Union Pacific upgrades crossings and switching near Lawrence
A Union Pacific crew of more than 100 works in the Lawrence area installing 133 new crossings replacing wooden ties with large concrete blocks and installing a crossover switching system east of Lawrence. The project, part of UP's $1 billion railroad spending, will take until August and affects 50,000 ties between Topeka and Kansas City with Eastbound trains running during construction.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Lawrence
John Bromley
I Neb
Topeka
Kansas City
Ron Heideman
Heideman
North Lawrence
Mitussa Lacey
Journal-Worp
Union Pacific
Ninth Street
Linwood
Lawrence teachers weigh in as union merger fails
Lawrence High School special education teacher Deb Engstrom attended the National Education Association convention in New Orleans where the major issue was the NEA-AFT merger. The proposal failed 5 624 to 4 091 with 58 to 42 percent.LEA leader Lois Orth Lopes expects future passage and Kansas NEA leader Gene Neely backs a single national union, arguing better service for kids and schools.
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Deb Engstrom
New Orleans
National Education Assn
Engstrom
United States
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NEA
American Federation of Teachers
AFT
Afl-Cio
Lawrence
Lawrence Education Assn
LEA
Lois Orth-Lopes
Orth-Lopes
Kansas
Representative Assembly
KNEA
Gene Neely
Neely
Bars face scrutiny by city commission on alcohol violations
ABC Director Bernie Norwood cites public demand for action after repeated violations at local bars. KU student Lisa Rosel, 19, was struck and killed March 31 near Bullwinkle's. another 19 year old EU student, Matthew Vestal, faces an involuntary manslaughter hearing August 15. Kennedy delays judgment until final district attorney report. no licensing standard exists to trigger revocation. City Manager Wildgen says report offers info but no proof. public hearing and notices required for license pull.
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Lisa Rosel
Tennessee Street
Bullwinkle
Jon Davis
Tom Devlin
City Universities Joint Task Force
Mike Wildgen
Wildgen
Obituaries Mention McLouth Miles City Sluder Henderson Crook
Obituaries for Mae Bowie Dale Sluder Philip Henderson and Annabel Crook are listed with service details. Bowie 104 formerly of McLouth dies in Miles City Mont cremation planned. Sluder 68 McPherson exexterminator dies in Hutchinson with cremation and memorials to Central Homecare and Hospice. Henderson 87 Lawrence former KU art professor dies in Lawrence with services in Memorial Park Cemetery. Crook 94 Lawrence obituary pending at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.
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Barnett Funeral Home
Oskaloosa
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McPherson
Sluder
Hutchinson Hospital
Norwood
Brown
Nora Sluder
Lawrence
Donna J. Eytcheson
Lany Miller
Denise Ellis
Philip L. Henderson
Memorial Park Cemetery
Mr. Henderson
Youngstown
Ohio
Dwight
Edith Long Henderson
School of Art Institute of Chicago
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Iowa
Escuela Universitaria de Bellas Artes
San Miguel de Allende
Mexico
Kansas University
Berlin
Germany
Annabel E. Crook
Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home
Sawyer Opposes Graves in Kansan Governor Race
Former Kansas House member Sawyer, now a Democratic candidate, argues Graves lacks bold leadership and environmental firmness. He plans to run on issues like delaying hog farming, repealing the food tax, funding STARS scholarships, and reducing early grade class sizes while competing against Fred Phelps in the primary and Graves or Miller in the general election.
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Sawyer
Topeka
Fred Phelps
Miller
Phelps
Westboro Baptist Church
Gary Mitchell
State Department of Health and Environment
Mitchell
Kansas
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