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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 2011
Page
1
Inside and Kansas University athlete Keren Toussaint recounts risks he faced in New York, credits his mother with sending him to Lawrence to live with his aunt, and now hopes to qualify for Grenada's 2012 Olympic track team at the Big 12 championships.
Heavy snow and rain boosted tree pollen while warm sunny days sped its release, worsening allergy effects for many. The piece cites Ohio Republican William Johnson and notes 45 percent of his party share dissatisfaction with 2012 presidential candidates.
Sunday feature follows Journal-World reporter Chad Lawhorn as he enters the intricate world of playing bridge. The piece explores strategy, etiquette, and the unfolding learning curve in this classic card game.
Kansas University's School of Engineering receives a 32 million estate gift from Charles E. and Mary Jane Bruckmiller Spahr, the university's largest estate gift. The endowment will fund the engineering school in perpetuity, with annual earnings likely exceeding 1.5 million to start.
Navy veteran Tyrone Wilson of New Mexico joined the gourd dance Friday at the Haskell Powwow Grounds. Michelle Ahshapanek-Dude, 3, watches Tlingit dancers from Juneau during the grand entry. Joy McCullough-Baz and her son Caleb shielded against the cold wind with umbrella and blanket during the opening ceremony.
Kansas lawmakers pass a 13.8 billion dollar budget to Gov. Brownback funding state government from July 1. It cuts education and social services, erases a 500 million shortfall, and creates a 50 million surplus in 2012. Democrats oppose the cuts, warning of larger class sizes and layoffs.
The 13.8 billion state budget, approved with Republican support, includes a provision that skulle end federal family planning funds to Planned Parenthood clinics in Kansas. Planned Parenthood warns thousands risk losing essential preventive care. Gov. Brownback touts Kansas as nearly zeroing Planned Parenthood funds. Brownlie contemplates legal action. clinics in Wichita and Hays provide non abortion services serving nearly 9,000 women annually.
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