Gridiron Club at KU stalls on funding and timing
Kansas Athletics aims to open a 3,000 seat Gridiron Club atop Memorial Stadium by 2010 with a $34 million price tag. So far about $4.5 million has been raised or pledged, and construction would start only after full funding. The project remains contingent on memberships totaling up to $200 million with $40 million to academics and $25 million for an Olympic Village complex.
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Sales tax hike urged to ease budget crisis
Testimony before the House Tax Committee argued a sales tax increase is needed to shield vulnerable groups as a budget crisis hits schools Megan Greene of Lawrence told lawmakers her daughter attends Cordley School and the Lawrence school board weighs drastic cuts including firing teachers larger classes and possible closures
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Telethon tonight anchors Haiti relief efforts worldwide
Haiti’s relief push centers on urgent needs as the Hope for Haiti telethon broadcasts from New York Los Angeles London and Haiti at 7 p.m. local time on major networks and streaming sites. Aid workers race to feed shelter and treat the injured amid aftershocks and a 200000 dead toll with 250000 injured and 2 million displaced.
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Modest salt reduction could save thousands of lives
A new analysis from researchers led by Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo predicts that cutting daily salt intake by about 3 grams could prevent 155,000 heart attacks and strokes annually in the United States. Blood pressure reductions would benefit most groups, with larger drops among older adults and Blacks with hypertension, and health care costs could fall by up to 24 billion dollars yearly.
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