Lasting legacy from Gee Garrett funds local causes
Garrett died last summer after cancer. A trust of about 904000 is distributed to KU Endowment for scholarships and KU entities, Pi Beta Phi, Spencer Museum, Lied Center, Alumni Association, and athletics. Community groups including Lawrence Humane Society, CASA, United Way, Rotary, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and Cottonwood Foundation receive support.
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Garrett
KU Endowment Association
Pi Beta Phi
Spencer Museum of Art
Lied Center
KU Alumni Association
Lawrence Humane Society
Douglas County Casa
The
United Way of
Douglas County
Rotary Foundation
Big Brothers
Big Sisters of
Cottonwood Foundation
Brown Cargo van Inc
Lawrence
Gee Garrett
Hawthorne’s Lincoln session in 1862 examined by Hawthorne’s notes
Nathaniel Hawthorne met Abraham Lincoln in March 1862 with a Massachusetts delegation. Hawthorne’s Atlantic essay and Library of America volume reprint offer insights into Lincoln’s character, leadership, and how his rough, homely visage masked political genius and evolving statesmanship.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
Salem
Mass
Abraham Lincoln
New Salem
Ill
Hawthorne
Massachusetts
White House
Lincoln
Washington
Virginia
Atlantic Monthly
Library of America
James T. Fields
the Atlantic
Kennedy
Bill Clinton
Abe
Africa
Barack Obama
Woodrow Wilson
League of Nations
Lyndon Johnson
Vietnam
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Obama
David M. Shribman
Pittsburgh Post- Gazette
Three KU students aid escapee on Kansas river
Three Kansas University students boating on the Kansas River near the brick yard report seeing a distressed stranger signaling from the bank. They ferried him across the river toward Perry to help him catch a train, then he bid them farewell and disappeared.
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Kansas University
Nebraska
Perry
Kansas
Unrealistic plan for energy transition criticized in forum
In a public forum letter Gerald Mikkelson is deemed unrealistic about shifting to hydro solar and wind power. The writer argues transition costs and feasibility hinder a lower carbon utopia and notes wind tech relies on rare earths causes wildlife hazards and storage gaps.
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Gerald Mikkelson
Public Forum
Quantrill
Kansas
Public Forum on Energy Policy and Tax Debate in Lawrence
A Public Forum letter discusses carbon emissions from Canadian shale oil and the harms of a no pipeline policy while criticizing aging energy infrastructure. Another letter questions a Kansas food tax cut costing the government and argues it benefits families and women. The Journal-World invites letters 250 words or less with name, address, and phone number.
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Earth
Kansas
Wolf Creek
Mikkelson
Michael K. Kelly
Lawrence
Jon Jambor
Journal-World
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Chris Bell
Ed Ciambrone
Ann Gardner
Caroline Trowbridge
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Mediapharmedia
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Post-Gazette.com
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