Winter Snow Tests Farmers On Neis Farm Near Eudora
In bitter cold scene Jim Neil explains how bulls lie on frozen ground and straw helps prevent injury. The Neis family, with 300 cow calf pairs, shovel ice from ponds, haul 1200 pound hay bales, and push through deep snow to keep cattle fed. Hidden by hardship is a sense of shared community as farm life continues.
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Lawmaker Pushes Bill to Block Common Core in Kansas
Rep. Willie Dove of Ban ner Springs leads House Bill 2621 to nullify Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards in Kansas and bar districts from tests aligned to them. The measure, backing education committee hearing, would also create a 19 member advisory panel.
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City weighs convention center study with KU partners
Lawrence city officials and Kansas University will study the feasibility of a convention center and hotel. A joint RFP would gauge required size, potential locations, projected costs and any public funding, while questions loom over taxpayer participation. City leaders caution to balance ambition with prudence.
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John Waters to perform at Lawrence Arts Center in tribute
John Waters, noted writer director of Hairspray and Cry Baby, brings his one man show to the Lawrence Arts Center as part of the Creative Observer series honoring William S Burroughs 100th birthday. Interview covers Burroughs influence and other topics. Read on page IC.
Tile art project at Lawrence Public Library
The Lawrence Public Library invites children and adults to decorate tiles for the new library building. Page 3A.
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