Tough choices mark board members tenure
Barbara Ballard and Alice Fowler reflect on eight years of service on the Lawrence school board as enrollment rose 21.5 percent since 1985 86. They recall taking heat for growth driven decisions including bond issues for Quail Run School and multiple elementary expansions, and note as taxes rose to fund expansion. Ballard emphasizes accountability and pride in leadership despite criticism. Fowler notes ongoing focus on lower achieving students and board accountability.
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Lawrence
Barbara Ballard
Alice Fowler
Ballard and Fowler
Ballard
Quail Run
Fowler
New York
Mary Jane Riley
Laura Blosser
Kristen Blosser
Lawrence School
Harriet Shaffer
Lawrence High School
Ray Wilbur
LHS
Mike Yoder
New rules target pesticide use by fruit and vegetable farmers
Washington announces a policy to reduce pesticide use on produce for the first time, urging safer pest management and stressing continued safety of the food supply. Agriculture EPA and FDA pledge collaboration with farmers to test and adopt improved methods while emphasizing essential role of fruits and vegetables in a healthy diet.
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Washington
Clinton
Agriculture Department
Environmental Protection Agency
Food and Drug Administration
Clinton Halves Brother Call Sparks Meeting Hope
President Clinton spoke by phone with Henry Ritzenthaler who claims to be his half brother. White House said the call lasted about 15 minutes and they plan a future meeting. Ritzenthaler, 55, described the talk as warm and noted shared heart trouble in the family.
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Washington
Clinton
White House
Henry Ritzenthaler
Paradise
Calif
Dee Dee Myers
Ritzenthaler
CBS
Washington Post
Post
W.J. Blythe
Adele Gash Coffelt
Williams Leads USA Under 22 Against Argentineans
Roy Williams and the USA Under 22 basketball team faced a strong Argentine squad amid a hostile crowd. A Sunday forecast showed partly cloudy skies with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms and a high near 90 degrees.
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Roy Willams
USA
Few teens use Lawrence extended pool hours
Lawrence teens largely ignored the city's extended pool hours at the municipal pool and Carl Knox Natatorium. The Parks and Recreation Department opened both sites from 9 to 11 p.m. with basketball and volleyball in the west gym. By 9:30 p.m. two junior high students appeared at the high school, and by 10 p.m. none attended the municipal pool, despite invitations to high school students.
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Lawrence
Parks and Recreation Department
Carl Knox
Lawrence High School
Joe Myers
Municipal Pool
Jessica Rosenberger
Julie
Jessica
Doug Nelson
David Axman
Nelson
Lawrence High
Holcom Park Recreation Center
Municipal
Holcom Park
Lawrence police monitor curfew as youth program expands
Lawrence police report a few curfew arrests this week with no department wide crackdown planned. Officials cite curfew hours for under 18 and note officers may cite parents too. A recreation official says outreach via word of mouth boosts participation while two junior high students welcome extended pool and gym hours and anticipate growing turnout.
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Lawrence
Jim Haller
Haller
Law Enforcement Center
Presidential Scholars meet Clinton at D C ceremony
Lawrence High School graduates Kirsten Magnuson and Cyrus Mody, honored as Presidential Scholars, met President Clinton and discussed his national service loan program. They praised the idea while noting potential bureaucracy and the value of community service for college funding. Magnuson will attend Yale. Mody will attend Harvard.
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Lawrence High School
Clinton
Kirsten Magnuson
Cyrus Mody
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
Secretary of Education
Washington, D.C
Magnuson
Mody
Mody and
U.S. Supreme Court
Byron White
White
Thurgood Marshall
Washington
Sarah Magnuson
Central Junior High School
LHS
Edith Bogart
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