Books Bind Librarians Celebrate Knowledge Shields Past
Librarians gather at the Kenneth Spencer Research Library to honor Sandy Mason and discuss how technology complements but cannot replace original books and manuscripts. David McKitterick warns against overemphasizing electronic copies, while curators affirm the value of touching and studying physical volumes.
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London
Bibliographical Society
David McKitterick
Spencer Library
KSRL
McKitterick
Trinity College Library
Cambridge
England
Mason
Kenneth Spencer
Erasmus
Coleridge
Wordsworth
Joe Silver
Lilly Library
Indiana
Silver
City eyed arena boost for roller hockey growth
Lawrence officials hint at 2001 CIP funding of 150000 for a roller hockey arena among 15 construction and land acquisition projects through 2004, part of a 23.8 million plan. Mayor Hodges backs alternative sports while stressing funding limits and budget realities.
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Jonathan Ewing
Jonathan
Lawrence Lightning
Lawrence Parks and Recreation
CIP
Lawrence
Erv Hodges
Hodges
Centennial Park
Decline of Kansas railroads hurts shippers and state rail map
The piece notes Kansas lost about 1 100 miles of rail since 1980, leaving 5 500 miles and two major lines Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe while Kansas City Southern maintains a minimal presence. Experts cite Staggers Act deregulation and mergers as causes, with shipper complaints of high rates and poor service amid nationwide contraction.
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Kansas
Union Pacific
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Kansas City Southern
John Rosacker
Kansas Department of Transportation
Flint Hills
Iowa
Parade of art cars rolls through Lawrence downtown
The Art Tougeau parade in downtown Lawrence featured nearly two dozen entries with wheeled art. Spectators, including Cleopatra and Anastasia Slough with their father Jim Slough, watched bizarre cars and collage creations roll from South Park to the Lawrence Visitor Center in North Lawrence.
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Lawrence
Cleopatra
Anastasia Slough
Massachusetts
Sloughs
Jim Slough
Anastasia
Kansas University
Slough
South Park
Lawrence Visitor Center
North Lawrence
Art Toureau
Gerald Kipp
Volkswagen
Massachusetts Street
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Jworld
Eerele Cevette
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Missouri-Kansas- Texas Railroad
Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Kansas City Southern Railway
Burlington Northern Railroad
Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Rai
Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway
Union Pacific Railroad
Barry Nicnois
Jou
U.S
Sen
Pat Roberts
Felicia Haynes
Fhaynes
Liworld.com
Richard Gwi
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