Service Animals Bring Healing to Brandon Woods Residents
On a warm March afternoon at Brandon Woods at Alvamar retirement community resident Marion Counts 79 shares snacks with two certified therapy dogs Brahma a 6 month old Boxer and Shakti a nearly three year old blue pit bull. Raven Rajani founder and director of Loving Paws Animal Assisted Therapy notes the dogs visit Counts regularly bringing companionship and comfort.
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Lawrence St Patrick's Day Parade Kicks Off Downtown
Today in Lawrence notes the 2014 St Patrick's Day parade schedule with entries lining Rhode Island Street from 12th and moving north from 1 p.m. The route ends at 501 N Ninth St after crossing the Kansas River Bridge. Donations: 25 dollars for individuals and families, 100 dollars for businesses. Road closings and bus detours noted. weather in downtown Lawrence at 1 p.m. is 50 degrees and sunny, warming to near 60 later.
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Lawrence to take over virtual high school amid questions
Lawrence School District will assume full control of Lawrence Virtual High School, a charter formerly run by a private firm. The move follows concerns about virtual schooling effectiveness, with officials stressing quality and potential expansion if academics improve. Superintendent Rick Doll says the program’s future hinges on performance.
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Lawrence police discipline 10 for misconduct in last year
Twenty three complaints were filed against Lawrence Police Department employees last year. Of the 23 complaints investigated by the department's Office of Professional Accountability, 10 were found to have merit, eight of them stemming from internal complaints. Police, page 2A.
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Plan B for Ph D Doctoral students pivot to work
With fewer college instructor jobs available humanities Ph D and master's students are getting creative seeking alternate employment paths. The piece on page 10A notes rising interest in nonacademic roles and side gigs as viable career options for graduates.
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