Bill aims at curbing teen pregnancy in Kansas
Molly Fraser testified before a House committee on Rep. Barbara Ballard's bill to curb teen pregnancy with a 200000 dollar yearly grant program to a governor appointed council. The plan funds after school weekend and summer counseling for at risk youths plus support to teen parents toward economic self sufficiency. The measure follows CDC data showing rising teen birth rates in Kansas and faces mixed reactions over sex education and vouchers.
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Topeka — Lawrence
Molly Fraser
Chase
Fraser
House
Barbara Ballard
D-Lawrence
Kansas
Ballard
Health and Human Service Committee
Carlos Mayans
Wichita
National
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta
CDC
New York
Brenda Landwehr
Landwehr
Mayanis
Kay O’connor
R-Clathe
Lawrence residents named Olympic torchbearers
Six Lawrence residents were selected to carry the Olympic torch on its Greece to Atlanta route for the Centennial Games. Kevin Waite, a 42 year old pharmacist, said he was elated after Monday’s ceremony announcing the torchbearers and called the honor real.
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Kevin Waite
Waite
Lawrence
Greece
Atlanta
Six local residents named Olympic Torch Relay runners
On May 16 or 17 the torch arrives in Lawrence as Waite joins six locals in the 15000 mile 84 day relay. Jim Ryan Susan Hadl Margaret Haggan Casey Rutter Todd Williams Joy Lannen Heine note nominations were by national process with 100 word essays and 147 regional judging sites. The 18 member panel in Topeka selected 29 runners from 29 candidates based on volunteer work leadership and generosity.
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Lawrence
Waite
Jim Ryan
Susan Hadl
Margaret Haggan
Casey Rutter
Douglas
Todd Williams
Kansas University
Joy Lannen Heine
Roger Hill
Heine
Olympic
Atlanta
United States
Topeka
Kansas
Salina
United Way
Douglas County
Decision on book delay in Lawrence district review
Lawrence Public Schools faces a delayed decision on the elementary curriculum book Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn. A district committee led by Randy Weseman and Beth Welsh reviews parental objections claiming the work promotes death and supernatural phenomena as reality.
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Helen
Randy Weseman
Lawrence Public Schools
Mary Downing Hahn
Columbia
Lawrence
James and
Sonia Juola
Broken Arrow
Weseman
Beth Welsh
County weighs pros and cons of new jail sites
Douglas County officials study two site options east of Lawrence for the new jail. Architects say both have clear advantages and drawbacks. East Hills site carries higher terrain costs estimated at 850000, while LRM land near £, 1650 Road needs about 800000 for roads and utilities as negotiations continue.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
Kansas Highway 10
Tom Williams
Michael Treanor Architects
Craig Welnaug
LRM Industries
LRM
East Hills
Wheat crop in need of rain by Lawrence farmers
Carl Flory and Charles Wintermantel report stressed wheat in Douglas County areas as dry cold weather threatens emergent plants. Since Feb 1 the region had only 0.01 inch of precipitation with subzero temps. Farmers hope for a shower and warm weather to save stands and limit losses.
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Carl Flory
Lawrence
Flory
Douglas County
Kansas
Midwest
Charles Wintermantel
Dodge City
Wintermantel
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