Lawrence Surgeon Retires From City’s Fly Fishing Life
Dr. Mark Praeger, a Lawrence surgeon since 1977, balances a career easing from the operating room to fly fishing. The piece details his hands-on craft with flies like Bead Head Pheasant Tail and Woolly Bugger, and the shift from emergencies to retirement. Praeger’s life blends steady scalpel with patient pull of trout streams as he steps away from on-call duties.
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Surgeons forgive the constant call of the ER after long career
The article profiles longtime surgeon Praeger who has retired after more than four decades in medicine. He reflects on the intense immediacy of emergency calls, how life in surgery demanded readiness, and the shift as he leaves practice to enjoy fly fishing and quieter days away from the hospital.
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Geologists Measure Water Depth in Ogallala Aquifer Site
Brownie Wilson drives to a dried corner of a corn field and uses a GPS guided SUV to reach a well on the Ogallala Aquifer. He lowers a 155 foot tape to the water, records the depth, and calculates water level by subtracting the return depth from 155 feet.
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Regents social media policy review unsettled at KU connections
The Kansas Board of Regents will reexamine a recently approved social media policy that could differently affect tenured and non tenured staff. A work group will report back in April as debate continues over enforceability at KU and other universities.
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Pets and Weather Warmth Tips for Cold Snap
Pet owners are urged to keep animals warm during the cold snap. Advice covers shelter, bedding, and protection from the elements to ensure pets stay safe in freezing conditions.
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