Lawrence tops U S in sports jobs amid March Madness buzz
Lawrence leads the nation with a 3.1 location quotient for sports occupations according to a Martin Prosperity Institute study using Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Cities like South Bend Ames Manhattan Boulder also rank highly, highlighting college towns as hubs for athletes, coaches, scouts, and officials.
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NEA Chairman Visits Kansas Urges Public Arts Funding
Rocco Landesman, NEA chairman, spoke at the Spencer Museum of Art in Lawrence arguing arts should be publicly funded, contrasting Kansas Governor's veto of the state arts budget last May. He called outreach to Washington policymakers essential. The forum coincided with his visit to the KU campus.
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Abortion bill targets breast cancer risk claim disputed
TopERA-Kansas University Medical Center dodged an accreditation fight as a House committee approved a bill forcing physicians to tell women seeking abortion about an unproven link to breast cancer. Rep. Kathy Wolfe Moore criticized the measure as unscientific.
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Estate benefits many Lawrence woman leaves gift to community
Sidney Ashton Garrett, 65, longtime Brown Cargo Van Inc. chief executive, died last summer after renal cancer. She left a trust fund valued at nearly $904,000 to several organizations she supported in the Lawrence area.
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