Century family history linked to Vermont Street swing
Conrad Altenbernd recalls a porch swing his uncle crafted from walnut from a family farm in the Kaw Valley. The swing symbolizes four generations of memory tied to old documents, including an 1858 abstract listing 80 acres of land once allotted to Susan Buck of the Shawnee.
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Nick Krug
Journal-World Photo
Lawrence
Conrad Altenbernd
Eudora
Vermont Street
Eudora High School
Kansas River Valley
Altenbernd
Kaw Valley
James Buchanan
Susan Buck
United
Buck
Konrad
William Altenbernd
Douglas County
Horn
Dole says women near Oval Office goal despite discrimination
Elizabeth Dole told a full house at the Dole Institute that the United States is very close to electing a woman to the Oval Office. In a 90 minute talk launching the Women in Leadership Lecture series she discussed her own career milestones including senator, cabinet secretary, FTC member and first female Red Cross president, while recalling past discouragements.
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United States
Oval Office
Elizabeth Dole
Dole Institute of Politics
Dole
Institute
Dole Institute
Bill Lacy
Bob Dole
North Carolina
Transportation
Ronald Reagan
Labor
George H.W. Bush
Federal Trade Commission
American Red Cross
Clara Barton
Local woman and Catholic Charities win peace and justice awards
Lawrence coalition honors Sara Taliaferro and Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas for work toward peace and justice. Taliaferro led the Lawrence Community Shelter relocation and fostered collaboration for affordable housing and social services while Catholic Charities assists Douglas County with basics and financial relief, including payday loan help.
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Sara Taliaferro
Lawrence Coalition For Peace and Justice
Christine Smith
Tom and Anne Moore
Taliaferro
Smith
Catholic Charities of
Northeast
Kansas
Catholic Charities
Lawrence
Douglas County
Nickie Daneke
Karen Lewis
Holly Hulbert
Jacob Schooler
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