Longtime city manager resigns under pressure
David Burress, Lawrence-Douglas County planning commissioner, announces resignation amid pressure. David Corliss, assistant city manager, will become interim city manager Friday. John Nalbandian, former city commissioner and KU public administration chair, comments on management and spending.
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Homeland Security audit finds $1 million in middleman fees
A state audit shows an out-of-state firm holding the Kansas contract for Homeland Security equipment collected nearly $1 million in tax funded middleman fees in 2005. Lawmakers requested refunds from the company following the report released Wednesday.
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Lawrence City Manager Wildgen resigns after 16 years
Longtime Lawrence city manager Mike Wildgen resigns after a 5-0 vote by city commissioners citing inadequate planning for growth. Interim city manager David Corliss to take over at 5 p.m. Friday. Wildgen, 58, served since 1974 in various posts and thanked staff and the commissions before leaving City Hall.
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David Corliss
Lawrence
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Interim City Manager David Corliss Named
Interim city manager David Corliss, 44, brings extensive Lawrence service since 1990. He joined as a management analyst in 1996, led Legal Services, and became one of two new assistant city managers while retaining Legal Services director duties. Corliss, KU educated with public administration and law degrees, is married with three daughters.
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Baker names 1st woman president at Baker University
Patricia Long was named the 28th president of Baker University becoming the first woman to lead the school. She stood with outgoing president Dan Lambert and wore an orange blouse, signaling a new era for Baker.
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Baldwin
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Families push for expanded infant screenings
Sophia Maines reports Baldwin mother Michelle Seeker watched her baby son die from Krabbe disease, urging expanded newborn screening. Kansas ranks low in tests, currently screening four diseases PKU hypothyroidism galactosemia and sickle cell. Norm Hess of March of Dimes says many families suffer undiagnosed genetic diseases and supports broader screening to reduce medical wandering. The American College of Medical...
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Baldwin
Kansas
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Greater Kansas
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Film about Confederate victory opens Friday in Lawrence
Lawrence based filmmaker Kevin Willmott presents C S A The Confederate States of America a dramatized what if film depicting consequences if the South had won the Civil War. The work has drawn critical acclaim and opens to the hometown crowd on Friday.
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