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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 2001
Page
1
Two Free State High School mothers lead a fundraising campaign to transform the bare entrance into a courtyard with a statue, shrubs, and seating. The effort aims to create a welcoming outdoor space for students and staff.
Mary Frances Berry, chairwoman of the U S Civil Rights Commission, questioned attempts to curb access to polls while examining Florida election procedures. The remarks suggest no hidden plan to suppress voters, reflecting ongoing scrutiny of state processes.
Kansas Board of Regents proposes a systemwide endowment to raise about 20 million from major corporations. Donations would leverage federal tax credits and state credits with legislature approval, funding technology upgrades student aid and interuniversity collaboration through a nonprofit foundation.
Kansas legislators schedule joint hearings on January 22 to question Janet Schalansky, secretary of social and rehabilitation services, about centralizing child support payments at the Kansas Payment Center. Officials report a small late or misprocessed payment percentage, while critics call the system botched and underprepared as the center processes about 200000 payments monthly.
Deanell Tacha will become chief judge of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on January 26, elevating local prominence in Lawrence. The ceremony brings high profile guests, with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer among speakers, and prompts strong reaction from local lawyers and prosecutors.
Oregon Health Sciences University biologist Gerald Schatten led a team that engineered a female rhesus monkey named ANDi, inserting a marker gene into its eye and bringing the embryo to term. ANDi, born in October, appears healthy and the work presents a major step toward primate models for testing treatments for diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer's.
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