Letter Sending Info for Lawrence Soldiers in Iraq
Readers can contact soldiers in Iraq via several websites including Anysoldier.com offering message and care package options. Kansas military groups such as the Kansas Army National Guard or Fort Riley may supply more specific details on individual service members.
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Call Sound Off Line for Questions
Instructions prompt listeners to call a number 832-7297 to hear a recording and leave their question. The notice guides engagement with the Sound Off segment and mentions how to participate. The text emphasizes calling the specified phone line for assistance and submissions.
Should Kansas Supreme Court order funding by Legislature
The question asks if the Kansas Supreme Court can force the Legislature to make appropriations. Respondents say it’s not the court’s role to dictate funding, while others defend upholding the constitution and education funding. The dialogue notes the court’s constitutional review as a staying point.
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Kansas Supreme Court
Dave Evans
Lawrence
Supreme Court
Teacher David Janzen on court’s power balance
David Janzen comments on judiciary overreach, arguing the court set a specific amount and should respect a broader balance of power, warning against overly prescriptive rulings. He favors restraint while maintaining clear limits on judicial reach.
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David Janzen
Lawrence
Lawrence commuter report i Lawrence commuter report i
The following construction projects may affect commuter traffic in the region this week. U S Highway 40 from Kansas Highway 4 to east of Kansas Highway 10 uses a pilot car for overlay. Interstate 70 from East Topeka to Lecompton exits widens the road. Kansas Highway 32 at Stranger Creek reduces to one lane for widening with signals controlling traffic. Kansas Highway 92 bridge over the Missouri River narrows to one lane on weekends for repair. Interstate 435 from the Kansas Missouri state line to 98th Street has lane closures for construction. I 635 at Parallel Parkway all ramps closed for construction. Use exits at U S Highway 24 or 38th Street. Southbound I 635 at Swartz Road ramp closed.
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Topeka
Lecompton
Stranger Creek
Missouri River
theansas-Missouri State Line
98Th Street
Parallel Parkway
U.S. Highway 24
38Th Street
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City traffic impacts this week around campus area
Road work closes 3 Clinton Parkway and Lake Pointe Drive to through traffic from Wakarusa Drive to east of K10 ramps. U.S. 40 between Kansas 10 and Folks Road narrowed to four lanes with one-lane restrictions in each direction. Streets including West Sixth, Harvard, Kasold, Stamford, Waterford, and others see lane reductions, closings, or parking removals for widenings, traffic calming, stormwater, or utility projects. For details visit CommuterWorld or KanRoad hotline.
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Lake Pointe Drive
Wakarusa Drive
Sixth Street
Kansas Highway 10
Folks Road
West Sixth Street
Two KU doctoral winners prize for dissertations
Sara Running Danger won the Dorothy Haglund Prize for her dissertation Transforming Images Victorian Women Writers Popular Images and the Literary Marketplace. Dilip Natarajan won the Marnie and Bill Argersinger Award for his dissertation Experimental and Modeling Studies on the Spatiotemporal Current Density Distribution in a PEM Fuel Cell. The awards were presented May 21 at the Graduate School hooding ceremony.
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Kansas University
Sara Running Danger
Dorothy Haglund
Dilip Natarajan
Marnie
Bill Argersinger
Boaters flock to area lakes during holiday weekend
On Saturday after noon Perry and Clinton lakes drew heavy crowds as clear skies and warm temps lured water enthusiasts. Wildlife and Parks officials noted record boat activity while Clinton Lake parking lots filled with vehicles and empty trailers. Local shops along the Fourth of July corridor reported brisk sales with Alvin's Wine & Spirits citing high domestic beer demand.
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Clinton
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Hest
Clinton Lake
Patrick Miller
Alvin's Wine & Spirits
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Baldwin Area Events With Games At High School Complex
Baldwin's display starts about 9 pm and lasts one to one and a half hours. Activities include tug of war and a sack race at Baldwin High School sports complex beginning at 6 pm. In Eudora, fireworks start at dusk with a DJ and a 60 minute show in the Middle School parking lot starting 7 pm.
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Baldwin
Baldwin High School
Eudora
Eudora Middle School
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