Big 12 bowl guide previews eight invitational teams
The Big 12 sees eight teams invited to bowls this season as the slate opens with Missouri vs Iowa in the Insight Bowl in Tempe. The guide highlights conference games worth watching and the overall bowl picture for 2010. Also notes Kansas GOP sweep and KU ticket scandal as top state stories of 2010.
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Local quilters form group to gift blankets to hospital
Marla Welch of Lawrence and a small group started Pieces last April to sew quilts for children at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. The volunteers envision a child hugging a soft blanket and feeling cared for.
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Lawrence
Pieces
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Tipsy Taxi Returns for New Year’s Eve
Intoxicated revelers without designated drivers gain a safe transport option as Tipsy Taxi makes a return this New Year’s Eve. The service offers rides to prevent drunk driving.
Top LJWorld 2010: iPad vs Kindle leads year
LJWorld.com readers clicked most on 2010 stories with iPad versus Kindle at top. Other high traffic items include a meth trafficking raid at a Douglas County farmstead and the death of KU dance professor Janet Hamburg.
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1500 Road
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Randy J. Dyke
Anthony Wayne Sims
Janet Hamburg
Kansas University
New York City
Hamburg
Boundary redraws loom as Lawrence factors in
Kansas lawmakers edge toward a redistricting plan driven by census shifts. They expect rural districts to lose population to urban areas, with the 1st District likely expanding and the 3rd District shrinking. Lawrence and Kansas City, Kansas, sit near district boundaries, risking a modestly more competitive 2nd District for Democrats while Republicans still hold power.
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Johnson County
Lawrence
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Lynn Jenkins
Redesign and funding loom in Lawrence schools in 2011
Lawrence district plans major redesign across all schools for 2011 12 easing transition to secondary education. Sixth to eighth graders move to middle schools while freshmen attend high school campuses. High schools will add a seventh period and may receive lockers renovations and kitchen acoustical upgrades. Officials continue refining curriculum schedules and staffing needs as districts prepare for August start.
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Chelsea Sandy
Lawrence High School
Lawrence
Gabby Ramos
Kyle Berkley
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