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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 2012
Page
1
Douglas County faces potential 2012 tax bill effects as appraisals show about seven in ten residential parcels may see lower fair market values. County Appraiser Steve Miles notes real estate lag behinds trends and hopes a bottom may be near, though certainty remains elusive.
Free State High School senior guard Lynn Robinson reflects on her near finish with the FSHS girls basketball squad. She credits growth in offense defense and leadership as the season nears its end. A second brief notes KU Cancer Center site review as the Hall Family Foundation donates 10.5 million to support NCI designation efforts.
Quotable Ernie Claudel of the Kansas Coalition of Public Retirees criticizes the plan to move some KPERS accounts to 401(k) style investments as a fire hose of money. A Kansas House committee backed off the change on Monday and said alternative ideas would be considered next week.
Coming Wednesday we will bring you coverage of Lawrence and Free State boys and girls basketball games with previews, highlights, and key players to watch.
A Lawrence elementary schools consolidation group split 28 members into two camps. One urged a bond to keep all 14 schools open, fund deferred maintenance, remove portable classrooms and expand full day kindergarten. The other favored closing some schools and pursuing long term ESL, boundaries, and facilities goals. No closures were recommended.
An Overbrook woman, Joann O'Brien, 76, told investigators she fell asleep at the wheel, drifting left of center on U S 56 nine miles west of Baldwin City. The Jan. 3 crash killed front-seat passenger Jamie Allery, 47, and injured others. O'Brien and others were treated. toxicology results pending.
A legislative panel approved House Bill 2260 the Kansas Preservation of Religious Freedom Act drawing sharp clash with critics who call it a license to discriminate. Supporters say it protects religious liberty while opponents warn it could allow businesses to refuse service or hiring based on sexual orientation. Law proponents point to Lawrence city anti discrimination rules as a potential conflict.
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