Memorial Stadium Hosts Red Dog Days Return to KU Workouts
Positive gesture renews town and university cooperation as 6 am workouts resume at Memorial Stadium and 6 pm sessions stay by Robinson Gym. Don Gardner says about 550 participants gathered Monday to celebrate the return, thanking Athletic Director Sheahon Zenger and KU officials for restoring the traditional home.
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One World Many Stories summer reading program at Lawrence Public Library
Lawrence Public Library launches its One World Many Stories for birth through sixth grade, promoting reading for both listeners and readers. Participants completing 12 books earn a free paperback and local coupons, with events on the west lawn and a free swim at the Lawrence Outdoor Aquatic Center, offering a mix of traditional books and modern eBooks.
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Lawrence Public Library
Lawrence Outdoor Aquatic Center
Gates practice shapes presidential control of covert ops
Washington notes a policy shift at the Pentagon shaping how covert intelligence missions exit war zones. It traces executive orders from the Rumsfeld era to a Gates backed rewrite aligning EXORDS with Obama era vetting. The aim: White House last say, tighter CIA-military coordination, and stricter scrutiny of deniable missions and focal point operations.
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John D. Rockefeller
Accu
Congressional
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Armed Services
Mike Hayden
Martin Dempsey
Centcom
David Ignatius
Washington Post Writers Group
Old Home Town highlights 1911 and 1986 Kansas events
The item ties 1986 Topeka organ donation legislation with KU campus enrollments and a $5,000 endowment for KU Medical Center’s children rehabilitation unit. It also cites 1911 Lawrence Daily Journal-World notes on kindergarten advocacy, local Odd Fellows banquet plans, and excerpts from founder remarks about home life and early education.
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Lawrence
Kansas City
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Elizabeth L. Towe
KU Medical Center
Lawrence Daily Journal-World
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Memorial Day thanks to Lawrence Fire and Medical Station No 1
A reader thanks Lawrence Fire and Medical Station No 1 crew after Easter life saving rescue when her boyfriend stopped breathing. She recalls their calm efficiency during a crowded second floor revival and notes budget cuts and public scorn for first responders.
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Lawrence Fire and Medical Station No. 1
Barker
Public Forum Letter Questions Sam Brownback on Native Rights
Mike Ford of Baldwin City questions the real Sam Brownback amid Kansas politics and the South Lawrence Trafficway funding. The letter critiques land theft history, Indigenous rights, and GOP governance while urging scrutiny of religious freedoms and federal protections.
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Sam Brownback
South Lawrence
32Nd Street
GOP
Mr. Brownback
Kansas
Parker
Kan
Miami
Linn County
Gov. Robinson
Mike Ford
Baldwin City
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