Trails celebration expands Lawrence area routes
Local volunteers celebrate National Trails Day as Carl Ringler coordinates a four mile cleared stretch at Clinton State Park. A rugged Mountain bike ride starts 10 a.m. Saturday from the park overlook on the Wild Dog Trail part of the planned 4 800 mile American Discovery Trail linking eight national trails. Riders should expect ticks and insects and bring water and tire repair gear. The ADT route halves use roads, but much remains to be cleared around the lake. Ringler seeks input from hikers hunters bikers and groups with stake in the trail. A second event at 9 a.m. Saturday features a hike led by Jackie Wedel along the George Latham Hiking Trail.
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Douglas County
Ringler
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Kansas Wildlife and Parks
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Woodridge
Stull
Jackie Wedel
Sex harassment common in schools survey shows epidemic
A survey of 1,600 students finds four of five teenagers face sexual harassment in U.S. schools from voyeurism to assault. Only 7 percent told the school, while 23 percent told no one. Girls report greater impact, with fear, attention problems, and thoughts of changing schools.
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Alice McKee
The
American Association of University Women’s Educational Foundation
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Educational Foundation
Louis Harris and Associates
Anne Bryant
Associated Press
Jessica Schneider
Lincoln High School
Portland
Ore
Bryant
Western Kansas rattlesnake roundup faces protest
Wildlife activists criticize Sharon Springs snake roundup approved by the Kansas Legislature. Zoologist Joe Collins and herpetologist Eric Rundquist call the event environmentally harmful. The Second Annual roundup drew 50 hunters, trapping about 175 snakes, and generated about $8,000 in local economic activity as Wallace County seeks hope in tough times.
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Sharon Springs
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Kansas University
Museum of Natural History
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Sedgwick County Zoo
Kansas Herpetological Society
Brenda Beringer
Wallace County
Royals rally past Red Sox behind Brett homer
George Brett belted a two run homer in the third and Chris Haney pitched as the Kansas City Royals edged the Boston Red Sox 4 to 3 for the win.
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George Brett
Chris Haney
Kansas City Royals
Boston Red Sox
Welfare reform plan outlined by President Clinton
President Clinton's welfare overhaul outlined potential limits on benefit duration for healthy parents and experiments with guaranteed child support payments.
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Quotation on Guatemalan ouster by military leader
Former Guatemalan President Jorge Serrano Sierra says the military threatened to negotiate his resignation. He asserts a forced ouster and discusses the power shift that followed. The statement appears in coverage referencing the upheaval on the political stage.
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Jorge Serrang
Economy leaders show flat gauge with April rebound
Washington AP report says the Commerce Department’s index of leading indicators rose just 0.1 percent in April after a 1 percent March drop. Economists expect weak near-term growth, wary bond market, and possible deflationary risk if Congress stalls deficit reduction. David Wyss of DRI McGraw Hill notes hope for a stronger second half depends on congressional action.
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Commerce Department
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DRI McGraw Hill
Lexington, Mass
One-car wreck kills local man near Lawrence
A 47-year-old Lawrence man, Victor J. Wilkins, was killed when a 1981 Dodge station wagon went off U S Highway 59 four miles south of Lawrence near Pleasant Grove Hill at 11 43 p m Tuesday. His brother Robert D. Wilkins, 50, was in serious condition after a Life Flight transfer to Kansas University Medical Center. The car struck an embankment and rolled, both unbelted. Authorities note Victor likely drove straight instead of following the curve. Ohio address listed for Robert questioned by locals. Prosecutors consider charges against Mohammed Al Raqabani in a separate May crash near Lawrence.
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Kansas University Medical Center
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Life Flight
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Robert Wilkins
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Douglas County
James A. Hoffman
W. 20Th Ter
Mohammed al- Raqabani
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