21 Aug 2001
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 2001
Page
1
Total Fitness and Lawrence Athletic Center relocate to new locations to accommodate rising memberships and demand. The moves reflect growing concern for better access to fitness spaces as community wellness gains priority.
Pharmacist Barry Sternberg of Detroit partners with a Canadian college to open Can-Am Rx, selling many medications at cheaper Canadian prices to help seniors on high drug bills.
Wealthy pharmacist Robert R Courtney, accused of diluting chemotherapy drugs for profit, was ordered held without bond as a flight risk. An FBI agent testified that at least one patient who received Courtney's medication has died. Courtneys assets exceed 10 million, raising fear he could flee.
Henry Flory recalls 138 year old Civil War memories shared by his grandmother Suzanah Flory about Quantrill’s raid near Lawrence eight miles south. Jacob Ulrich, a German Baptist minister, and Abraham Rothrock were targets listed for anti slavery views. Neighbors warned Ulrich and Rothrock as raiders approached Pleasant Grove.
The government will begin day to day monitoring of the U S blood supply and sound alarms when stocks fall. Shortages have become a year round crisis, likely worsen next month as donors are turned away over mad cow precautions and hospitals face higher blood costs. Hospital leaders warn of operations halted and emergency drives for donations amid persistent shortages.
An Associated Press poll finds adults nearly evenly split on the value of Internet skills for students with about half deeming them very important. Educators vary from cautioning against sole Web use to urging rapid development of online skills, while teens increasingly rely on the Internet for major school projects.
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