City moves ahead on new capital improvement plan
Lawrence City Commission cleared resolutions to secure about 18 million in financing this fall for a mix of street repairs and skateboard park upgrades. The package includes 150 thousand toward an eight million state project to replace the 23rd Street bridge near Haskell Indian Nations University with upgraded lighting railings and approaches, plus one million to repave Sixth Street from Iowa Street to Monterey Way and about 200 thousand from the state for that paving work. Work is slated to begin in the spring and run into fall.
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KU Quarterback Depth Chart: Webb Slightly Leads Mecham
Kansas University coach Turner Gill says sophomore Jordan Webb and senior Quinn Mecham top the quarterback depth chart with Webb holding a slight edge. The report notes competition remains open as fall camp progresses.
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Kansas University
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Jordan Webb
Quinn Mecham
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Freshman Class Begins at Lawrence High School
Lawrence high schools roll out major changes for the first ever freshman class at Lawrence High. Students like Sophie Von Feldt and Michael Heschmeyer experience orientation, new uniforms, and a revamped schedule as they join the Red and Black, with seniors cheering them on.
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Sophie von Feldt
Michael Heschmeyer
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Perry vows United States love amid 2012 bid remarks
Robert Gibbs reproaches Texas Governor Rick Perry for shifting from talk of seceding from the United States two years ago to now professing loyalty as he campaigns for president in 2012. The quotation appears on page 6A.
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Perry
Texas
United States of America
United States
Robert Gibbs
Barack Obama
Rick Perry
Start-date schedule for Lawrence area schools
Schedule details start dates by grade and school. Today covers Grades 1 5 in the Lawrence district. Thursday adds Grades 6 12 and some kindergartners across Lawrence and Bishop Seabury Academy. Friday treats remaining kindergartners in the district. Monday includes all grades at St John Catholic School plus Corpus Christi preschoolers. Tuesday covers Grades 1 7 at Corpus Christi with Kennedy School preschoolers. Aug 31 has all grades at Veritas Christian School.
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Kennedy School
Veritas Christian School
Pawlenty Daughter Starts KU Freshman Year at Prairie Campus
Former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty drops his daughter Anna off in Lawrence to begin classes at Kansas University as a freshman majoring in American studies. He shared the family milestone in an email and was noted dining with Anna Monday night, joining a line of political figures’ children who have attended KU.
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Ames
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ACLU sues Kansas over abortion coverage rule
The ACLU filed a federal suit in Kansas City challenging a Kansas law that bars abortion coverage in general health plans. It argues the rule discriminates against women by restricting coverage unless supplemental policies cover only abortion. The suit seeks an injunction to halt the law while legal proceedings continue.
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Kansas
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Doug Bonney
Kansas City
Kan
Sandy Praeger
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