Sixth Street speed limit under review near US 40
City officials weigh raising the Sixth Street limit to 45 mph after a traffic study showed 85th percentile speeds around 49 mph. The Traffic Safety Commission will discuss the ordinance Monday at 7:30 p.m., with City Commission approval needed before a change in a few weeks, as residents support the adjustment to reflect actual driving speeds on the corridor.
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Traffic Safety Commission
KDOT
Blubaugh
Lawrence road debate centers on 45 mph speed limit
Residents like Clyde Miller push for a 45 mph limit on the new four lane by Wakarusa Drive, noting past police patrols on the stretch and higher speeds nearby. Law enforcement says KDOT discussed 40 mph based on design, with a speed review likely every five years.
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Clyde Miller
Miller
Wakarusa Drive
Monterey Way
Sixth Street
Journal-World
Lawrence
KDOT
Blubaugh
Douglas County
Life of a salesman at 83 remains active in retail
At 83 Quakenbush still works part time three days a week at Weaver's, greeting customers and performing sales with his 60 inch measuring tape. He recounts decades in retail, including owning Carl's in the 1950s and watching fashion shift from conservative suits to casual wear. He quips he has worn the tape to bed and says he has seen fashions come full circle multiple times.
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Quakenbush
Earl Reineman
Weaver
Journal-World
Roger Quakenbush
Snowbarger to become acting chief of PBGC
Vincent Snowbarger will serve as acting executive director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp, replacing Bradley Belt. Snowbarger, deputy executive director since November 2004, is a former Kansas congressman. Labor Secretary Elaine Chao praised his interim leadership during the transition.
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Vincent Snowbarger
Labor Department
Snowbarger
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp
Bradley Belt
Vince
PBGC
Labor
Elaine Chao
U.S
Kansas
Nuss regrets secretly meeting with Kansas leaders over school funding
The Kansas Supreme Court justice acknowledged a March lunch with Senate President Steve Morris and Sen. Pete Brungardt about court funded schooling, amid a probe by the Commission on Judicial Qualifications. The exchange sparked calls for investigation as legislators and observers question consistency between accounts and the court's handling of the school finance case.
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Topeka
Senate
Steve Morris
R-Hugoton
Pete Brungardt
Salina
Nuss
Commission On Judicial Qualifications
State Supreme Court
Judicial Qualifications
Edward Collister Jr
Lawrence
Supreme Court
Kansas
House
Badgerow
Overland Park
Brungardt
Morris
Justice Nuss
Doug Mays
Mays
Tim Huelskamp
R Fowler
Huelskamp
Jim Barnett
R-Emporia
Justice
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