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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 2002
Page
11
The forecast calls for partly cloudy cooler conditions with overnight low around 41 degrees and daytime highs near 57 to 58 degrees. A weather history entry notes 1988 strong southerly winds ahead of a cold front in the Rocky Mountain region gusting to 90 mph at Lamar Colorado and blinding dust storms that closed roads near Limon.
Fragmentary weather style celestial notes list morning and evening times with planet names Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn Sun Moon and reference to sunset sunrise moonrise and moonset for tonight tomorrow. Names appear without clear actions or locations.
Kansas public employees do not lose accrued pensions after job related felonies. Lynn Stevens, former Haysville superintendent, faces a state pension around 56000 dollars annually, though exact totals are not public. KPERS administers pensions for about 20000 workers, funded by employee, state contributions and investment earnings. Lawmakers vary on whether pension forfeiture should be required.
The Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma will remove 200 slot machines from the former Masonic lodge in downtown Kansas City Kansas. The tribe has faced state battles over gambling rights since buying the building in 1996. U S Attorney Eric Melgren said the machines will be removed amid ongoing disputes with Gov. Bill Graves and state tribes. Senator Sam Brownback welcomed the move, while tribal leaders and officials had previously tied the site to broader casino ambitions in the county.
Nine years of court supervision of Kansas foster care ends June 30 under an agreement between the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services and Children’s Rights Inc. A new unit will monitor services for about 3,300 abused and neglected children in state custody and report annually. The group says progress has been made and foster care is safer, with better adoptions and placements, though some critics remain concerned about privatization and data on outcomes.
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