Lawrence high students top ACT averages locally and nationally
Lawrence High School students posted an average ACT composite of 23.7 last spring, higher than Kansas statewide 21.8 and the national 20.9. The 2013 score rose half a point from the prior year but remains below the 2011 peak of 24. Kansas statewide average dipped to 21.8 as national scores held at 21.1, with ACT data released after state and national figures.
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Tweet success earns Internet spotlight in Quantrill raid event
Lawrence participants and scholars used Twitter to retell Quantrill's Raid as a 150th anniversary living history event. Dozens joined in June signing up to tweet as Lawrence residents and raiders, posting 140 character messages to recreate the 1863 invasion in real time.
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Kansas and Arizona sue to require citizenship proof for voting
Kansas and Arizona filed a federal suit in Topeka to force the U S Election Assistance Commission to add proof of citizenship, like a birth certificate, to the federal voter registration form. The states seek to override the form’s oath requirement and respond to the Supreme Court ruling affecting Arizona’s proof of citizenship law. The action targets Kansas and Arizona voters and would not affect other states.
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Menards seeks annexation to expand 31st Street site
Menards files annexation and rezoning to add 8.4 acres near 31st and Iowa, enabling a about 60 000 square foot store and an extra commercial lot. The 175 000 square foot planned store size remains, with purchase expanding development on the Snodgrass property east of the former Gaslight Mobile Home Village.
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Mostly sunny high 92 and low 467 forecast
The forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with a high near 92 degrees and a low around 467. Readers are urged to follow LJWorld on Facebook and Twitter for updates.
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City to delay three bus purchases for natural gas feasibility
City officials will not buy three diesel and hybrid buses yet. They will conduct further staff research on the feasibility of compressed natural gas powered buses before proceeding, delaying the project.
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