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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 2011
Page
3
After Anders Behring Breivik's attack on Utoya, police traveled 25 miles by car due to no helicopter and were rescued when their boat failed. It took over 90 minutes to reach the gunman, who surrendered after killing 68. Experts urge lessons in terror planning and response.
Seven month old Mihag Gedi Farah, frail and undernourished, embodies the famine crisis in the Horn of Africa. Officials warn 800,000 children could die as aid teams reach drought riven Somalia and refugee camps in Kenya. The UN says East Africa affects over 11 million, with 3.7 million in Somalia, amid civil conflict.
A Harvard study in JAMA finds Medicare Part D saves about $1,200 per senior annually, reducing hospital and nursing home costs. Researchers estimate the program saves the federal system roughly $12 billion a year, offsetting part of the $55 billion annual Part D expense and improving seniors' health and quality of life.
Democratic Rep. David Wu of Oregon announced his resignation amid allegations of an unwanted sexual encounter with an 18-year-old woman. Pelosi urged a House Ethics Committee probe, and Wu cited his family’s well being and the debt ceiling crisis as reasons to step down.
A federal jury convicted Don Steele and Randy Dyke of six counts each including conspiracy to counterfeit money and meth trafficking tied to a 2010 East Lawrence case. Prosecutors say Steele planned to pay for a large marijuana shipment with counterfeit cash and both men ran a Topeka house for the operation. Sentencing set for November 14.
Nicri Shomari, a TIA patient who suffered a stroke after surgery in Virginia, describes the life altering moment four years ago at age 52. Once unable to move or speak, she gradually recovered and now champions the agency’s work for people with disabilities in the county.
A Kansas University social welfare master’s student, grandmother of three, reflects on a near fatal stroke on April 2 2007 described as a second birth day. She lives alone, can walk short distances unaided, and remains eloquent while sharing optimism at a luncheon. CHAMPION page 5A.
Negotiators from the Lawrence school district and the Lawrence Education Association plan to meet at 5 30 p m Thursday to push toward a master agreement for the 2011 12 school year. A tentative settlement outlines a 1250 total pay raise for 926 educators with 250 base increase and a 1000 holiday bonus, while fringe benefits and teacher evaluations remain disputed.
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