Douglas County party change rules for Aug 4 primary
Douglas County Clerk announces deadline and forms to change party affiliation for the Aug 4 primary. Last day to register or switch is July 20 at the courthouse. Voters may declare Republican or Democrat. third parties enter only at the general election. A party declaration can be changed after the primary. General election voting is open to any party. The general registration deadline is Oct. 19.
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Call Sound Off Line For Reader Questions
Readers are directed to call the Journal-World Access line at 865 5000 to leave questions for Sound Off. The system instructs callers to select category 7478 and listen for a prompt to leave their inquiry.
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Lawrence native leads Yahoo group with stock success
Srinivasan, a 1989 Lawrence High School graduate, runs a 70 to 80 person Yahoo sorting and categorizing team as vice president and editor in chief. Her father, KU professor T P Srinivasan, notes she remains tied to Lawrence and is an avid Jayhawk despite Yahoo’s rise and wealth.
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Lawrence
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Lawrence High School
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Mountain View
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Musician Dan Cook Critiques Big Money in Contracts
Dan Cook flags two parties driven by excess money and predicts fans will suffer. He questions why highly paid performers need concern over contract terms or salaries, noting public indifference may endure.
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Independence Day Events in Lawrence Highlight Fireworks and Activities
The Lawrence community plans a citywide celebration with fireworks from dusk at Burcham Park and craft booths, food booths, and children’s games. Storytimes, bookmobile stops, and bus shuttles to and from the park coordinate throughout the day, with a Monday schedule listing additional storytimes and park visits.
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KU Alumni Donate Large Gift to History Museum
KU alumni Leonard Krishtalka announced a $45,570 gift from Hubert Hall and Kathleen Hall of Lecompton to the KU Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center to support acquisitions and secure the fossilized remains of Lyle the dinosaur. The Halls also donated $25,000 for general museum support and $20,570 for the acquisition of two dinosaur skeletons discovered by KU scientists in 1997 in Wyoming.
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Natural History Museum
City Parks Dept Hires Marketing Pro For New Role
The city’s department of parks and recreation has a new recreation marketing supervisor. Lisa Patterson, a Lawrence resident of seven years, takes on the recently added position to lead marketing efforts for city parks and recreation programs.
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Department of Parks and Recreation
Lisa Patterson
Lawrence
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Recreation chief outlines marketing promotions role
Kathy Fode, the city's recreation superintendent, states the department now handles marketing and communications and develops plans for promotions collateral materials and advertising. Patterson is a Kansas University graduate.
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Patterson
Kansas University
Seminar on Kansas in the 1940s for teachers
The Kansas State Historical Society will run July 13 to 17 at the Kansas History Center in Topeka a seminar for school teachers titled At Peace and at War Kansas During the 1940s. It covers political social economic and cultural issues and Kansans coping with Depression war prosperity and peace.
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Topeka
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Burglaries and Thefts Reported in Local Area
Stolen items include a red black gray 1988 Kawasaki Ninja worth 2200 from the 1600 block West 15th between June 17 and Sunday a pair of John Deere 332 tractors valued at 7000 each stolen from a 74 year old farmer at 1302 North 1800 Road between 6 p.m. June 27 and 10 a.m. Sunday. Two personal watercraft and a trailer totaling 11100 were taken from 1423 Fast 900 Road between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. Monday. A 22 year old Lawrence man was assaulted near 901 Mass causing loss of wallet keys and a contact lens with total loss 45. Shelly R. Wiggins was arrested for DUI no proof of insurance disorderly conduct and resisting after a 3:24 a.m. Thursday crash at 1000 North Third. James Allen Wilson II was jailed on aggravated battery charges at Douglas County Jail. Emergency calls documented various incidents including vehicle and medical emergencies across Lawrence.
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Lawrence
Massachusetts
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Mass
Shelly R. Wiggins
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Wiggins
James Allen Wilson II
Topeka
Wilson
Douglas County
Births Report From Ottawa Baldwin and Lawrence
Amy Hinderks Soderberg and Scott Soderberg welcome a boy in Ottawa on Wednesday. Kendall and Teresa Anderson greet a boy in Baldwin on Wednesday. Tricia Vender announces a girl born in Lawrence on Thursday.
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Scott Soderberg
Ottawa
Kendall
Teresa Anderson
Baldwin
Tricia Vender
Lawrence
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