Exoneree pushes end of death penalty in Kansas
Eddie Lowery, exonerated in 2003 after 10 years in prison for rape, urged abolition of the death penalty at a Lawrence Arts Center event hosted by the ACLU of Kansas and Western Missouri and KCADP. He urged reforms to prevent wrongful convictions and cited his case as proof of system error.
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Kansas
Eddie Lowery
Lawrence Arts Center
N.H
Lowery
Manhattan
ACLU
Missouri
Kansas Coalition Against the
KCADP
KU professor wins first Kemper Teaching Excellence award
Judith McCrea, KU visual art professor, is the first recipient of the 2010 WT Kemper Fellowships for Teaching Excellence. Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little and Provost Jeff Vitter surprised her in the Art and Design building snack bar, presenting a $7,500 prize.
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Journal-World Photo
Judith McCrea
Kansas University
Bernadette Gray-Little
WT. Kemper
McCrea
Jeff Vitter
Danny Anderson
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Art and Design
Vitter
Kemper
Gary Reich
Cory Berkland
Lawrence school board to set goals for coming year
Lawrence school board members meet to set district goals for the year amid plans to move sixth graders into middle schools and ninth graders into high schools. They will also consider a centralized Welcome and Enrollment Center and a data warehouse to track student information and boost state assessment scores. Superintendent Rick Doll notes progress and emphasizes implementing established goals.
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Lawrence
Rick Doll
McDonald Drive
Doll
Equity Council
K 10 head on crash leaves Lawrence woman dead
A 23 year old Lawrence woman Amanda Newton died in a head on collision on Kansas Highway 10 near De Soto. The FedEx truck driver Donavan Henderson of Kansas City Missouri was injured and listed in stable condition. Wreck prompted highway closures for several hours. The article also notes a separate event promoting the Stride for Stone a 5K race in Tonganoxie to benefit brain injury causes.
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Lawrence
Amanda Newton
Newton
Donavan Henderson
Kansas City
Henderson
Overland Park Regional Medical Center
Stone
Team
Tongie
Austin Stone
Brain Injury Association of Kansas
Tonganoxie High School
Tonganoxie
Grant Ritchey
Ritchey
Pancake Breakfast to Benefit Veterans in Lawrence
Heavy Weather Films hosts a pancake breakfast from 7:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church Lawrence. Proceeds support Heart of America Stand Down Foundation aiding homeless veterans in Kansas City. An $8 donation is suggested. For info call 816-519-8805 or email kestanddown yahoo.com.
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First United Methodist Church
The
Heart of America Stand Down Foundation
Kansas City
Yahoo.com
Gasoline Prices Hit $2.59 At Several Stations
The Journal-World reports gasoline prices as low as 2.59 across multiple stations. Readers are asked to call 832-7154 if a lower price is found.
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