Kansas Supreme Court skeptical Roeder trial should reopen
The Kansas Supreme Court heard Scott Roeder’s appeal after he was convicted of murdering abortion provider George Tiller in 2009, arguing jurors should have been allowed to consider voluntary manslaughter due to Roeder’s claimed belief he was saving unborn lives. Judges signaled doubt about granting a new trial as Roeder faces at least 50 years in prison.
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Topera
Kansas Supreme Court
Wichita
Scott Roeder
George Tiller
Rachel Pickering
Roeder
Tiller
U.S
Farm bill compromise clears House vote amid cuts clash
The House approved a five year farm bill by 251 to 166, edging toward Senate approval and a White House signing. It preserves crop subsidies, trims food stamps by about 800 million annually, and shifts subsidies toward insurance programs amid GOP and some Democrat concerns. Nancy Pelosi supported the measure despite worries over food stamp cuts.
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Washington
House
Senate
White House
Barack Obama
GOP
Nancy Pelosi
D-Calif
Final Friday venues expand as Lu Vaccaro shows at Alvamar
Final Fridays grows with new venues in Lawrence. Lu Vaccaro, a long-time ceramicist and painter, presents 20 mixed media abstract landscape works at Alvamar Country Club 1809 Crossgate Drive with a 5 to 9 p.m. reception. New displays include IWIG Dairy Local Foods Grocery 622 N Second St with Arts Technologies of Early Peoples. The KU Art and Design Building hosts The Middle: Photo Based Works. Live music features Matt Pryor at the Lawrence Arts Center with a rogue orchestra. Percolator hosts love themed creations with poetry by Karen Roberts and love stories by Dan Ward. Downtown shows include Carolyn Whitaker-Collins at Henry’s Coffee Shop, Liza MacKinnon and Suzanne Perry at Phoenix Gallery, Mary Brooks and Brett Allen at Phoenix Underground, and openings for Maryanna Stark Adelman and Jessica Jagerson at Essential Goods and Ten Thousand Villages.
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Alvamar Country Club
Crossgate Drive
Lu Vaccaro
Nick
Lawrence
Oklahoma
Vaccaro
Iwig Dairy Local Foods Grocery
N. Second St
Marty Falkenstien
National Park Service
Marin Museum of the American Indian
California
Kansas University
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
Matt Pryor
Lawrence Arts Center
New Hampshire St
Pryor
Arts Center
Karen Roberts
Dan Ward
Henry
L E. Eighth St
Carolyn Whitaker-Collins
Phoenix Gallery
Massachusetts St
Liza MacKinnon
Suzanne Perry
Phoenix Underground
Mary Brooks
Brett Allen
Maryanna Stark Adelman
Essential Goods
Ten Thousand Villages
Jessica Jagerson
Waka Winter Classic adds cross-genre bands to Lawrence showdown
Cowgirl's performs with a bluegrass and Irish twist and Dioedean blends bluegrass ballads jazz and indie rock as they seek the Waka Winter Classic berth in Lawrence Arkansas. Lead singer Zale Bledsoe says the show is about personal expression not scoring points.
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Cowgirl
Lawrence
Des Moines
Buck
Modest Mouse
Dsoedean
Dee-So-Deen
Arkansas
Zale Bledsoe
Bledsoe
Dioedean
Shane Borth
Flannigan
Borth
Hearts of Darkness second wave Afrobeat band profile
The 14 piece Hearts of Darkness blends traditional Afrobeat with funk soul and hip hop while keeping a dark gritty edge. Vocalist Erica Townsend compares the group to a union of Fela Kuti James Brown and Count Basie. They eye expanded touring after Wakarusa Festival exposure.
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Fela Kuti
Antibalas
Kokolo
Kansas City
Hod
James Brown
John Prine
Count Basie
Les Izmore
Erica Townsend
Lawrence
Waka
Townsend
Honey fried bananas at Little Saigon Cafe delight
Nadia Imafidon reviews honey fried bananas at Little Saigon Cafe 1524 W 23rd St. The deep fried banana fritter dessert drizzled with honey and sesame seeds costs 2.50 plus tax and pairs well with bubble smoothies. The menu also features pho beef stew pork broth noodles and other Vietnamese favorites.
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Little Saigon Cafe
W. 23Rd St
Nadia Imafidon
Journal-World Photo
Souper Bowl at Lawrence Arts Center Returns
Lawrence Arts Center hosts the Souper Bowl with over 500 handmade bowls for sale this weekend. Since 1996 the event showcases ceramics by area artists students and community members and supports visual arts education. Bowls start at $10 with one complimentary soup bread and drink per bowl. Soup line begins at 11 a.m. Saturday.
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The
Arts Center Visual Arts Education
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