KU gridiron crew receives special honor
LEW LLEWELLYN, LEFT, TELLS A STORY about his days with the Kansas football sidelines chain gang. A new plaque at Memorial Stadium honors five volunteers who moved chains and down markers. Jay Pestinger and Sarah Pestinger helped create the plaque. Jay remains a sideline volunteer.
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Officials alter proposed Lawrence school boundaries
Lawrence officials revise boundary options ahead of a December 8 school board vote. The Boundary Advisory Committee kept Sunset Hill as the north city option for students beyond Sixth Street, while reviewing alternatives for areas near Kasold Drive Monterey Way Hutton Farms and Harvard Road Prescott Drive. The panel also suggested West Middle attendance extending from Quail Run Elementary for students north of Harvard Road and east of Prescott Drive.
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Kansas job rebound skewed toward services, not factories
A Kansas Department of Labor economist said in mid year that private sector nonfarm jobs have returned to pre recession levels, with gains concentrated in business and professional services such as lawyers and accountants rather than manufacturing, which bore the largest losses.
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Miller murder retrial stays with DA office
Kansas Supreme Court refuses to disqualify Douglas County DA office in Martin Miller retrial after it emerges Miller's son, Matthew Miller, 22, lived with Eve Kemple's son in her home. The jury previously convicted Martin.
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Celebrating Italy: Retired KU Professor Still Promotes Italian History
A former University of Kansas Italian professor remains active in promoting Italian culture and history, drawing an enthusiastic, older student audience to lectures and events.
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