Lake Alvamar owners urge refill to restore assets
About 20 Lake Alvamar area residents met at Alvamar Country Club to press for refilling the 50 acre lake drained in 2007 for drainage plug repairs. Dick Stuntz of Alvamar Inc and watershed officials argue the district that runs the dam and flood control kept water low, leaving mud flats and weeds. The Wakarusa Watershed Joint District 35 oversees the dam, with state requirements nearly unmet. The group seeks restoration as an aesthetic and fishing amenity for Lawrence residents.
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Philip Heying
Journal- World Photo
Dick Stuntz
Alvamar Inc
Lake Alvamar
Yankee Tank Lake
Stuntz
Lawrence
Alvamar Country Club
Wakarusa Watershed Joint District 35
Douglas County
AIG Bonuses Compared With Baseball Payroll and Spending
AIG Financial Products division employees earned 165 million in bonuses as a reward for failure. The figure could buy 3 076 Ford Mustangs or 7 417 Chevrolet Camaros or 7 500 Toyota Priuses and would have covered most major league payroll except the Yankees. It equals about three quarters of 211 million for autism research and more than twice the 73 million proposed for rural health care.
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Washington
American International Group
Financial Products
New York Yankees
Obama
U S births set all time record in 2007
Federal researchers report 4,317,119 births in 2007, the highest year ever, surpassing the 1957 peak. The data show a rising birth rate across ages and a record share of births to unwed mothers near 40 percent, with most mothers age 20 or older.
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Atlanta
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Birds crash into windows during spring breeding season
Biologist Stan Roth notes that male birds become territorial as spring nears and may attack their reflection in windows. Window collisions can last days, though shading or soaping glass can deter birds. large glass walls are often decorated to reduce risk. Reporter George Diepenbrock can be reached at 832-7144.
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Stan Roth
Lawrence High School
Roth
George Diepenbrock
Jayhawks head to NCAA power with young fans cheering
Kansas University’s Jayhawks leave for Minneapolis to open NCAA tournament against North Dakota State as local youths from Lawrence and nearby towns gather at Allen Fieldhouse to wish the champions luck. Branden Patterson 9 and Dexton Nickey 11 express support while fans note the team’s seed and the challenge ahead.
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Kansas University Jayhawks
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Lawrence
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Forbes Field
Topeka
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Minneapolis
Dexton Nickey
Bill Self
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Coming Friday: tech taint on local juries?
Local court officials weigh in on whether technology biases jury work. Experts debate safeguards, impacts, and possible reforms ahead of Friday report.
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