Unseasonal June Bustles With Camps And Lessons
Seasonal activities fill the day as swimming lessons and camp programs run in full swing. Wyatt Vetter of Eudora enjoys his first basic water skills lesson at the Eudora pool while peers watch cautiously. Mad Science campers Isaac Loufa-Monroe and Katy Barrera race during a resistance experiment outside the Carnegie Building.
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Mad Science
Isaac Loufa-Monroe
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AIDS Project in Douglas County Closes After 29 Years
The Douglas County AIDS Project, founded in 1989 to aid Lawrence residents with HIV and AIDS, shuts down after nearly three decades. Once a death sentence and largely misperceived as a disease of gay men, awareness and treatment evolved until the organization concludes its work.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
Marcia Epstein
Kansas teachers vow lawsuit over tenure repeal bill
The Kansas National Education Association says it will sue to challenge House Bill 2506 which repeals tenure for public school teachers, offers corporate tax breaks for private-school scholarships, and allows some teaching without education degrees. KNEA leaders cite harm to about 35 000 educators and await further decisions after Gov. Brownback signed the measure.
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Toppeka
David Schauner
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Free sewer repairs offered in $20M Lawrence program
City engineers oversee an eight year eastern Lawrence project to prevent rainwater intrusion into the sewer system. Contractors will evaluate and repair homes at no cost to owners as part of the 20 million dollar program.
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Lawrence
Nick Hoyt
Vets wait extended list shows long delays at VA facilities
An audit finds more than 100 Kansans remain on a waiting list for 90 days or longer for appointments at Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics. The delay highlights ongoing access issues in the state health system. Public records indicate patients sought primary and specialty care across VA sites.
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Veterans Affairs
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