Olympics Death Casts Shadow Over Vancouver Opening
A Georgian luge athlete died just hours before the Olympic opening ceremonies in Vancouver, casting a somber pall over the celebrations as the torch was prepared to be lit.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 2010
Page
1
A Georgian luge athlete died just hours before the Olympic opening ceremonies in Vancouver, casting a somber pall over the celebrations as the torch was prepared to be lit.
The president and CEO of the Kansas Board of Regents will return to his law school roots with a new job at Washburn University.
Haitian Voodoo priest Max Beauvoir warns that rejecting Voodoo means rejecting ancestors and history, calling Voodoo the soul of the Haitian people. He laments followers drawn to Christian groups for aid after the devastating earthquake, saying without Voodoo the people are lost.
Coming Sunday, a closer look at Lawrence crime trends reveals an upward rise in robberies and identifies the typical victim among recent incidents.
A Lawrence nonprofit Health Care Access clinic, serving low income Douglas County residents without insurance, shows growing demand as it moves to a larger site at 330 Maine. The staff, seven full time and two part time, fields lines starting 8:30 a.m. with about five acute care slots filling within 10 minutes. the day details the clinic’s crowded schedule and rising patient load.
Friday activists and disability advocates urged Kansas lawmakers to reverse 10 percent Medicaid cuts. They warned service losses will grow and may push disabled residents like Terry Walter toward nursing homes, while citing reduced state funds and lost federal matching dollars.
The Kansas Supreme Court denied a petition by 74 school districts to reopen the 2006 school finance lawsuit, calling such recalls extraordinary and unnecessary. The ruling leaves unresolved issues including standing, with lawyers planning new suit efforts while districts seek budget relief and higher state funding to avoid deeper cuts.
Kansas researchers explain Valentine’s Day drives relationship dynamics beyond gifts. Adrianne Kunkel notes the day prompts both starting new ties and advancing existing ones while Omri Gillath cites oxytocin and dopamine as biology behind affectionate behavior and risk taking in pursuit of reproduction.
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