Lawrence school board candidates outline city needs
Lawrence candidates for the school board laid out how the district could better assist students and faced major challenges. They emphasized strong curricula and activities, teaching critical thinking, more clubs and volunteerism, values education, and returning focus to quality education while addressing enrollment and zoning concerns. The forum occurred Thursday at Riverfront Plaza and aired on Sunflower Cable channel 6 with rebroadcasts scheduled.
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Lawrence School Board
Sue Morgan
Carmela Sibley
Cille King
Mary Loveland
Scott Morgan
Lawrence Riverfront Plaza
Sixth
New Hampshire
Sunflower
Davidson
King
Loveland
Morrow
Sibley
Arts center project stirs debate on Lawrence site
Lawrence residents hear six candidates discuss the downtown Arts Center expansion, a $6.6 million plan at 200 W Ninth, and potential shifts to a north expansion or a 900 block New Hampshire relocation as three City Commission seats and a Board work toward a consensus after the April 6 election.
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Lawrence Arts Center
Lawrence City Commission
Lawrence Arts Center Board of Directors
Vermont Street
Ing
New Hampshire Street
Jim Henry
Brenda McFadden
New Hampshire
Haskell students rally for Indians to Nationals
Haskell students and the 32 member Da Boyz pep band raised funds to travel 22 hours from Lawrence to Hagerstown for the national tournament. Band director Rob Foster praised community support and noted the band formed in six months as the team drew a partisan crowd and energized the Indians.
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Haskell
Nationals
Lawrence
Hagerstown
Duncan
Martin
HINU
Nick Lewis
Scott Giroux
John Garcia
Matt McMullen
Joe Don Coachman
Zach Hale
da Boyz
Indians
Daprez
Bob Martin
Baltimore
Kankakee
Rob Foster
Maryland
Foster
Phil Homeratha
Homeratha
Voter registration deadline Monday for Douglas County voters
Douglas County residents must register by 5 p.m. Monday to vote in the April 6 general election. Voters will choose city government and school board members, and statewide a constitutional oil and gas tax exemption amendment appears on the ballot. Advance voting began Wednesday at the Douglas County Courthouse.
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Douglas County
Perry-Lecompton
Patty
Lawrence Community Theatre wins state theater award for Grace and Glorie
Lawrence Community Theatre captured the state best show prize at a statewide festival in Hays. Actress Jane Malin and director Piet Knetsch won top acting and directing honors, as the troupe earned three major awards and a certificate for best show. The play, benefiting Hospice of Douglas County, features two characters and a ten-person crew, and will advance to the regional competition in Chanute with theatres from seven states participating.
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Lawrence Community Theatre
Mary Doveton
Grace and
Glorie
Hays
Doveton
American Community Theatre Assn
Jane Malin
Piet Knetsch
N.H
Grace and Glorie
Douglas County
Lawrence
South Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Grace and Globe
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