Lawrence High School principal Tate named Kansas Secondary Principal of the Year
Lawrence High School principal Brad Tate receives the Kansas Association of Secondary School Principals award and is a candidate for the MetLife National Principal of the Year. After 22 years at LHS he emphasizes staff trust and involving parents and students in decision making. A new six period schedule with an 85 minute seminar period is planned for 1995 96.
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Budde
Brad Tate
Tate
Lawrence High School
Kansas
Kansas Association of Secondary School Principals
LHS
Lawrence
Sarajevo High
Bransky
Southwest Junior High School
Lawrence budget seeks two new city posts for long range planning
Lawrence proposes adding a long range planner and a communications officer to its 62.5 million operating budget. City Manager Mike Wildgen cites space limits at city hall and says the two positions would extend city services, with the planner focusing on wide area plans like Horizon 2020 rather than daily operations. The plan would expand the 540-member workforce and the Planning Office to tackle future growth.
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Lawrence
City Hall
Mike Wildgen
Wildgen
Lawrence-Douglas
Harvest gains momentum as Kansas wheat ripens
Harvest in northwest Kansas moves into full swing as conditions improve after wet spells. Colby broker Roger Hale reports 20 to 60 bushels per acre with test weights around 57 to 63 pounds. In southeast Kansas Wilson County yields look poorer at about 20 bushels per acre with mid-50s test weights due to excessive moisture.
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Kansas
Roger Hale
Colby
Hale
Everett Metzger
Fredonia Co-op
Wilson County
Transformer woes force two month elevator detour at KU Haworth Hall
KU's Haworth Hall will run with only a few elevators for about two months after a water-damaged transformer failed. The 18 thousand dollar unit powering lighting, air conditioning, and elevators must be specially ordered, delaying repair and prompting students to use stairs.
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Kansas University
Haworth Hall
Haworth
Richardson
Traffic study backs SLT plan for Lawrence streets
Lawrence traffic chief Gary Toebben cites Transportation 2020 data showing 23rd and Iowa streets bear the heaviest daily volumes and high accident counts. He endorses finish of the South Lawrence Trafficway to ease congestion caused by population growth and rising car ownership.
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Gary Toebben
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Transportation 2020
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15Th Street
Sixth Street
Kansas Department of Transportation
Kansas Turnpike
35Th
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Sunnyside Avenue
Department of Speech Language and
Beach Center For Families and Disability
Institute For Life Span Studies
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