpaid leave of absence from the institute, planning to return later. He has a history with Reagan Bush and Dole campaigns and led Thompson's 1994 Senate victory effort.
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Washington, D.C
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Institute
Telemedicine class boost sought for KU Medical Center
Rep. Jerry Moran asks for 300000 in the federal budget to expand Kansas University Medical Center telemedicine and telehealth services that let doctors treat distant patients without long drives.
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Jerry Moran
Kansas University Medical Center
Fossils Question Timeline Of Early Human Evolution
Fossils found in Africa challenge a simple linear view of human evolution by indicating two early species may have co existed rather than one evolving into the other. The study suggests a more complex timeline with overlapping populations and transitional features.
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Landscape architect tames his own yard in first home
Lawrence based landscape architect becomes his own client in a features piece about designing and tending his yard and garden. He tests what works, what doesn’t, and why while learning the craft through hands on effort.
Minority growth and voting attitudes in Virginia and nationwide
Teresita Jacinto, a U.S.-born Hispanic in northern Virginia, says minorities are not seeking to dominate whites but note changing attitudes as minority populations grow. In the United States minorities now outnumber whites in ten percent of counties, while U.S. Senator Sam Brownback has missed about 40 percent of Senate votes during his GOP presidential campaign.
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Virginia
U.S
Sam Brownback
Senate
Kansas Biggest Rodeo Keeps Community Alive in Phillipsburg
Since 1929 Kansas rodeo scene draws thousands to Phillipsburg for Kansas' Biggest Rodeo. About 6,000 attendees flock to town, filling motels and restaurants as residents note the event sustains the community.
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Phillipsburg
Phitlipsburg
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Kansas Town
Hays
Phillips County
Terry Gitchel
Luke West
Endeavour Lifts Off to ISS Mission from Cape Canaveral
Endeavour blasts off at Kennedy Space Center carrying seven crew members including Barbara Morgan, McAuliffe’s backup, on a flight to the international space station. The ship should reach the ISS Friday with at least three space walks planned and Morgan to speak with students midflight.
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Cape Canaveral
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Christa McAuliffe
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McAuliffe
KU tests emergency alert system on campus
Kansas University becomes an early adopter of mass emergency alerts with a field usable system. Testing began Wednesday as Fire Marshal Rombach noted the device can relay alerts for threats or hazards to specific buildings or the whole campus. By fall, 16 more buildings and a campus wide text alert option roll out with signups open for students faculty and staff.
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Bob Rombach
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