Street name change clash at KU stadium area sparks debate
City commissioners wrestling with renaming Missouri Street near Memorial Stadium to honor coach Fambrough. Supporters cite community impact and past naming precedent while opponents warn of eroding historic fabric of the area. About 30 emails from KU players urge change. staff estimate 90 living units affected. Two commissioners depart in April. decision requires three votes.
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Judges to curb juror tech in Douglas County trials
Judge Fairchild plans specific juror instructions to avoid electronic device communication during trials. Douglas County Bar Association president Kenzie Singleton and local attorneys back the effort as they address past tech taint, including a juror using a cell phone during deliberations and a mistrial after online search.
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Connecticut Biologist Warned Chimp Could Harm Public
A Connecticut biologist warned state officials nearly five months before a recent chimp attack that a 200 pound chimpanzee could seriously hurt someone if threatened. The memo, written Oct 28, 2008 by an unnamed DEP biologist, says the owner violated state law and ends with an urgent call to address the issue as an accident waiting to happen.
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Chimp Travis Matures. Banning Bikini Wax Plan Falls Flat
An internal memo warns the chimp named Travis could seriously harm someone if threatened, while Sandra Herold keeps him at her Stamford home. New Jersey scraps a proposed ban on Brazilian bikini waxing after spa owners protest and state Consumer Affairs Chief Szuchman stops the plan.
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