Carlin selects Ms. Wright for KCC post in Wichita
Statehouse sources say Carlin chose Wichita city commissioner Margalee Wright for the Kansas Corporation Commission appointment after thorough discussions. Wright, a 1981 Wichita mayor and former teacher, will resign her City Commission seat to take the post paying 57032 annually, citing Wolf Creek and other issues but aiming to serve effectively.
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Statehouse
Carlin
Margalee
Wright
Wichita City
Dan Glickman
Wichita
City Commission
League of Women Voters
Wolf Creek
Burlington
KCC
Ex-Beret curates patch collection at Midwest show
Ex-Beret Heeringa catalogs a handmade South Vietnamese era patch collection and explains how patches evolved with history. He sponsors gun and military insignia shows to fund the hobby, hosting the Jayhawk Gun and Military Show at Lawrence Helidome with 50+ collectors.
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John F. Kennedy
Vietnam
Heeringa
Midwest
Lawrence Helidome
W. McDonald Rd
Panelists discuss high quality home day care forum
Thirteen panelists from parents to state officials met at the Lawrence Public Library to discuss problems and solutions in home day care. Topics included consumer warning limits, low wages, licensing rules, and state regulation impacts on safety and quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Journal-World
Forum
Lawrence Public Library
Douglas County Family Day Care Assn
Ganis Pine
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Pine
Jessie Branson
Dlawrence
Kansas
Peggy Scally
Lawrence-Douglas County
Marling building expansion brings Arensberg Shoes move downtown
Arensberg Shoes plans to move into the Marling building at 819 Mass to expand stock and space from about 5,850 to potentially 17,000 square feet. Architect plans target by Feb 15 with move expected around November 1, while Tom Payne eyes a new tenant for the old Arensberg building. Payne backs downtown Lawrence preservation and sees apparel as a likely main use in the former shoe store site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marling's
J. Michael's Department
Klotz
Marling
Jack Arensberg
Arensberg Shoes
Arensberg
Marling Building
Lawrence
Atchison
Manning
Tom Payne
Olathe
Payne
Path cleared for Ottawa County sheriff bid
AP reports Kansas official Robert T. Stephan clears the way for Ken White of Ottawa County to be sworn in as sheriff after a California judge voided White’s 1974 drunken driving conviction. White, longtime police chief in Minneapolis, Kan., expresses readiness to serve. A separate note recalls the 1955 Bermuda gale rescue of 10 crew from a Newfoundland fishing vessel.
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Topeka
Robert T. Stephan
Ken White
Ottawa County
California
White
Stephan
Carol Slavik
San Bernadino
Calif
Barstow
Rufus L. Yent
Kenneth B. White
Minneapolis
Kan
Queen of
Bermuda
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Ms. Wright
Ms. Pine
Barbara Sabol
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Ms. Sabol
Kansas University
Payne and Jones
Larry Funk
Steve Holtzman
Potter Lake
Niger
15Th
New York
ED Marling
Ed Marling’s
RCA
Panasonic
ATOR
Juonist
Lawes
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