KU hires Mary Burg as chancellor aide amid hiring freeze
KU Chancellor Robert Hemenway appointed Mary Burg as executive assistant and chief of staff. Burg, previously at the University of Kentucky, earns 62000 annually and will prioritize incoming material, track issues, lead projects, and liaise with EU officials. Burg’s background includes UK roles from 1989, arts and sciences, and earlier state arts work. A note mentions Bewitched being adapted for TV and Sabrina the Teenage Witch series news.
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Call Sound Off Line For Journal World Queries
Readers are invited to call the Journal-World Access line at 865 5000 and enter category 7478 to hear a recording that invites them to leave their question for Sound Off.
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Street Today's Question on tobacco donations to candidates
John Wake asks readers whether it is right for political candidates to accept contributions from tobacco firms or lobbying groups, exploring ethics and influence in campaign funding.
Lawrence crime report lists multiple thefts and incidents
Auto parts and an interior door valued at 2610 were stolen between 2 30 and 2 45 am Sunday from a business on East 1450 Road. Electronic gear clothing and a microwave worth 1550 taken from a residence on East 2200 Earnings between 9 pm Saturday and 10 am Sunday. Five hundred dollar bills and a deposit bag totaling 1164 69 stolen from a North 300 residence Friday 10 am to 1 pm. About 20 iris bulbs and exterior bulbs valued 1045 damaged or taken from a church on Vermont at 1000 block between 540 pm Wednesday and 830 am Thursday. Police report three Lawrence teens found with a .45 handgun in a vehicle near Massachusetts early Saturday after a water pistol incident. A concealed weapon arrest followed a Sunday depot confrontation where a handgun was tossed into grass. Condition reports list several burn injuries and hospital stays at KUMC. Fire calls include a false alarm at KU Lewis Hall and a car fire on Harper Street. Ambulance responses record multiple medical emergencies and auto accidents in Lawrence area.
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Community event schedule for Lawrence area today
A detailed set of local events includes library bookmobile visits at Centennial Park Sixth and Rockledge and multiple school sites with morning to afternoon hours. Health screenings for seniors at Pinecrest apartments and Babcock Place with fees. Teens explore careers at 11th Street building. Sign language story hours at the library. Preservation tour led by Dennis Enslinger at KU West Hills. City Commission meeting and a candidates forum at Douglas County Fairgrounds. Hospital board meeting, prairie park school and park programs, a sewage holding basin study session, and a Lawrence City Band concert at South Park.
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Two Kansas City residents arrested in Lawrence drug bust
Douglas County sheriff's deputies say Ricardo Webb Jr. and Dwayne Carter were arrested Saturday night for possession of crack cocaine with intent to sell. Investigators from the Tri County Drug Enforcement Unit seized a rock valued at about 3500 dollars after stopping a vehicle near 19th and Haskell following a traffic violation.
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Webb and Carter Jailed in Douglas County Bond Set
Webb and Carter were booked into Douglas County Jail with bond set at seven thousand five hundred dollars.
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Sebelius to attend Owen fund-raiser
Kansas official Kathleen Sebelius will headline a fund-raiser for Dan Owen, a Douglas County district attorney candidate. The 5 to 7 p.m. event at Liberty Hall features Owen, Jefferson County attorney, and faces Jim Rumsey in the August 6 Democratic primary. Republican Christine Kenney Tonkovich seeks the post as incumbent Mark Knight resigns August 15. Martin Miller files to run as an independent on November 5.
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Suspect back in jail after bond revoked in drive-by case
Richard Javier Soler Jr. of Jamestown, 19, was arrested after a traffic stop following his reportedly walking out of a court hearing as his bond was revoked. He faces charges of shooting at an occupied residence and aggravated assault for a June drive-by, plus aggravated assault and felon in possession for a May drive-by. He had previously bonded out twice and is being held on a $50,000 bond.
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Garden Spot invites garden feature ideas and contact
A correction notes a misprinted phone number in Sundays Garden Spot and requests garden ideas at 832 7150. It also corrects LCees Quilters show dates. The musical runs Thursday through Sunday at The Columbian Theatre in Wamego with ticket information at 1 800 899 1893.
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