Cans for the Community seeks nearest recycling bin in Lawrence
The Lawrence Journal World notes Cans for the Community donates proceeds to Douglas County nonprofits and lists bins at Checker 23rd and Louisiana and other sites including Immanuel Lutheran Miller Mart Hy Vee Clinton Parkway Mass Beverage Hillcrest and Allen Press. For Band Day details a parade is Sept. 25 at 1 pm marching Massachusetts Street to South Park. Contact numbers given for info.
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Iowa
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Third
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Allen Press
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Linda Klinker
Kathy Richardson
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South Park
On the Street by Bill Woody Jr
On the Street features Kansas Union interview responses from students in Lawrence. Tyler Holloway an art education major from Hiawatha says he spent the summer seeking a job and relocating to Lawrence while Katie Bock an education major from Kingman notes baby-sitting a family with an in-ground pool and swimming all summer.
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Hiawatha
Lawrence
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Kingman
Judge rules Missouri funeral protest bans unconstitutional
A federal judge in Missouri struck down two 2006 laws restricting funeral protests as a violation of free speech. The ruling noted the bans failed to show a significant government interest or narrow tailoring, and cited prior appellate decisions. The suit was brought by the ACLU on behalf of Westboro member Shirley Phelps-Roper.
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Topeka
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Steve Six
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Kansas
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Ohio
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Iraq
Senate
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Myers
Shields
R-St. Joseph
Kansas Church
Maryland
Baltimore
KU ranked 104th in U S News list amid system changes
KU fell four spots in the U S News and World Report college rankings as the magazine overhauled its system by weighing academic reputation and graduation rates. KU also earned an unranked nod for outstanding study abroad programs, while private schools Howard University and Sanford University shared the same overall score in the table.
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Washington, D.C
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Alabama
University of Texas- Austin
Texas A&m University
College Station
Baylor University
University of Colorado- Boulder
Iowa State University
University of Missouri
Kansas University
University of Nebraska- Lincoln
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Univer
Lawrence weighs plan to add more electric vehicles
Monday poll shows 72 percent likely to buy food produced locally while 27 percent say no. Readers are invited to vote on LJWorld.com and view more responses.
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Ljworld.com
Lawrence
Kansas health dept hit by computer outage delays birth records
Bremby said the statewide system failure hit a bad time as school year starts. Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department spokesperson Lisa Horn reported 40 employees were affected and access to immunization records, disease surveillance, and child care licensing was down. Staff used fax and paper records while restoration efforts proceed. no data was lost and recovery is underway with 25 terabytes being restored. Most systems should be back by week’s end.
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Lisa Horn
Lawrence-Douglas County
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Horn
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