Hundreds rally to defend schools amid district budget crisis
Hundreds rally at Liberty Hall to oppose school closings. Speakers including State Rep. Paul Davis and parents blame funding gaps from state budget cuts and urge cost reductions via shared principals and higher student teacher ratios. Organizers sell Save our Schools gear as residents vow to keep neighborhoods intact.
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Jones
Lisa Wolf-Wendel
Wolf-Wendel
Cordley
Liberty Hall
Save Our Schools
Paul Davis
Lawrence
Davis
Kansas
Jeremy Winfrey
New York School
N.Y
Topeka
Winfrey
New York
Rich Minder
Alaska dentist uses crown for injured bald eagle beak
An Anchorage bald eagle with a severely damaged beak due to fishing line received a temporary crown crafted from dental materials. Dentist Kirk Johnson applied a crown held by poster putty and colored with a yellow highlighter. The Bird Treatment and Learning Center says the eagle is stable but cannot be released back into the wild.
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Alaska
Cindy Palmatier
Bird Treatment and Learning Center
Anchorage
Kirk Johnson
Johnson
Bird Center
Reporter Walks in Sanitation Worker's Shoes on Trash Route
City reporter joins Lawrence trash crews to learn the daily grind from loading to lifting, facing pets, debris, and near misses. Tommy Taylor, nine years on the job, explains the risks, routines, and camaraderie as eight hours of work yield 18,820 pounds dumped, with policy questions about eight-hour pay.
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L1th Street
Haskell Avenue
East Lawrence
Tommy Taylor
Tommy
Meadowbrook
Ross
Craig Pruett
Lawrence
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