Lawrence school board eyes smaller tax levy increase
Lawrence district faces a potential property tax rise for 2010 2011 as property values fall. Board members hope to limit the levy increase to about 3 mills instead of 5.3 by adjusting capital outlay funding while keeping essentials separate from teacher salaries. The decision hinges on setting the capital projects levy, with last year’s level as a possible fallback.
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Lawrence
Marlene Merrill
Merrill
Inside The Tuphys share small ideas for big changes
The Tuphys, the family whose story inspired The Blind Side, discuss practical steps readers can take to make meaningful improvements in their communities. They offer actionable examples and emphasize everyday acts of kindness and support that multiply into lasting impact.
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Tuphys
USA Weekend
Uzbek women sterilized without consent in state program
Quotable quotes tell of Saodat Rakhimbayeva describing a cesarean operation during which part of her uterus was removed leaving her sterile. Rights groups and health officials say hundreds of Uzbek women were surgically sterilized without knowledge or consent under a state program aimed at population control.
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Saodat Rakhimbayeva
Rakhimbayeva
Four teachers train in externships for career classes
Four Lawrence and Free State high school teachers completed a weeklong externship to learn industry skills. They will apply what they learned to career classes this year to better prepare students for work.
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Lawrence and
Free State
Trinity In-Home Care Expands Community Support Programs
Funding cuts pushed Douglas County social services to adapt. Trinity In-Home Care took over the Friendly Visitor program, a 20 year old volunteer match for homebound seniors, keeping 22 clients connected as donors dwindled. Executive director Kelly Evans called the move a natural fit and appreciated the program’s value.
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Lawrence
Trinity In-Home Care
Douglas County
Kelly Evans
Douglas County Senior Services
Janet Ikenberry
Ikenberry
Trinity In- Home Care
Evans
Trinity In-Home Care Seeks Volunteers for Friendly Visitor Program
Trinity In-Home Care in Douglas County runs a Free Friendly Visitor program pairing volunteers with older adults for companionship. The agency invites volunteers ages 18 and up to donate about two hours weekly, with signups via Mickey Dick or Tyler Staples and more opportunities listed on trin ityinhomecare.com. The program was taken over from Douglas County Senior Services after funding ended.
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Trinity In-Home Care
25Th St
United Way of
Douglas County
Mickey Dick
Mickey
Tihc.org
Tyler Staples
Tyler
Trinityinhomecare.com
Kelly Evans
Kelly
Kevin Anderson
Journal-World Photo
Brandon Woods
Dianne Damro
Amber Wagoner
Cynthia Marta
Trinity In- Home Care
Trinity
Douglas County Senior Services
World’s oldest drinkable champagne found in Baltic wreck
Divers unearthed what may be the oldest drinkable champagne from a Baltic Sea shipwreck near the Aland Islands. About 30 bottles are believed aboard. tests in France will confirm age. Experts say the corked bottles could fetch high prices if authentic and drinkable.
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Stockholm
Baltic Sea
Christian Ekstrom
Russia
Associated Press
Ekstrom
Aland Islands
Sweden
Finland
Jan Granqvist
Granqvist
Perrier- Jouet
Pernod Ricard
School bus crash on I 35 injures 9 near Wellsville
A school bus carrying 29 children and four adults rolled on Interstate 35 near Wellsville Kansas near Wellsville injuring nine children and prompting airlift of one to Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City authorities said. The bus was returning to Missouri from a Baptist church camp when it overcorrected and tipped over in northbound lanes.
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Wellsville
Kansas
Missouri
Kansas Highway Patrol
Neil Stanley
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Kansas City
Stanley
Franklin County
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