Bear owner warns after two attacks on trespassers near Tonganoxie
Richard Provance, who keeps two bears three lions and a silver fox near Tonganoxie, says animals pose no threat. A Lawrence man, 31, Pete Cale, was bitten Sunday when he reached into a bear cage to pet Yogi. The incident followed a lion bite to a woman Aug. 19, and authorities note trespassers were involved.
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Pete Cale
Kansas University Medical Center
Firefighters to Fill the Boot for Muscular Dystrophy Drive Labor Day Weekend
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical crews will staff entrances during Labor Day weekend to collect donations for Muscular Dystrophy research and services. Funds support local children and adults with MD for leg braces wheelchairs and a summer camp for ages 6 to 21. Over 800 MD affected in the Kansas City region. For info call Marietta Marshall at (913) 859-0632. Janet Murguia joins Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Youth Development Board, guiding investments in youth programs. The foundation, started by Ewing Kauffman in 1966, has about $2 billion in assets and $100 million annual expenditures. Gas price alert notes as low as $1.529 per gallon at Site 23rd Street and Haskell Avenue. call 832-7154 with lower prices.
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Marietta Marshall
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Ewing Kauffman
Marion Laboratories
Aventis Pharmaceuticals
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Teaching tools evolve radically in modern classrooms
In a Pittsburg State University exercise, students see that despite tech upgrades, the need for quality teachers remains. Kimberly Fiscus notes bright lights can’t replace good instruction as classrooms expand from one room schools to tech rich facilities. Senator John Vratil predicts major shifts toward home learning via online courses.
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America
Johnny
Pittsburg State University
Kimberly Fiscus
Pittsburg State
Fredonia
John Vratil
R-Leawood
Senate Education Committee
Lawrence schools explore tailored instruction and tech driven learning
Lawrence educators and board member Mary Loveland anticipate a shift to individualized lessons guided by brain research and more online instruction. Curriculum director Tom Christie envisions computers expanding classroom learning while textbooks decline, as pilot technology rich rooms emerge at East Heights Kennedy Elementary and Central Junior High amid future “smart rooms” research at KU.
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Mary Loveland
Lawrence School Board
Loveland
Tom Christie
Christie
Missouri
East Heights
Haskell Ave
Christy Blauer
Kennedy
Central Junior
Victor Frost
Kansas University
Information and Technology Center
Staff writer contact line note in local paper
Staff writer Mike Bell can be reached at 832 7165, a terse contact line typical of newsroom briefs.
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Mike Bell
Joy Ludwig
County faces pesticide drift concerns at Lone Star Lake
Residents fear AquaMaster weed spray will harm the lake's ecosystem while the county drains and dredges Lone Star Lake. officials say the treatment targets only water protruding vegetation and will leave most weeds, trees, and shorelines intact. A public meeting is set to discuss the plan with Lone Star Lake Association as some neighbors express disappointment over weeds along docks and shoreline.
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Bob
Keith Browning
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Browning
Lone Star Lake Assn
LuAnn Dixon
Malcom Burns
Douglas County
Dixon
Dredge America
Kansas City
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