Tensions Rise Over Panel on College Prep by State Board
State Board of Education split along conservative and moderate lines as a panel of university professors discussed high school preparation for college. Conservative Mary Douglass Brown organized the panel, provoking questions about input and time use from moderates like Bill Wagnon and Steve Abrams. The board proceeded with the panel, but future agenda handling remained unresolved after 5-5 votes.
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Mary Douglass Brown
Wichita
Board of Education
Bill Wagnon
Topeka
Steve Abrams
Arkansas City
Scott Hill
Salina
Future of homeless shelter hangs in balance in Lawrence
Project Acceptance, a cash strapped Lawrence shelter for the homeless mentally ill, will receive a $12500 federal grant from the Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing. The award, announced Tuesday, keeps open the possibility of extending operations beyond June 30 as the group weighs matching funds and donor pledges. Dennis Budd, board chairman, says the money brings them within striking distance of another year, while a citizen panel urges $88000 in federal block grant funds to buy a house for joint operation with the Community Drop-In Center.
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Project Acceptance
Lawrence
Kansas Department of Commerce & Housing
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Dennis Budd
Project Acceptance Board
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Ferce Department
Citizens’ Advisory
Lawrence City Commission
Dana Leibengood to retire after 30 years at KU journalism
Dana Leibengood, 65, longtime director of student services at the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications, will retire July 31 after nearly 30 years. Incoming dean James Gentry asked him to stay through the administrative transition, extending his tenure by one year.
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Kansas University Journalism School
Dana Leibengood
Leibengood
William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Stauffer-Flint Hall
James Gentry
Lied Center Inspires Lawrence Arts Center Plan
Lawrence officials tour the Lied Center as a model for a $5.8 million arts hall. Mayor Marty Kennedy and 16 delegates examine seating, an orchestra pit, a tall fly loft, and a 75-person dressing area to shape a functional local venue.
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Lawrence Arts Center
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Lied Center
Arts Center
Mayor's Arts Center Advisory Committee
David Dunfield
Arts Center renovation plans take shape for 5.8 million project
Lawrence officials seek a major expansion at the Arts Center with a 400 seat performance hall and a black box studio. Proposals include a print studio with two donated presses, merging an admin meeting room with a library, and adding a general art classroom. Architects will visit Johnson County Community College and Gem Theatre to refine design ideas.
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Dunfield
Johnson County Community College
Gem Theatre
Kansas City
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Lawrence stations sold to Missouri group Zimmer Radio
Longtime Lawrence radio outlets KLWN and KLZR have been sold to Zimmer Radio Group, a 27-station Missouri family company. The deal, terms unrevealed, marks Zimmer’s first Kansas purchase, with no planned programming changes and continued leadership for Hank Booth at Lawrence Broadcasters.
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Lawrence Broadcasters
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