Kaw River Cleanup Planned This Saturday by Friends of the Kaw
Friends of the Kaw sponsors a Kaw River cleanup this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Volunteers along the river will dig tires and debris from the banks and clear the area. The release notes the activity is not recommended for children under 12 due to river materials. Participants should follow 11th Street to 1550 Road then proceed east about a mile to the site.
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Friends of the Kaw
11Th Street
Lawrence Spring Arts and Crafts Festival Opens at Fairgrounds
The Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department hosts the Spring Arts and Crafts Festival on Saturday at the Douglas County Fairgrounds Building 21 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. More than 80 exhibitors will display honey, stained glass, greeting cards, pet products, pottery and wooden art. regional and national musicians perform. The 14th annual event draws 4,000 to 5,000 visitors and is free to attend. Volunteers are urged to wear long pants and sleeves and bring gloves and a shovel.
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Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department
Douglas County Fairgrounds
Fairgrounds
Lawrence
Anti union bills advance in Kansas Senate committee
Union Senate Bill 212 faces a committee hearing as another bill to curb public sector collective bargaining and abolish the Public Employee Relations Board also gains support from the Kansas Chamber and business groups. Quotes from NFIB and Sen. Julia Lynn Roath indicate uncertain path to floor action this year.
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State Public Employee Relations Board
Kansas Chamber
Dan Murray
National Federation of Independent Businesses
Julia Lynn
Rolathe
Senate
House
Lynn
Senate Commerce Committee
Tom Holland
Sen
Jeff Longbine
Kansas considers replacing Teacher of the Year with cash awards
A proposed bill would replace the Teacher of the Year program with the Kansas Legislature Award for Teaching Excellence. A 13 member panel would award one winner 20000 dollars, four finalists 15000, and at least ten semifinalists 10000 each, costing about 340000 yearly.
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Topeka
Kansas
Topeka Capital- Journal
Kansas Legislature
Kansas Department of Education
Boards of Education
House
Senate
Shawn Sullivan
Trial ends as both sides rest in high profile case
Defense and state rest their cases with closing arguments set for 8:30 a.m. Jurors will deliberate after. Police found Robinson and Walker in bloodstained clothing near the scene and he was barefoot during arrest. DNA on bloodied shirt matched Roberts with odds of one in 27 quintillion.
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Brown
Robinson
Walker
Misencik
Roberts
Douglas County
Haskell distances itself from Tulsa World Tiger report
Haskell president Venida Chenault says the Tulsa World findings are not connected to Haskell and the university is saddened by the news and its impact on the Muskogee Creek Nation and Mr Tiger. Tribes consider a no confidence motion and resignation calls follow a reported 2009 secret casino contract.
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Oklahoma
Tulsa World
Haskell
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Chenault
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Journal-World
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Yahola
National Council
The
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Lawrence Journal World
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