Memorial service for Karen Ann Stewart held in Lawrence
Karen Ann Stewart 56 of Centerview Missouri died Saturday July 2 2011 in Kansas City Missouri A memorial service is set for 11 am Monday at Southside Church of Christ Lawrence with inurnment at Oak Hill Cemetery later Survivors include son Patrick O Stewart and wife Sherree daughter Angela L Stewart sister Gail A Ryan and husband Roger partner Ronald Todd and his family including son James Todd Also surviving are her parents Donald W Athey and Nina J Hughes Athey and a brother Wayne L Athey and a sister Delain Sue Athey
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Centerview
Southside Church of Christ
Lawrence
W. 25Th St
Oak Hill Cemetery
Kansas City
Donald Wayne Athey
Nina Josephine Hughes Athey
Patrick O. Stewart
Sherree
Angela L. Stewart
Gail A. Ryan
Roger
Ronald Todd
James Todd
Wayne Leon Athey
Delain Sue Athey
Funeral services for Bessie Irene Chastain
Funeral services for Bessie Irene Chastain 78 of Eudora will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Warren McElwain Mortuary Eudora Chapel Burial will follow in Olathe Cemetery She died Thursday July 7 2011 at Kansas University Hospital in Kansas City Kansas The family will receive friends from 1 30 p.m. until service time at the mortuary
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Bessie Irene Chastain
Eudora
Warren- McElwain Mortuary
Eudora Chapel
Olathe
Lawrence radical boxing writer George Kimball dies in New York
George Kimball, a one eyed Lawrence radical and noted boxing writer, died in New York after a battle with throat cancer. A KU ROTC attendee turned counterculture figure, he rose to acclaim at the Boston Herald covering boxing and sports personalities. He was 67 and is survived by his wife Marge Marash.
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George
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THS students mourn after fatal wreck near town
Four Tonganoxie High School teens, all wearing seat belts, died in a crash involving Wilsons Envoy and an Expedition. Principal Jamie Carlisle said counselors and clergy assisted about 200 students at THS as CHS teammates held dance performances in the CHieftain Room during the vigil.
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Weber
Tonganoxie High School
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THS
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Women volunteers build dollhouse for CASA fundraiser
KU staff and refugee women join a dollhouse project to raise funds for Douglas County CASA. Participants from Kabul and other backgrounds used multilingual dialogue to express patriotism and learn about adoption, inspired by director Andi Witczak and volunteer leader Diana Seely Frederick. Proceeds fund CASA services.
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Afghanistan
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Kansas CASA finalist for $100000 Walmart grant voting ends Aug 6
The Kansas CASA Association is named a finalist for a $100000 Walmart State Giving Program grant. Walmart employees across Kansas will vote for one organization to receive the funds. Each nominated group gets $10000 to support abused and neglected children. reporting contact is Andy Hyland at 832-6388.
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Macias Named to Board Amid Abortion Clinic Protests Ties
Federal court records show Macias represented anti abortion protesters from the Summer of Mercy in Wichita during 1991 and 2001, including Operation Save America later renamed to Operation Rescue, with support from the Center for Reproductive Rights asserting ongoing conflicts with Kansas board regulations.
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Kansas
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Center For Reproductive Rights
D.C
Board of Healing Arts
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Brownback
Sherriene Jones-Sontag
George Tiller
Tiller
Julie Burkhart
Trust Women
Anti-Choice Administration
Troy Newman
Operation Rescue
Newman
Brownback to name Kansas Board of Regents picks
Gov. Sam Brownback will announce his three appointments to the Kansas Board of Regents at a 10:30 a.m. news conference in the Statehouse. The nine member board governs six public universities and coordinates 32 public higher education institutions including seven universities, 19 community colleges, and six technical colleges. Terms end for Harold Boettcher of Manhattan, Richard Hedges of Fort Scott, and Gary Sherrer of Overland Park, the latter having resigned in May.
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Sam Brownback
Kansas Board of Regents
Brownback
Statehouse
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Manhattan
Richard Hedges
Fort Scott
Gary Sherrer
Overland Park
Sherrer
Ballard Community Services seeks items for school kit drive
Applications for the Ballard Community Services annual school kit program are due July 29. The effort helps families with free or reduced price lunches by distributing backpacks, shoes, binders, notebooks, paper, pens, pencils, or gift cards. Donations can be dropped at Ballard Center or Penn House, or mailed to Ballard Community Services. Distribution occurs August 7. Contact Paul Youk at 842-0440 or paul@ballardcenter.org for details.
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Ballard Center
Elm St
Penn House
Lawrence
Ballard
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Paul
Ballardcenter.org
Lawrence Journal-World Staff Contacts and Subscriptions Info
The Lawrence Journal-World provides newsroom and staff contact details for editors and departments, including editors Dennis Anderson, Caroline Trowbridge, Ann Gardner, Tom Keegan, Whitney Mathews, Trevan McGee, and Chris Bell. Advertising contacts list Edwin Rothrock and Mediapro partners, plus subscription lines and office hours.
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Danderson
Ljworld
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Drowbridge
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Agardner
Missouri River flooding and travel plans poll
Readers weigh in on whether Missouri River flooding alters summer travel plans with choices including yes and no. The poll also asks how voters grade Gov. Sam Brownback’s first six months, listing multiple letter grades and percentages. Visit LJWorld.com to view more responses and vote.
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