Planning for death spurs simple life lessons from a widower
Les Hannon, 90, who lost his wife Pat, shares how planning for end of life eased grief. He authored an 18 page treatise on topics from body donation to obituaries. The couple’s practical approach included organ donor consent for their four children and donating excess valuables to charity. Pat’s memorial was a celebration, and Les remains hopeful and grateful for a life well lived.
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Former NASA astronaut and KU professor study Tololo 26 nebula
Former NASA astronaut Steven Hawley who helped launch the Hubble Space Telescope now uses its images for research at the University of Kansas. Hawley, a physics and astronomy professor, began studying the unusual planetary nebula Tololo 26 as a young astronomer and has resumed work after shuttle missions. Planetary nebulas are the colorful remnants of dying stars.
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Court to decide on offender list case
The Kansas attorney general asked the Kansas Supreme Court to overturn a district court ruling removing a child molester's name from the state offender registry. The case targets a 50 year old Lenexa man who challenged ongoing registration and could influence thousands on the registry after amendments to the Offender Registration Act. The client is not named in filings.
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