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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 2015
Page
4
In Lawrence, residents answer what sport or physical activity they have always wanted to try. David Johanning cites snowboarding and skiing memories while others mention dancing competitions, friendly hockey, and surfing challenges limited by local conditions.
McNorton has taught fifth grade at Kennedy since 2012 after earlier service in Topeka Council Grove Butler and Nevada MO. She credits supportive colleagues mentors and family for her career and says she represents many teachers across the district.
Celtic singer Ashley Davis brings her 13 track The Christmas Sessions to the Lied Center for two December concerts. The Lawrence native co produced by John Doyle delivers a full performance of the new album along with selections from Songs of the Celtic Winter. Davis marks a fifth annual winter concert tradition at the Lied Center with shows at 7 30 p m on Wednesday and Thursday.
Davis describes The Christmas Sessions as true to her artist identity with Doyle on guitar and mandola. The set reimagines Winter Wonderland and White Christmas with a tranquil, pared-down style inspired by John Fahey. Only one original track Light My Tree exists alongside traditional carols and Doyle’s Merry Christmas to All and Goodnight. Tickets remain available for the two gigs at Lied Center.
Kansas officials including Gov. Sam Brownback and all six members of the congressional delegation sign a letter to President Obama opposing moving terrorism suspects from Guantanamo Bay to the Fort Leavenworth military prison. The missive cites risks to families schools and local businesses and follows a Leavenworth town hall hosted by Reps. Lynn Jenkins and Mike Pompeo with signatures leading.
The article discusses how appeal sentences spurred a campaign to remove two Kansas Supreme Court justices, a major issue for Gov. Sam Brownback’s re election bid, while detailing ongoing capital cases and arguments about Kleypas’ culpability in a past case.
Gov. Sebelius discusses Planned Parenthood funding battles and rising clinic tensions amid national abortion policy fights. She notes most PP services are non abortion health care while critics push anti abortion measures, with Kansas and Missouri at the center of ruling and legislative skirmishes.
In December the city placed orders totaling 1.75 million for vehicles and equipment, up from 900,000 in December 2014, with bids from four vendors for two rear load refuse trucks and two half ton pickups. Laird Noller Ford won many bids, including 14 police interceptors and four more pickups, while some bids were noncompetitive or locally favoring within 1 percent policy. The purchases include another Ford Transit prisoner transport and an automated side load refuse truck via a regional cooperative.
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