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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 2013
Page
2
The Journal-World obituary policy states information for running obituaries is available by calling 832-7151 and that obituaries run as submitted by funeral homes or the families of the deceased.
Services for Robert R. Chalender 77 of Linwood are pending after his death Monday June 24 2013 at The Windsor of Lawrence. Funeral home Rumsey Yost & Olcott handling arrangements.
The board approved higher pay scales for more experience and college credits, with a $750 base raise last year and a one-time $1,000 bonus previously. The contract also includes a 7 percent health insurance premium increase for individuals, a $5 monthly rise in 403(b) contributions, and small raises for extra duties. Administrators and classified staff use a pool for raises based on surveys. Funding may come from tapping the district contingency reserve, which Hayden says should stay near $6.5 million. The district expects higher costs due to enrollment growth, but offset by about $2.6 million in new funding.
Critics say one year of Gov. Sam Brownback's 2011 policies fail to reduce poverty as a task force led by Phyllis Gilmore meets to craft recommendations. Officials cite education, full-time work, and stable two-parent families as keys to avoiding poverty while defending the governor's priorities.
Eileen Horn, sustainability coordinator, helped launch Common Ground in 2012 to turn vacant lots into community gardens. The program has expanded to a Garden Incubator, Maple Incubator Farm, and Lawrence Community Orchard, involving hundreds of volunteers and teaching kids to garden. Plants include peaches, pomegranates, blueberries, jujubes, hazelnuts, and mulberries with goals of edibly landscaped spaces for public picking.
Lawrence Journal-World reporters receive eleven Heart of America honors at the Kansas City chapter SPJ banquet. Gold awards go to Shaun Hittle Nick Krug for general reporting and investigative reporting respectively. Feature Beth Lipoff, profile Alex Parker. Sports reporting photojournalism goes to Mike Yoder. Silver awards include Jesse Newell for sports reporting and Shaun Hittle Mike Yoder Alex Parker for news website. Bronze awards go to Mike Yoder for photojournalism feature. Honorable Mention noted.
Three Kansas community colleges Independence Coffeyville and Neosho formed an insurance consortium after EMC Insurance raised rates and said it would not insure schools allowing concealed weapons. EMC offered a reduced rate with a one year exemption, while IMA emerged as an option.
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