Beverly J. Corbin obituary in Lecompton Kansas
Beverly J. Corbin 69 of Lecompton died February 2 2011 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Born May 15 1941 in Yates Center she was a Big Springs resident and United Methodist member. Survived by children Jerry Becky Cindy Steve and many grandchildren. service 11 00 a m Tuesday at Big Springs United Methodist Church with visitation prior. Memorials to church. Penwell Gabel Southeast Chapel in charge.
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Lecompton
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Yates Center
John G
Josephine Boblet Weide
Big Springs
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Johnny
Mary
Jerry
Kim) Corbin
Becky
Chuck) Ewy
Cindy Johnston
Steve Corbin
Justin
Brandon
Nathan
Shelby
Lindsay
Adam
Zach
Alli
Josh
Kelly
Christian
Taylor
Chance
Tyler
Trenton
Dayton
Calli
Kenzie
Katherine
Karma
Joseph
Gabby
Audrey
Ruth Rector
Ida Mae Hodges
Big Springs United Methodist Church
Memorial service for Everett F. Acker Sr. at Centropolis Church
Lawrence resident Everett F. Acker Sr. 58 died Tuesday Feb 1 2011 at home A memorial service is set for 11 30 a m Saturday at Centropolis Christian Church Memorial donations may be made to Cen Tropolis church or Gifts of Gabi's Grace via Lawrence Chapel Oaks 3821 W Sixth St Lawrence KS 66049
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Centropolis
Everett F. Acker Sr
Lawrence
Centropolis Christian Church
Acker
Gabi
Lawrence Chapel Oaks
Sixth St
Kansas House advances health law amendment amid opposition
The Kansas House moved a proposed constitutional amendment curbing federal health care powers, arguing it expresses constituent opposition while Democrats warn the measure conflicts with the Constitution and the Supreme Court as final arbiter. If approved by both chambers, it would appear on the November 2012 ballot.
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Ann Mah
D-Topeka
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S
Jim Ward
D-Wichita
Bill Otto
R-Leroy
House
Senate
Landwehr
Roberts named top Republican on Senate Agriculture panel
U S Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas is named the senior Republican on the Senate Agriculture Committee, making him the first lawmaker to hold both the House Agriculture Committee chairman role and the Senate ranking member post. Roberts served as House chair from 1995 to 1997, succeeding Kansan Bob Dole who held the Senate ranking member post from 1975 to 1978.
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Pat Roberts
Senate Agriculture Committee
Roberts
Congress
House Agriculture Committee
America
House Ag Committee
Senate Ag
Bob Dole
Langston Hughes Creative Writing Awards Reception Rescheduled
The Langston Hughes Creative Writing Awards reception at Lawrence Arts Center will be at 7 p.m. Feb 17. Winners Mary Stone Dockery for poetry and Beth Reiber for fiction will read selections from their works, with refreshments provided. The event was moved from Langston Hughes' birthday due to snow and then postponed from Feb 15 to Feb LF.
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Langston Hughes
Lawrence Arts Center
N.H
Mary Stone Dockery
Beth Reiber
Museum finds Martha Washington letter in Kansas exhibit
A 1793 letter from Martha Washington to her niece Fanny Bassett Washington was found in a plastic sleeve among old clippings at the Cloud County Historical Society Museum in Concordia Kansas. The note mostly covers family matters and concerns for Maj. George Augustine Washington and plans to return from Washington DC to Mount Vernon.
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Concordia
Kansas
George Washington
Philadelphia
Martha Washington
Fanny Bassett Washington
Cloud County
Johnston
Concordia Blade Empire
Jim Whitesell
Fanny
Maj
George Augustine Washington
Washington, D.C
Mount Vernon
Washingtons
Virginia
Major
George
Martha Washington Letter Reveals Family Strife and Health Worries
The letter from Martha Washington to Fanny details concern over Major’s illness and breast milk, plans to visit Virginia, and missing Mount Vernon. It notes Congress, travel troubles, and hopes to see the children, while tracing the letter’s provenance from Mrs. Park Pulsifer’s estate to a museum and Christie's appraisal.
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Fanny
Lyons
Eltham
Mount Vernon
Congress
Virginia
Nelly
Washington
Mr. Dandridge
M. Washington
Record cold grips Lawrence as animals urged to seek shelter
Barjenbruch notes an airmass from northern Canada kept Lawrence temperatures unusually frigid this week. Midge Grinstead of the Humane Society urges shelter, water, and food for pets and livestock, citing quick dehydration and frostbite risks. Public works plans continued snow removal as a warming trend is expected yet brief.
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Barjenbruch
Lawrence
Canada
Midge Grinstead
Lawrence Humane Society
Grinstead
Afghan trainers assess Afghan army mission and progress
Afghan army trainers recount their mission noting progress in a better trained force while warning reforms remain incomplete, especially in policing and cultural barriers. They acknowledge casualties and rising dangers as Obama plans a summer troop drawdown and honor at the Dole Institute.
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Afghanistan
Franceschi
Obama
Loos
Dole Institute
Bob Dole
10Th Mountain Division
Italy
Verizons iPhone Availability Sparks Network Poll
A reader poll asks if people are more likely to buy an iPhone now that it’s on Verizon. Responses show mixed interest with some eager for more options and others uninterested. The poll also notes Groundhog Day preferences with several options and a link to LJWorld.com for more responses.
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Verizon
Punxsutawney
Phil
Lawrence Journal-World staff contact and department listings
Contact details list for Lawrence Journal World staff including Tom Keegan sports editor and general department emails for news, city government, county government, courts and crime, Kansas University, Lawrence schools, consumer affairs, sports, arts and entertainment, letters, obituaries, health, transportation, and photo reprints with postal address and USPS info. It notes postmaster address for changes and bureau memberships.
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Kansas University
Lawrence
Arts and Entertainment
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