Ex-teacher Kane gets 59 months for sex with student
Meredith L. Kane a former Lawrence teacher was sentenced to 59 months in prison and will register as a sex offender after pleading guilty to aggravated indecent liberties with a child. The relationship with a student began in fall 2006 while he was in ninth grade at Central Junior High School and continued until her arrest in March 2007.
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Lawrence
Teresa Chapin
Douglas County
Stephen Six
Meredith L. Kane
Kane
James Rumsey
SHS
Six
Central Junior High School
LMH delays reopen of mental health unit
Lawrence Memorial Hospital leaders say about 30 patients per month require transfers for mental health treatment. That volume is not enough to justify reopening the unit closed in 2004.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Mangino Earns AP Coach of the Year Honor
AP names Kansas coach Mark Mangino Coach of the Year after the Jayhawks finish 11-1 and earn an invitation to the Orange Bowl.
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Mangino
Mark Mangino
Jayhawks
Family missing for 3 days rescued after tree hunt
A father and his three children were lost Sunday during a Christmas tree hunt and found alive on Wednesday during a brief break in wintry weather. The rescue occurred as conditions improved, ending the family’s three day disappearance.
Parenting standards debated by editor on Spears family
Janet Chan, editor in chief of Parenting, argues that parenting differs from friendship in enforcing rules and role modeling in Lynne Spears's case. The remark appears on page 10B discussing the Spears daughters and family dynamics.
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Janet Chan
Parenting Magazine
Lynne Spears
Britney
Jamie Lynn Spears
Free ride on T with nonperishable food items Friday
Nonperishable food items earned a free ride today on the T. Donated canned goods will go to local agencies.
Uninsured cancer patients face higher five year death risk
ATLANTA Uninsured cancer patients are nearly twice as likely to die within five years as those with private coverage in a national study. Screening gaps and later diagnosis worsen outcomes, highlighting care access issues as CA journal publishes the findings and urges health reform.
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Atlanta
American Cancer Society
U.S
Associated Press
Peggy Hicks
Florida
Edward Hicks
Elmer Huerta
KU housing rates eyed for 6 percent rise next fall
KU plans a 6 percent rent increase for student housing to take effect next fall, pushing the annual cost higher. Despite claims of low overall costs, KU notes occupancy below historic levels with several hundred beds unused while local apartments offer discounts to attract students.
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Kansas Board of Regents
Diana Robertson
Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science eyed at Fort Hays
Fort Hays State University could host a Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science for 40 public school students and 10 others across the state for the last two high school years earning diplomas and an associate degree. The program, starting fall 2009, would cost about 2 million dollars yearly with legislators funding less than half and private donors covering the rest.
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Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science
Kansas Board of Regents
Kansas
Edward Hammond
Missouri
Oklahoma
Hammond
Regents
Christine Downey-Schmidt
Kansas State
Emporia State
Butler County Community College
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