Judge appeals to King's legacy celebration honors dream
In Shawnee Prairies Topeka, King Day events featured Rev. David Lopez, Judge Deanell Tacha, and Sen. David Haley reflecting on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. First grader Forrest Evans won a statewide contest with Reach for the Dream as the theme. Diverse performers included New Dawn Native Dancers of Lawrence and local speakers urged perseverance and hope.
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David Lopez
Iglesia Emanual Bautista
Tacha
Topeka
Forrest Evans
New Dawn
Lawrence
David Haley
Kansas City
Martin Luther King
Connie Graffred
Tennessee
King
Martin Luther King Day Events Celebrate in Lawrence Week
Lawrence hosts a week of tributes with an 16th annual banquet at 6 30 p m in the Kansas Union Ballroom. KU Chancellor Robert Hemenway delivers the keynote. Other events include Sunday worship at Victory Bible Church 10 30 a m and a free MLK musical at Methodists. Bud Stallworth speaks Friday morning at South Junior High.
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Lawrence
Martin Tutner
Kansas Union
Kansas University
Robert Hemenway
Victory Bible Church
Cedric Britt
Fort. Worth
Tex
Martin Luther King, Jr
Methodist Church
Lawrence Ave
Britt
Bud Stallworth
MLK Day Holiday Closures Around Lawrence
Law rence government and public services observe Martin Luther King Jr Day with many offices closed Monday. Douglas County Senior Services meals continue, KU buildings closed, transit partly running, trash pickup on schedule, post office limited deliveries, and libraries open with Journal World circulation both operating.
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Lawrence
Martin Luther King Jr
Douglas County Senior Services
Lawrence Bus Co
Kansas University
Lawrence Transit System
Haskell Indian Nations University
City of Lawrence
Robber sentenced to 54 years in prison
McIntyre protested his conviction saying coerced testimony and illegal evidence tainted the case as DNA evidence backed the verdict. An expert cited odds of one in 10 quadrillion against innocence while McIntyre apologized to victims but maintained his innocence. Sentences for rape, aggravated kidnapping, and aggravated sodomy run concurrently, with separate terms for robbery and kidnapping to be served consecutively.
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McIntyre
McIntrye
Martin
Court rules attorneys not to collect fees in SLIT case
U S District Judge G Thomas Van Bebber denied the lawyers request for the federal government to pay their fees after ruling the Highway Administration had a substantially justified position. The appeals court upheld the decision as plaintiffs praised the broader victory in the Wetlands case involving Wetlands Preservation Organization KU Environs and others.
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U.S
G. Thomas van Bebber
Kansas City
Kan
Highway Administration
van Bebber
Eye
Tion
Plenk
Obituaries and memorials in Lawrence area notices
Obituaries list multiple Lawrence area residents with services announced or pending including Mabel E. Grob 97, Mai E. Knowles 73, and Thomas J. Rodhouse 92. Services at Warren McElwain and McElwain Mortuary, memorials to local schools and churches, plus additional notices for Pearl Neis 87 and Addie Hollingsworth 83 with burial plans and survivor details. Included are Topeka and Manhattan notices for Chadderdon, Denholm and others with service times and cemetery details.
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Mabel E. Grob
Lawrence
Warren McElwain Mortuary
Grob
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Mai E. Knowles
Highland Cemetery Mausoleum
Kansas City
Kan
Knowles
Carl and
Mabel (Beckett) Meyer
Wyandotte High School
University of Missouri
Kansas University
Bonner Springs
Shawnee Mission
Topeka
National Honor Society
National Scholastic Association
John H. Knowles
Warren-McEwain Mortuary
Thomas J. Rodhouse
Warren McElwain
Mr. Redhouse
Lawrence Presbyterian Manor
Columbia, Mo
Thomas J
Melissa
Jesse
Cape Girardeau
Nancy R. Colyer
Thomas I
Lake Bluff
Ill
First Presbyterian Church
Good Samaritan Fund
Eudora
Pearl C. Neis
St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, Eudora
Eudora City
Tonganoxie
Addie Louise Hollingsworth
Richmond
Quisenberry Chapel
Hubbel Hill
Hollingsworth
Richmond Care Center
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Deanell Tacha
MLK
Mike Belt
Bob Eye
Nate
U.S. Supreme Court
Bruce
Eve
Joy Ludwig
Lane
Mabel Grob
Knowles Services
Thomas Rodhouse
Ryan Services
George H. Ryan
Austin
Ryan
Lawrence Arts Center
Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home
Neis Services
Addie Hollingsworth
Cowgill
Walter
Tilda (Cox) Neill
Donna Peine
Oskaloosa
McLouth
Barnett Funeral Home
Hardy Oaks
Jefferson County
Peine
Robert Chadderdon
Robert Henry Chadderdon
Penwell- Gabel
Mid Town Chapel
Mount Hope Cemetery
Chadderdon
Washington, D.C
John Henry
Susan (Hood) Chadderdon
Jardine Junior High School
Topeka West High School
Susan Hood
George Frederick Hobday Jr
William Palmer Hobday
Michael Edward Hobday
Chadderdon Children’s Educational Fund
Commerce Bank & Trust
S. Topeka Blvd
William Denholm Jr
Manhattan
William D. Denholm Jr
First Congregational Church
Sunset Cemetery
Denholm
Mercy
Realty Executives
Hedges Real Estate Inc
HedgesRealEstate.com
William Davis Sr
Irene (Cox) Denholm
Elmwood
Kansas State Agricultural College
U.S. Army Air Corps
Office of Strategic Services
Kansas Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co
Huron
S.D
South Dakota Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co
Waddell & Reed Financial Services
Denholm Realty Co
Lafayette Lodge No. 16
A.r&a.m
Manhattan Shrine
American Legion Pearce- Keller
York Rite
Isis Shrine
Salina
Henri Lodge
A.e&a.m
Rinda
Order of Eastern Star
Byron E
Hemet
Calif
Wilma Gillespie
Leavenworth
Barbara Slutter
Bay City
Mich
Shriner
West Lawrence
Homabytas
MLS
Mississippi
Twinie Johnson
Lave Ac
Don's
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