Fourth of July fireworks aid labor scene in Lawrence
Jodi Ragan delivered daughter Alicen Beatrice in Lawrence after the Jaycees fireworks show ended. She recalled hearing rattles and feeling the coverage while three blocks away LMH, with the baby born at 10:27 p.m. amid induced labor.
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Jodi Ragan
Lawrence
Ragan
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Alicer Beatrice Ragan
LMH
Burcham Park
Jaycees
Seine
Alicen
Alicea
Tom
Tom Ragan
Oskaloosa
Kansas science standards debate stalls State Board of Education
The Kansas State Board of Education, split along ideological lines, has failed to vote on new science standards amid fights over evolution versus creationism and other curriculum issues. Lawrence legislators propose fixes, including a governor appointment plan and adding an 11th member to break deadlocks, as voters previously rejected similar reforms in 1974 1986 and 1990.
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Kansas State Board of Education
Lawrence Public Schools
Kathleen Williams
Williams
Kansas
Lawrence
Tom Sloan
State Board of Education
Sloan
Senate
Education
Board of Education
Commissioner of Education
Troy Findley
D-Lawrence
Findley
Kansans Advocates for Better Care Keeps Elder Care Standards
Lawrence based Kansans Advocates for Better Care founded in 1975 remains active advocating higher standards in nursing homes and long term care. The group lobbied for laws, works with state agencies, and acts as a consumer guide to facility histories and care quality.
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Petey Cerf
Deanne Lenhart
KABC
Lenhart
Don Brown
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Matthew Hickam
Wilda Davison
Kansas Department of Aging
Davison
Mixe Yoorr
Journal-Worlp
Proto Deanne Lenhart
Neighbor Accused of Shooting Home in Lawrence
Lawrence police arrested 44 year old Rosemary Rae Miller after a neighbor reported gunfire at a home on Massachusetts Street Sunday night. Officers say the unoccupied residence was shot seven times and Miller was booked into Douglas County Jail for criminal discharge of a firearm and criminal damage. The victims, a family with three children, feared the shooting came from a neighbor whom they barely know. Miller was held without bond Monday night.
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Rosemary Rae Miller
Douglas County
Hne
Susan Hadi
Massachusetts Street
Adl
Miller
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