Young breast cancer survivor aided by local services
Cassie Peters, 25, trusted early self checks and sought help after a lump led to a breast cancer diagnosis at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Covered by the Early Detection Works program, she received screenings and Medicaid enrollment, aiding her treatment and ongoing support. She now hosts a survivor group for under 40s, meeting monthly at Signs of Life in Lawrence.
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Group scraps social media policy proposal from scratch
Kevin Johnson Emporia State University general counsel co chair of the social media working group says the group will ignore the Kansas Board of Regents policy on improper use of social media and start from scratch. The group held its first meeting Friday and will propose its own policy.
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Kansas Board of Regents
Kevin Johnson
Emporia State University
Officials dispute impact of school budget cuts
Kansas boards and lawmakers clash over education funding. Republican KSDE board member Willard says data show rising student numbers with a parallel rise in teachers, lowering the student teacher ratio, countering Davis claims of layoffs and ballooning class sizes. Data cited reflect 2010-11 through Brownback era.
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Lawrence
Paul Davis
Davis
Kansas House
Sam Brownback
Ken Willard
Hutchinson
Willard
Kansas
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Environment Royalties for Kaw Sand Doubling Proposed
Lawrence senator Marci Francisco sponsors Senate Bill 300 to double the sand dredging royalty from 15 to 30 cents per ton for Kansas River extractions. The proposal, backed by Friends of the Kaw and Kansas Riverkeeper Laura Calwell, aims to curb erosion and shift dredging to open pit mines on dry land to protect the river.
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Kansas River
Lawrence
Marci Francisco
Senate
Senate Natural Resources Committee
Francisco
Kansas
Friends of the Kaw
Laura Calwell
Sunny breezy Business Deaths in social media notes
A brief data fragment notes business deaths under sunny and breezy conditions with references to Facebook and Twitter pages for LJWorld coverage.
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Ljworld
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KU celebrates symbolic groundbreaking for Marvin Hall addition
The School of Architecture Design and Planning's Studio 804 marks a symbolic groundbreaking for an expansion to Marvin Hall. The ceremony highlighted planned renovations and the project’s impact on campus facilities and design education.
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