Land Institute gains 65 acre gift near Lawrence
The Land Institute receives a 65 acre farmstead northwest of Lawrence from Jim and Cindy Haines, appraised at 1.2 million, expanding research access near KU. Wes Jackson calls the donation a major step enabling closer KU scientist collaboration and shared perennial grain research with EU partners to cut soil erosion chemical use and emissions.
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Veteran walks across U S with memories in backpack
Joe Tiger Patrick travels solo across the United States carrying a backpack filled with thousands of names and faces of armed forces members killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. He paused in Topeka and set his burden at a Lawrence fire station to rest.
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Journal-World Photo
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Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
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Fair shows progress at Douglas County Fair food judging
Karen Blakeslee, a longtime food prep judge, samples zucchini bread at the Douglas County Fair while advising Nikki-Lee Aguilar and praising her blue ribbon entry. About 7,000 entries across livestock and crafts were reported as judges evaluated food prep, photography, arts, heritage, and geology.
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Margaret Kalb
Kansas State University
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