Regents executive tabbed for Massachusetts post
Kansas Regents executive Stanley Koplik was named to become Massachusetts chancellor of higher education. He led Kansas universities since 1982 and would oversee 15 community colleges plus the University of Massachusetts system. Koplik begins Sept. 1 as Gov. Weld lauds his leadership amid opposition from some lawmakers.
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KU Pharmacy Dean Search Faces Personnel Shortage
Kansas University pursues a new dean for its pharmacy school as a national shortage of academic administrators in pharmacy tightens the field. Associate Vice Chancellor Brower Burchill says a successor is needed immediately and could start on arrival. Interim dean Ronald Burchardt will depart June 30 after two years.
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City and police near agreement on two contracts
Negotiators have settled two proposed police contracts for next year, one for two years and one for three, with final approval due after a Thursday meeting. Officials say a federal mediator could be brought in if differences remain, and wage details will be released pending group votes.
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KU staffer recalls Kennedy values from governess days
Jackie Davis, longtime KU Concert Series director, shares memories of Robert Kennedy from 1966 when she served as governess for the Kennedy children. She attended a June 1968 Kennedy memorial at Arlington, noting his devotion to service and the lasting impact on a generation, with about 18,000 in attendance.
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Officer injured breaking up apartment complex fight in Lawrence
Lawrence police officer Brian Martin, 26, dislocated his left shoulder late Monday while breaking up a fracas at Colony Woods Apartments. The suspected ringleader, a 19-year-old rural Lawrence man, was booked at Douglas County Jail on disorderly conduct resisting arrest and criminal damage to property after the 11 p.m. incident.
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Correction on Brandy T. Martin Citizenship Award winner
The Journal-World corrects Monday's report on South Junior High School. Sally Russell and Jonathan Penny were the proper recipients of the Brandy T. Martin Citizenship Award, not the previously stated winner.
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Storyteller to spin tales at Clinton Lake
Becky McMillen presents Tales For a Summer Night at Clinton Lake in Bloomington Park. The 9 p.m. program Saturday features ghost stories animal tales and family anecdotes sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the historic stone smokehouse on the lake’s southwest side, east of Clinton.
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Ecology and first aid programs at Clinton State Park weekend
Clinton State Park offers events this weekend led by naturalist Dena Podrebarac. The schedule includes Ecology of the Prairie with slides at 8:30 p.m. Friday Campground 3 Shelter 6, a Saturday morning Camping Collusions first aid and safety session at 10:30 a.m. with Douglas County Ambulance Service, This is for the Birds at 8:15 p.m. Saturday, and A Walk in the Wild a Sunday 9:30 a.m. nature hike starting at Campground 1 east steps to the lake. All programs are free with a vehicle permit.
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