Keg registration debate heats up in Kansas
Law officers report frequent keg parties with underage drinkers as keg registration proposals gain support from officials like Dr James Barnett and Coffey County Sheriff Randy Rogers. Proponents say tagging kegs shifts responsibility to buyers and could slow underage drinking, while opponents call it bureaucratic and ineffective. See Keg, page 3B.
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James Bar
Coffey County
Randy Rogers
Rogers
Parking colossus reshapes Kansas University skyline
Construction continues on Parking Garage No 2 on the KU campus north of the Kansas Union with an 818 space five level design. Law Company Inc begun work in June 1999 and aims to finish by August 1999 while a meter based system shifts spaces and rates across campus.
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Kansas Union
Kansas University
Union
Adams
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Law Company Inc
Wichita
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Law Company
Carriveau
Donna Hustine
Hul
Tine
Robert Hemenway
Hultine
Evans
Memorial Stadium
Praeger mulls third term in Kansas Senate race
Lawrence senator Sandy Praeger, second in campaign funds for the 1999 cycle, weighs a possible 2000 bid for the second district Senate seat. She plans to decide by April as filing nears and cites health care and insurance as her key issues while noting parity for mental health and expanding HealthWare. Public disclosures list Praeger among top fundraisers in both Senate and House contests.
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Lawrence
Sandy Praeger
Praeger
Senate
Financial Institutions and Insurance
Tom Sloan
R Lawrence
Statehouse
Lawrence fire incidents hold steady despite nationwide drop
National Fire Protection Association data show U S fires dropping from 2.4 million in 1985 to 1.8 million in 1998 while Lawrence remains near its long term average of about 3839 fires annually. Local chief Jim McSwain cites smoke detectors and public education as factors, and about one in 20 calls is for an actual fire.
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Lawrence
National Fire Protection Assn
United States
John Weckerling
Lawrence, Fire & Medical Department
Jim McSwain
Fire & Medical Department
Association
Rich Barr
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