Buffettland share meeting draws KU students in massive turnout
Warren Buffett hosts Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting attracting over 19,000 at the Qwest Center with more than 100 Kansas University business students among attendees invited by alumni. Market chatter and investor talk mix with festival like atmosphere as professor Mark Hirschey organizes the visit.
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Early opening boosts produce fans at Downtown Lawrence Market
The Downtown Lawrence Farmers Market opened early Saturday amid unseasonably cool weather with 35 vendors on opening day. Vendors like Chuck and Joanie Shelley set up early to sell bedding plants while cool temperatures lingered, and organizers note the market runs 6:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturdays and 4 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays through July 4 as tomatoes ripen.
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Kansas lawmakers weigh two part pay rise plan
Kansas budget negotiators agreed on a two step 1.25 percent pay raise for state employees with July and January raises. House members argued the budget was tight while Senate supporters had proposed a 2.5 percent July start. Final votes loom in both chambers.
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Missing Georgia bride found near Route 66 in Albuquerque
Jennifer Wilbanks, a 32 year old bride to be, resurfaced on a seedy Route 66 stretch in Albuquerque after vanish ing amid wedding stress. She admitted she had fled the engagement and had been abducted in the public narrative.
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Georgia
Jennifer Wilbanks
Evolution and intelligent design views collide in Kansas hearings
Kansas professors and legal professionals clash over teaching evolution in schools with debates spotlighting design versus naturalism. Steve Case, a KU researcher and vocal evolution advocate, leads a coalition urging open discussion while proponents of intelligent design prepare to speak, asserting evidence of design should not be suppressed.
Evolution debate framed by Kansas education board hearing
John Calvert of the Intelligent Design Network questions bias in science standards at Kansas schools. He argues for objectivity in origins lessons, presenting intelligent design as an alternative to evolution. Calvert will address state board hearings this week.
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Shawnee
Bedbugs Back in Kansas Worsening Says KSU Professor
A Kansas State University professor warns that bedbug infestations in Kansas are resurging and appear to be getting worse. Officials urge vigilance and continued control measures as sightings rise across communities.
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