Komodo dragon sparks reptile debate at library
A Lawrence Public Library street survey asks residents for their favorite reptile. A respondent cites the Komodo dragon, noting curiosity about whether it is venomous or carries bacteria in its saliva.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 2015
Page
5
Solar group seeks input in Westar rate review in Kansas
The Kansas Corporation Commission revised an order to grant the Alliance for Solar Choice limited access to the Westar rate review. The group cannot offer expert testimony now but may join later phases detailing new rate plans and a proposed utility owned solar farm. Westar seeks an average monthly $13 bill increase to fund plant retrofits and upgrades. The ruling is due by October.
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Alliance For Solar Choice
Westar Energy
KCC
Solar
Nate Watters
The
Solar Energy Industries Association
Westar
Kansas
la Cygne
Wolf Creek
Lawrence real estate market shows gains in 2015
Lawrence real estate activity through June 2015 shows 627 homes sold, up about 20 percent from last year and 12 percent above 2013 totals. Newly constructed homes total 33 sold, with June momentum rising from 2014. Median time on market improved to 76 days as listings tighten to 334 active. Prices rise to a median $165,000, signaling potential value appreciation if trends continue.
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Lawrence
Lawrence Board of Realtors
KU hosts herpetology conference and centennial history event
Reptile talks today and Sunday at the Kansas Union plus tours at KU Natural History Museum accompany a statewide field trip. Participants include Kleinhenz and Colin Guiley with veteran herpetologists like Victor Hutchison. The meet marks 100 years since Edward Taylor’s 1915 work advancing KU’s famed amphibian and reptile collection now hosting 340 000 specimens from 156 countries. A centennial volume, Herpetology at Kansas, is set for publication by the Society for the Study of Reptiles and Amphibians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Union
KU Natural History Museum
Kleinhenz
Colin Guiley
Oregon
United States
Kansas
University of Oklahoma
Victor Hutchison
Hutchison
Jen Humphrey
KU Biodiversity Institute
Natural History Museum
Edward Taylor
Taylor
Society For the Study of
Herpetology
KU Herpetology
William Duellman
Amphibian and Reptile Society events at KU in Lawrence
Free events accompany the annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles at Kansas University. Highlights include live reptiles and amphibians displays, a multimedia exhibit Amphibians of the Appalachians, and two new exhibitions at KU museums. Museum hours are Tue–Sat 9 am to 5 pm and Sun noon to 4 pm.
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Society For the Study of
Kansas University
Kansas
Oread Hotel
Oread Ave
Woodruff Auditorium
KU Natural History Museum
Dyche Hall
Jayhawk Blvd
District Eyes Enrollment Projections in Lawrence School System
The report by RSP & Associates, presented at the school board meeting, shows a past enrollment drop from 2000 to 2009 and a rise of 600 students from 2010 to 2014 with further growth projected. For next year about 10,300 students are expected, not counting 877 in the Lawrence Virtual School. Officials say enrollment will be watched closely and adjustments made as the school year starts.
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Doll
RSP & Associates
Lawrence School
Lawrence
Nude man runs into downtown intersection
A man stripped at 23rd and Massachusetts in broad daylight around 12:30 pm Thursday and darted into traffic. He fought officers, was subdued with a Taser, and placed in protective custody for treatment and a mental health evaluation. Police investigate as possible death by own action attempt.
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23Rd
Massachusetts
Lawrence
Trent McKinley
McKinley
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Births in Eudora Lawrence and Perry announce three newborns
Aaron McClung and Abby Bird of Eudora welcome a boy on Wednesday. Jinine and William Miller of Lawrence greet a girl on Thursday. Heather and Michael Rossi of Perry announce a girl on Thursday.
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Aaron McClung
Abby Bird
Eudora
Jinine
William Miller
Lawrence
Heather
Michael Rossi
Perry
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