Douglas County property values rise double digits
Douglas County property values are set to increase by more than 10 percent in many areas, with some near 15 percent. County appraiser Marion Johnson outlined a map of Lawrence showing the blue areas with the highest increases, surprising commissioners as they prepare for 2001 budgeting and mill levy decisions. The 2000 total assessed real estate value reached 592.81 million, up 11.8 percent from 1999, with new construction adding 3.4 percent.
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Brownback honors Kansas missionary Rose Duchesne in bid to celebrate
Senator Sam Brownback visited the Kenneth Spencer Research Library at Kansas University to view Duchesne papers and spotlight the French nun who settled in Kansas in 1818. He highlighted her role in founding girls schools and urged a state celebration.
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Gore Bradley clash over race at Harlem debate
In a heated Apollo Theater exchange, Al Gore accused Bill Bradley of divisive tactics while Bradley labeled Gore a closet conservative. Gore defended affirmative action and education spending, and Bradley pressed Gore to urge an executive order against racial profiling. The CNN telecast drew a noisy, largely African American audience.
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Pond scum offers hope as hydrogen fuel source
Washington AP reports that green algae can convert water and sunlight into hydrogen gas. Tasios Melis of UC Berkeley notes the algae evolved this ability long ago, and researchers have a new way to force hydrogen on demand, potentially yielding a pollution free fuel with water as only waste.
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Tasios Melis
University of California, Berkeley
Bill to close banking records advances in Kansas House
Kansas lawmakers move a bill to shield stockholders owning under 5 percent of a bank or holding company from public disclosure. The House approved first-round approval 59 to 34 with limited debate. final vote due today. The measure aims to curb buyout efforts by investment firms while sparking broader Open Records Act reform talks.
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