Kansas City stadium vote reaches into Lawrence
Lawrence resident Doug Holiday warns that April 4 votes on a 575 million renovation plan for Arrowhead and Kauffman Stadium and a use tax to fund a rolling roof will decide the teams leases for 25 years. Approval could keep Chiefs and Royals tied to the region and attract events like Super Bowl 49 and an MLB All-Star Game.
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Jackson County
Missouri
Holiday
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Kauffman Stadium
Kansas City Royals
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Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Lawrence
LSU Reaches Final Four With OT Win Over Texas
LSU defeated Texas 70 to 60 in the Atlanta Regional final, staking the Tigers to their first Final Four since 1986. An overtime sequence produced the decisive shot that sealed the victory as LSU advances.
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LSU
Texas
Atlanta
Revelations From Party Tragedy Echo Grief Of Mother
Nanci Thorne laments the night of a deadly shooting at a rave that claimed seven lives and left her 15 year old daughter Suzanne unaccounted for. Hospital officials stated the girl was not at the party. The article reflects on fallout and parental fear following the violence.
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Nanci Thorne
Suzanne
Longtime singer returns to KU as freshman in vocal performance
In March, Lynda Anders Canaday, a 52 year old blind Black woman who faced discrimination while pursuing opera, enrolls at the University of Kansas as a freshman majoring in vocal performance after years of hardship and rheumatoid arthritis.
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Lynda Anders Canaday
Canaday
Kansas University
Pair's world travels make them rare Travelers’ Century members
Bob Pine born in North Lawrence and his wife Dorothy have reportedly visited every country, 192 in total, and 123 territories and island groups. Travelers’ Century Club chairman Klaus Billep lists them among a tiny group to complete all 315 destinations, possibly the only couple to do so.
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Lawrence
Earnest May
Dorothy
Bob
Travelers’ Century Club
Klaus Billep
Travelers’ Century
Pines
Billep
Santa Monica
Calif
Senators urge Iraq to act quickly in unity talks
U S senators met Iraqi leaders in Baghdad to warn that American support for stabilizing Iraq could wane unless a unity government is formed swiftly and inclusively. Sen John McCain stressed urgency as President Jalal Talabani nodded.
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Jalal Talabani
Arizona
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Ad campaign welcomes Topeka visitors to Lawrence
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce launches an advertising push after a February downtown shooting to assure Topeka residents they are welcome in Lawrence. Merchants had heard negative talk and wanted to counter by publicizing hospitality and inviting Topeka patrons to shop downtown.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Topeka
Judy Billings
Lawrence Convention & Visitors Bureau
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