Astronaut Hawley to join KU faculty in Lawrence
Kansas native and NASA astronaut Steve Hawley returns to his alma mater to teach astronomy at the University of Kansas after May. Chancellor Robert Hemenway calls the hire a rare, huge addition as Hawley promotes advanced scientific degrees across the state. Hawley plans to begin teaching this fall while remaining a NASA employee until May.
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Steve Hawley
Lawrence
Kansas University
NASA
Hawley
Robert Hemenway
Kansas
Topeka
State Senate
Salina
Hutchinson
University of California
Lawrence Datebook Highlights A Busy KU Campus Week
Opening receptions and readings fill the calendar at KU and local venues. Theater, music, film, and public events including Reagan era discussion at Dole Institute, Capote film series, and a Bridge of arts shows at the Lawrence Arts Center. Local charities benefit from a pilot club antique show and bread for the world workshop.
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Stephanie Teasley
Spooner Hall
Denise Low
Elizabeth Schultz
Dennis Etzel
Kansas Union
Alderson
Trinity In-Home Care
W. 25Th St
Reagan
George W. Bush
Lou and
Carl Cannon
Dole Institute of Politics
West
Lawrence
David Holloway
Swarthout Recital Hall
Aquila Theatre Co
Lied Center
Lawrence Community Theatre
N.H
Lawrence Arts Center
Robert Hemenway
Trinity Lutheran Church
Gale Sayers
Lawrence Public Library Gallery
Tom Sawyer
Llan Morgenstern
Murphy Hall
Immunization and Storytime Agenda This Week in Lawrence
Immunization clinic by the Lawrence Douglas County Health Department offers flu shots at 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 8 p.m. Mondays through Fridays at 200 Maine. Big Brothers Big Sisters hosts info sessions at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday and noon Wednesday at 1525 W Sixth St Suite A. Storytime and family programs run at Lawrence Public Library locations including 707 Vt and the Children’s Room with sessions on Thursday and Friday evenings and Sunday afternoons.
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Lawrence-Douglas County
Maine
Big Brothers
Big Sisters of
Douglas County
Sixth St
Suite A
Lawrence Public Library
Lawrence man arrested on aggravated assault and gun charge
Lawrence police arrested Damien Garrett, 27, for aggravated assault and unlawful discharge of a firearm after an incident on January 24 in the 400 block of Illinois Street. He was taken into custody at a residence on the same block. no additional details were released by the Journal-World.
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Lawrence
Damien Garrett
Ilinois Street
Garrett
Births in Lawrence Briefly Reported
Gary and Sarah Walters of Lawrence welcomed a boy Tuesday. Amy and Larry Northrup of Lawrence welcomed a girl Wednesday.
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Gary
Sarah Walters
Lawrence
Amy
Larry Northrup
Journal-World offers to correct significant errors
The Journal-World states its policy to fix significant errors brought to editors and invites readers to report them by calling (785) 832-7154 or emailing news ljworld com.
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Journal-World
Ljworld.com
Lawmakers warn over coal plants and CO2 rules
In Topeka lawmakers defend two proposed coal plants while seeking curbs on the health secretary's power to set new emissions standards. They argue blocking the Sunflower project may threaten Kansas power supplies and press for limits pending federal rules.
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Topeka
Kansas
Secretary of Health and Environment
Rod Bremby
Holcomb
Westar Energy Inc
Jeffrey Energy Center
Westar
Bremby
Department of Health and Environment
Senate Utilities Committee
Jay Emler
Lindsborg
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Finney County
Hays
Sunflower
KDHE
Joe Blubaugh
House
Emler
Sebelius
Statehouse
U.S. Department of Energy
Five year old girl shot remains on life support
A Linwood area girl, five, shot in the head Saturday, remains on life support at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. Her parents and six siblings visit daily as doctors monitor brain activity and progress while the bullet remains in place. Authorities canvassed neighborhoods for witnesses and plan further checks around the incident time.
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Linwood Area
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Kansas City
Katherine Cook
Katherine
Pat Cook
Cook
Leavenworth County
Leavenworth
Dave Zoellner
Ronald McDonald House
Death notices for Clyde F Mersmann in Kansas
Funeral services for Clyde F Mersmann 84 of Lawrence will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Family Catholic Church Eudora burial in Holy Family Cemetery Eudora He died Monday February 25 2008 at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community A rosary is set for 7 p.m. Friday at Warren McElwain Mortuary Lawrence with visitation until 830 p.m. Memorials may go to St John the Evangelist Catholic Church Holy Family Eudora or the Multiple Sclerosis Society in care of the mortuary Online condolences at www warrenmcelwain com subject Mersmann
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Clyde F Mersmann
Lawrence
Holy Family Catholic Church
Eudora
Holy Family
Mersmann
Pioneer Ridge
Warren-McElwain Mortuary
Catholic Church
Multiple Sclerosis Society
Warrenmcelwain.com
Funeral services set for Teddy Channel of O'Fallon
Teddy Raymond Channel 76 of O Fallon Missouri died Tuesday February 26 2008 in St Louis. He served in the Korean War and earned engineering degrees from Kansas University. He worked on avionics GPS ILS and ground space radios before retiring to do contract electronics work. He is survived by his mother wife children siblings and two granddaughters. Burial follows at Reno Cemetery. Visitation Friday at Stugar Mid Rivers and Saturday at Rumsey Yost. Memorials to American Heart Association.
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Teddy Raymond Channel
O’fallon
Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home
Reno
Mr. Channel
St. Louis
Lawrence
Roy Barber
Ruby M. Silvey Channel
Baldwin High School
U.S. Air Force
Kansas University
Wilcox Electric
Kansas City
Air Force
U.S
Motorola
Government Electronics Division
Scottsdale, Ariz
McDonnell Douglas
Boeing
Annette Kroeger
Ruby Channel
Platte City
Steven
Deborah
Troy
Polly Channel
San Diego
Karen Channel
Kuwait
Roy B. Jr
Bonnie Hannah
Lauren
Elizabeth Channel
Stugar Mid Rivers
St. Charles
American Heart Association
Rumsey-Yost.com
Evelyn Maxine Santee Funeral Service Notice
Evelyn Maxine Santee 85 of Lawrence formerly Parsons died February 26 2008 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital Funeral services will be at 2 p m Saturday at First Baptist Church Parsons Burial in Memorial Lawn Cemetery Parsons She was born August 4 1922 in Labette County daughter of Claire and Mabel Darling and taught Sunday School She married Harold L Santee January 3 1941 He died 1976 Survived by daughter Linda Kelley and husband Jim Lawrence three grandsons Jeff Matt Dan Kelley and two great grandchildren Friends may call at Carson Wall Funeral Home after 9 a m Friday Memorials to the church.
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Evelyn Maxine Santee
Lawrence
First Baptist Church
Parsons
Memorial Lawn
Santee
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Labette County
Claire
Mabel Cloninger Darling
Mound Valley High School
Pioneer Ridge
Par
Harold L. Santee
P.O
Obituary Policy for Local Circulation
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