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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 2000
Page
6
County policy restricts vehicle use to official business with exceptions allowed by the county administrator. Craig Weinaug notes rare personal-use approvals, such as a department head stopping in Kansas City on the way home. He adds many employees are authorized to drive county vehicles home if on call or frequently traveling for county business.
Call Sound Off at 832 7297 to leave your question after the recording prompts. The system instructs listeners to state their query clearly for airing.
Levi Chronister asks whether race and gender should influence college admissions, presenting opinions from students and scholars on fairness, diversity, and merit. The piece weighs constitutional and societal implications, urging thoughtful policy reflection.
The Kansas Reform Party will hold a meeting from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the Topeka Holidome to discuss election issues and engage participants. State chairman Darrel King will conduct the session and answer questions.
Items stolen include baby food valued at 1716 dollars from Checkers Grocery and Dungeons and Dragons figurines from a 38-year-old man on Louisiana Street. Police also report arrests for trespassing at Lawrence High and cocaine possession with intent to sell, plus recovered cash and evidence. Fire and medical calls follow with multiple locations and times.
Lawrence High School's 1999 Red Black yearbook received the Gold Medalist rating from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association with 990 of 1000 points. It earned All-Columbia Honors in concept, cover age, writing, photography and design and was named a finalist for Gold and Silver Crown Awards to be presented March 17 at Columbia University New York.
Mike Dunlap served as faculty adviser for the book with Tyler McPheeters as technical editor. Jessica Levine and Marysa Mikan, 1999 graduates, were editors. World yo yo champion Travalent offers a free clinic at HobbyTown USA on Sunday February 27 at 3 pm with teammates to demonstrate tricks and assist participants, call 865-0883 for details.
A daybook of activities includes Habitat nail-driving at Dana OBrien home 1607 Wedgewood at 9 a.m. and Cohousing 2540 Cimarron Drive 10 a.m. to noon. Library book sales run 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and noon to 6 p.m. on different days. Ottawa University ceremony honors Bill Frear at Wilson Field House with Senator Pat Roberts speaking. A St Patrick’s Day Auction at Liberty Hall starts with viewing at 5 p.m. and bidding at 7 p.m. NAACP membership drive kicks off at Victory Bible Baptist Church after the 11 a.m. service. Additional hours for book sales and a TOPS open house complete the schedule with contact Virginia 842-4998.
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