Fireworks build bridges as Chinese visitors tour U.S. side
Nancy Gao and Ally Li from Hunan province visit Garrett's Fireworks in Kansas, meeting Eric Garrett the wholesale sales and China operations manager. The 20 year old firm shifted from retail to wholesale after 2004, exporting Grand Patriot and Lil Patriot fireworks.
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Jou
Nancy Gao
Ally LI
Garrett’s
Kansas Highway 10
Franklin Road
U.S
China
Hunan
Eric Garrett
Eudora
Garrett
Independence Day fireworks and safety in Lawrence
A July Fourth feature outlines Lawrence fireworks rules within city limits and offers safety tips while noting how Garrett Fireworks operates across 19 states. It covers Gao and Li as China office staff visiting the U S to observe American culture and fireworks business practices, including visa discussions and their planned departure.
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Lawrence
China
Gao
Garrett
United States
America
U.S
Builder pleads guilty in fraud case in Kansas
Lawrence builder David Ray Freeman pleaded guilty in U S District Court Topeka to conspiring to commit bank fraud tied to a Junction City building boom He agreed to cooperate with prosecutors and testify against others implicated in an influence peddling scheme reaching into Junction City government Freeman said he paid a city official about 19000 over 2006 and 2007 and sentencing is set for September 29
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Toreka
David Ray Freeman
Lawrence
Junction City
Free
Man
Freeman
U.S
Richard Rogers
U.S. District Court
Topeka
Rogers
Lawrence’s New School Superintendent Begins Post
Lawrence’s new school superintendent officially starts today. A look at his first day on the job outlines priorities and anticipated changes.
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Lawrence
Kansas University picks Bernadette Gray-Little as incoming chancellor
The article notes Kansas University's incoming chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little. Details on her background and the selection process are provided, highlighting her leadership philosophy and planned priorities for the campus community.
Budget Issues familiar Budget Issues familiar KU appoints new chancellor and plans
Bernadette Gray-Little outlines budget cuts sports and her move to KU after serving as UNC provost. In a Tuesday interview she discusses campus impressions and the strong community at Kansas University as she prepares to take the helm on August 15.
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Kansas University
Bernadette Gray-Little
Chapel Hill
N.C
University of North Carolina
Franken Wins Senate Race Gives Democrats 60 Votes
Democrat Al Franken emerges winner in Minnesota U S Senate race after eight months of contest, securing 60 seats for the Democrats and the ability to overcome Republican filibusters. See story, page 2A.
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al Franken
Minnesota
U.S. Senate
Franken
Senate
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