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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 2009
Page
1
Geoff Shepard, a University of Kansas graduate, begins a year abroad on The World Race starting August 1. He will travel to 11 countries performing missionary work as part of a global outreach effort described in campus coverage.
Roy Kozupsky, veteran New York estate lawyer, says the Internal Revenue Service could seize $80 million or more in federal estate taxes from Michael Jackson's estate. The quote appears amid debate over payment forms and tax policy.
Coming Sunday report notes economy drives some retired nurses back, while others delay retirement, leaving Kansas with a persistent nurse shortage that shows little improvement soon.
North Lawrence residents and the North Lawrence Improvement Association fear delayed fire and medical responses as a city project on North Second and Locust Street begins. Fire Chief Mark Bradford favors spread of crews from two stations and traffic light timing changes over placing a lone engine in North Lawrence.
City Manager David Corliss urges the library board to study a modest membership fee to cut library tax reliance as property tax revenue wobbles. Commissioner Aron Cromwell calls it a bad idea while library board members note many low income users could be burdened and oppose charging fees.
Women's groups remain mostly silent on Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination while other organizations rally in her favor. NOW officials cite resource strains and internal debates over abortion precedents, with D.C. rally plans and behind the scenes lobbying in the weeks of hearings.
Obama arrives in Accra for first sub-Saharan Africa trip as US president. He tours a former slave fort with his hosts, addresses Parliament, and continues a schedule highlighted by Ghana talks after a Vatican meeting post-G8.
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