Lions and Firebirds test new turf at Lawrence High
An aerial view shows Lawrence High School’s new artificial turf field west of the campus with 19th Street and Louisiana at the top. Free State and Lawrence HS will add artificial turf for soccer, football, softball and baseball, plus more parking and tennis courts. If completed by August 15, the project should finish in under a year. The image shows Free State coach Jason Pendleton organizing an afternoon practice on the new field.
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City urged to extend protections for transgender residents
Lawrence group asks city commissioners to add transgender protections to the human rights ordinance. Maggie Childs, chair of the local Kansas Equality Coalition chapter, says landlords and employers should not deny housing or jobs based on gender identity. The coalition plans to present the letter at Tuesday's city commission meeting.
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Personal finance could join public school curriculum
Lawrence High School teacher Susan Siler led personal finance classes to teach budgeting debt management and saving. A Kansas Senate bill would add personal finance topics to statewide tests starting July 2012, with teachers like Rhonda Malcolm urging instruction to help students avoid bankruptcy and credit problems as they learn about money.
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Underground Kansas invitation for Sunday event
The notice invites readers to an underground Kansas gathering labeled as a coming Sunday event. It emphasizes a subterranean theme and extends an invitation to participate or attend. The message carries a mysterious, promotional tone with regional implication.
Jobless ranks rise as long term seekers surge
Washington data show 2.92 million Americans sought work for 27 weeks or longer in February, the highest since 1948 adjusted for workforce size. The six month plus unemployed grew rapidly, with economists predicting unemployment above 9 percent this year as the Fed maintains high rates.
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Jobless numbers show large February unemployment figures
The report cites February unemployment at 12.5 million with 124 million people unemployed in February and a prior December 1982 reading of 154.2 million unemployed. It references the size of the workforce and cites the U S Department as the source.
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