Area candidates step up for state Senate races
Kansas candidates filing for Senate include Democrat Steve Robinson of Lawrence, 45, challenging Republican Sandy Praeger in the 2nd District. Praeger argues KPERS funding remains balanced. other races feature Vern Chesbro in the 12th, Don Biggs’s seat in the 3rd with five contenders, and Republican Jack Divine among leavenworth hopefuls. Mentions of Doug Walker and Quentin L. Martin signal broader contest landscape as incumbents face challengers.
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Lawrence
Steve Robinson
21St Century Sound and Vision Inc
Sandy Praeger
Robinson
Praeger
Eudora
Richard Rodewald
Douglas County
Grant
Wakarusa
Palmyra
KPERS
Kpers Board of Trustees
Vern Chesbro
Robert Tyson
Anderson
Franklin and
Linn
Miami
Bourbon Counties
Doug Walker
Osawatomie
Don Biggs
Leavenworth County
Leavenworth
Jefferson County
Jack Divine
Leaven
Former city official seeks county seat in Republican race
Former Lawrence mayor Bob Schumm 53 entered his name for the District Douglas County Commission seat. He aims to influence growth policy and oppose large subsidies for business while serving on local boards. Schumm faces Jere McElhaney in the Aug 1 primary. He owns Buffalo Bob's Smokehouse and Mass Street Delicatessen and has long lived in the county.
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Republican Black Caucus
Senate
Lawrence
Douglas County Commission
Bob Schumm
Republican Party
Jere McElhaney
Schumm
Buffalo Bob’s Smokehouse
Massachusetts Street Delicatessen
St. Lawrence Catholic Center
Lawrence Cosmopolitan
Sandra
Marguerite
Sandra Schumm
Baker University
Baldwin
Dean Nieder
Larry Kipp
Filing list shows Democrats and Republicans for many offices
Douglas County Clerk catalogues candidate filings for federal state and county posts. Incumbents marked with a star include Moore Praeger and Ledom among others. Notable names cover U S Congress districts two and three, state house seats in districts ten forty four forty five forty six and forty seven, county offices such as district attorney clerk treasurer sheriff and trustees across towns including Lawrence Eudora Baldwin and Overbrook.
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Douglas County
New migraine treatments target brain electrical disorder
Washington AP reports migraines arise from a brain cell electrical disorder rather than vessels. Advances show many sufferers could benefit from preventive medicines, but awareness among physicians remains low and aura presence is misinterpreted. Neurological research links rapid neuron firing to blood flow changes and pain, guiding new treatment approaches.
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Kansas University Medical Center
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Kan
National Institutes of Health
Richard Lipton
New York
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Lipton
Welch
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Clathe
Greg Musil
Overland Park
Dennis Moore
Richard “Rode” Rodewald
Lawrence Steve Jones
Anthony Hensley
Quentin L. Martin
Ralph M. Tanner, R, Baldwin
Barbara Ballard
Phyllis Tiffany
Tom Sloan
Nancy K. Stubbs
Troy Findley
Pete Hunter
Ken McNeill
Perry Lee Tafanelli
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Oskaloosa
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Lawrence Diane Kennnedy
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Franklin Bidinger
Charles Hodges
Glen Grosdidier
Eugene A. Westerhouse
Chester W. Fitch
R, Lawrence
Donald Palmateer
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Paul W. Studebaker
David A. Wulfkuhle
Lecompton
Charles “Chuck” Wright, R
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Marion
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Mike” Fawl, R
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Bonnie Wiscombe
James E. Jolly
John Vesecky
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A.J. Barrett, R, Baldwin
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Charles Ledom
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Willow Springs
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