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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 2011
Page
1
Lawrence voters will choose three of five candidates in the April 5 general election. This profile introduces Sven Alstrom and Hugh Carter, outlining their backgrounds and positions as they vie for city commission seats.
Community guide outlines ways to make a difference with a few hours now or over weeks. It lists one day or multiweek options, encouraging local involvement and briefings on practical steps to start volunteering.
Quotable remarks by Mark Stafford frame the ethics hearing as a dispute over facts and motives. The proceeding aims to decide whether former Attorney General Phill Kline and aides misled officials and mishandled patients records in pursuing criminal cases against two abortion clinics.
Oklahoma State prepares to face Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse on Tuesday. Cowboys seek road win as Big 12 battle looms with Kansas eager to defend home court in Lawrence.
Whitney Baker, conservator for the KU Libraries, spent five months traveling the United States to study bumper stickers. She preserves them for future generations and notes humorous lines tied to broadcasts by Paul Harvey. Her Kansas link traces back to Forest Gill who founded Gill Studios in Kansas City, with his son-in-law Mark Gilman now chairing the board.
Lawrence and Douglas County have issued only two texting while driving tickets since the Kansas ban took effect on Jan. 1. Officials attribute the low count to enforcement challenges rather than widespread noncompliance, with violations carrying a 60 dollar fine in the city and 93.50 in county court.
Regents oppose a House Republicans proposal to cut salaries by 7.5 percent for high earners at state universities. Regents Chairman Gary Sherrer warns such cuts harm Kansas by driving away leading researchers like Dr. Blake Peterson of KU Medical Center, who has won near three million in grants. The plan targets about 1500 Regents employees, and Senate plans exclude regents staff.
As enrollments rise at Kansas community colleges, leaders warn of strained capacity amid stagnant local tax bases and shrinking state funds. Kansas City Kansas Community College reports tight budgets, hiring freezes, and crowded classes while tuition remains affordable. Students note longer lines and full courses, with online enrollment stressing the system. At Cowley County Community College, growth reflects statewide economic shifts, signaling broad fiscal challenges for public higher education.
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