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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 2011
Page
1
Diane Helen Zumwalt-Dorsey, 72, Lawrence, died Sunday March 27, 2011 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. No services are planned.
Dale E. Rogers, 70, of Oskaloosa, will be honored with a memorial service at 2 p.m. Saturday at Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Oskaloosa. He died Monday March 28, 2011, at Stormont Vail Regional Health Center in Topeka. The family will greet friends from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday prior to the service.
Burt Evans 88 of Lawrence died Wednesday March 23 2011 He was born Oct 20 1922 in Atlantic City NJ son of Frank and Mabel Evans A WWII B 17 bomber co pilot he earned a electrical engineering degree from Duke in 1948 He retired from the Naval Ship Systems Engineering Station in Philadelphia in 1994 Survivors include son Joseph Evans wife Kirsten Lawrence two grandchildren and a great granddaughter Memorials advised to the 95th Bomb Group Association care of Rumsey Yost Funeral Home Lawrence Kansas Online condolences at rumsey yost com
Roberts, a standout football and baseball participant, works toward running with a custom prosthetic after a knee injury. Coach Kevin Stewart praises his athleticism and humor as Roberts plans to attend Kansas University, with insurance battles and rising medical costs resolved by donations.
Clyde Peacock, nine months at Haskell Indian Nations University, now serves as top administrator and interim president replacing Chris Redmond who finished a 120 day term. A presidential search under Keith Moore has 10 candidates. no timeline set. Separately, Hamm Inc worker Luke Forsberg died in a parking lot accident near Perry when struck by a semitrailer driven by Larry Kopp. no foul play suspected.
Kansas Senate near approval of Rob Siedlecki as Social and Rehabilitation Services Secretary amid Democratic warnings of a potential disaster. Committee vote endorsed him on a voice vote, with Brownback backing. Siedlecki faces questions on budget handling and faith-based initiatives while discussing plan to close the Kansas Neurological Institute and shift residents to community care, a proposal drawing mixed scrutiny from lawmakers and advocates.
KU plans to submit its cancer center designation application in September with a 750 to 800 page document. The center has raised 50 million in private donations since 2009 and seeks 11 million more for faculty recruitment and support. External Advisory Board, including members from NCI designated centers, urged proceeding and offered tweaks to strengthen the presentation. The effort leverages drug discovery progress and community gifts as core evidence of impact.
Kansas University records show 224.6 million dollars in federal research dollars spent in 2010, an 8.4 percent rise from 2009, aided by stimulus funds set to fade this year. Despite cuts ahead, KU notes a 3 percent growth even without stimulus, with research spanning cancer to engineering and biosciences.
Listing of editorial staff and contact numbers for the Lawrence Journal-World including editors Tom Keegan Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner and Dennis Anderson plus departments for classifieds circulation and advertising. Includes post office and circulation details and bureau affiliations.
Readers weigh in on pet exercise habits noting daily walks and play sessions versus less frequent activity. The poll invites LJWorld.com visitors to cast votes, with options including daily activity or infrequent exercise.
Parents argue closure ignores growth and transportation issues and propose Wakarusa Valley form a separate district with half the local tax revenue for a self governed future. They cite air quality, academics and room for expansion while noting Broken Arrow and Schweigler redraws and a 2011 12 budget hole.
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