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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 2013
Page
3
A Wichita Eagle summary reports professor Dr Jibo He, a psychology expert, discussing rising distracted driving. He cites 3,328 deaths and 421,000 injuries last year, with 24 percent of drivers under 25 admitting webbing while driving and multiple actions like texting and online activity increasing risk.
Hannah Moran, a Free State High School senior, starts a mentoring effort to recruit volunteers for local needs in Douglas County. She notes local issues of hunger and lack of health insurance and dedicates weekly time to volunteering, inspiring peers to join.
Hannah Moran of Free State High School volunteers as a Big Sister at Quail Run Elementary as part of a new collaboration between Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County and Free State. Moran helped organize the effort with BBBS staff and Micki Chestnut, communications director for United Way of Douglas County, which backs the initiative. The program already includes 27 Free State students serving as mentors in the Bigs in Schools program.
A weekend blizzard dumped about 5 inches of snow in Lawrence with a half inch of sleet beforehand. National Weather Service forecasters expected light snow, with possible dustings. Law enforcement reported few weather related crashes and several slide offs in Douglas County. Interstate 70 had the most weather related accidents.
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