Citizen of the Years recipient champions trades careers
By Chad Lawhorn Dwayne Peaslee, a Lawrence plumber and pipefitter, left KU to work in the trades. He notes his kids’ college degrees and his retirement earnings show blue collar paths can succeed without a bachelor’s degree. Peaslee advocates viable alternatives to four year college.
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Lawrence Chamber honors several at annual meeting
The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce will honor Dwayne Peaslee, Kevin Loos, Mary Loveland, and Ann Gardner at the annual meeting set for 5:30 p.m. Friday at Holiday Inn Lawrence. Loos chairs multiple advisory boards and volunteers with United Way and Junior Achievement. Loveland completed 20 years on the Lawrence school board and helped open 10 new schools amid $147 million in bonds. Gardner, editor of the Lawrence Journal-World, will receive the Athena Award.
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McDonald Drive
Dwayne Peaslee
Kevin Loos
ICL
North
Lawrence
Parks and Recreation
United Way
Junior Achievement
Mary Loveland
Buford M. Watson Jr
Loveland
Lawrence School Board
Ann Gardner
Lawrence Journal-World
Lecompton icon Jim Lane portrait to be unveiled in Feb lecture
The Lecompton Historical Society will unveil an 1890 painting of Wild Jim Lane during a Bleeding Kansas history lecture on Feb 5. The portrait, donated by Lane’s descendant James Shaler, was restored by Robert Swain after years of damage and features notably striking eyes.
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Journal-World Photo
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Lecompton
Jim Lane
Kansas
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Lane
Free State
Abraham Lincoln
Douglas County
William Quantrill
Missouri
Lawrence
Tim Rues
Constitutional Hall
Robert Swain
Beauchamp
Topeka
Swain
James Shaler
Billerica
Mass
Shaler
Library raises $1 million for expansion with donors
Lawrence Public Library surpassed its $1 million fundraising goal by 88 000 with 287 donors including a 100 000 gift. The drive funds an 20 000 square foot expansion, a renovated space and a new parking garage. NPR personality Susan Stamberg will perform at Lied Center March 13 with all tickets benefitting the library.
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Lied Center
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