Lawmaker to take another shot at concealed carry
Kansas lawmakers prepare to revisit concealed carry legislation in the 2013 session. Rep. Forrest Knox, now moving to the Senate, argues average Kansans should be trusted with deadly weapons and supports permits carrying into public buildings when metal detectors are absent.
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Trumpeter Keeps Lawrence Jazz Flowing Through New Generation
In Lawrence the jazz scene is kept alive by a new generation of musicians led by Tommy Johnson Jr., son of the late Tommy Johnson Sr., as local venues and fans cling to the enduring rhythm of the genre.
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KU Football: Jayhawks Fall Flat in West Virginia Rout
Kansas football ends season with a 59 10 loss to West Virginia as the Mountaineers pile up over 650 yards of offense. The blowout caps a forgettable campaign for KU and its defense struggles throughout the game at Page 1B.
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Zarozje Residents Claim Vampire Sava Savanovic On Loose
Serbia's Zarozje village claims its legendary vampire Sava Savanovic is haunting the area as council member Miodrag Vujetic compares tourism potential to Transylvania. The story notes locals describe the immortal figure as Serbia's first vampire and hints at vampire lore boosting visitors.
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Zarozje
Serbia
Sava Savanovic
Louis Copt Urges Adults to Take Up Watercolor Painting
Lawrence artist Louis Copt invites adults to reclaim painting as a hobby. He demonstrates bold watercolor technique with a wide brush, slinging paint across his work table to show how free expression can be learned at home.
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Painter Copt Shapes Nature With Painted Drops
Lawrence artist Copt demonstrates painting technique using flicked drops of paint to mimic nature from grass blades to stones. He emphasizes risk and reward beyond common prices, noting works can fetch from $900 to $5,000. Copt owns about 30,000 photos, mostly from Douglas and Jefferson counties, and today surveys winter scenes.
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Jefferson Counties
Limbo on Gov Brownback’s private communications in final session
Journal-World sought all emails and texts from May 14 to May 20 from Brownback’s state email and state cellphone. The request faced denial claiming no state accounts. It was amended to include personal devices used for official communications per state records law.
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Sam Brownback
Journal
Sherriene Jones-Sontag
Brownback
Journal-World
Lawrence Old Fashioned Christmas Parade Grins Downtown
Candace Braksick of McLouth guides a Clydesdale horse pulling a buggy in the 20th annual Lawrence Old Fashioned Christmas Parade through downtown Lawrence. Tennessee Street hosts the Ugly Sweater Run as participants in colorful garb dash by. See stories and more photos on page 3A.
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McLouth
Lawrence
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