Death notice for Earl Jim Pulver in Kansas and Kansas City area
Graveside services for Earl Jim Pulver are set for 10 am Monday at Maple Hill Cemetery in Kansas City Kansas. Pulver died Thursday May 12 2011 at Tonganoxie Nursing Center. The family will receive friends Sunday from 3 to 5 pm at Quisenberry Funeral Home in Tonganoxie.
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Memorial service for Todd W Babington announced
Todd W. Babington 52 of Lawrence died Thursday May 12 2011 at his home. Memorial services are pending and will be announced by Warren McElwain Mortuary.
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KU engineering school receives 32 million gift with 45 million total pledge
The Spahr family gift to the University of Kansas Engineering in Spahr Hall totals 45 million, with 32 million announced Friday and 13 million added later. KU engineering dean Stuart Bell calls it a lasting legacy, aiding scholarships, competitions, professorships, and student projects, as momentum grows toward new facilities and bonds to expand classrooms. The Spahs funded the library and classroom spaces earlier, and Charles Spahr died in 2009 Mary Jane in 2010.
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KU faculty earns Fulbright awards for international study
Ten KU faculty members receive Fulbright grants to teach or research abroad, including Santa Arias Hannah Britton Bart Dean Michael Delamore Terry Koenig Sanjay Mishra Town Peterson Antonio Simoes Dale Urie and Nathan Wood. This marks the second-highest annual total since 1946 and adds to over 280 faculty Fulbright recipients in KU history. KINGMAN AP A law enforcement officer is charged with first degree murder and arson in his wife’s death. Vashti Seacat was found in a burned Kingman home after a suspicious fire on April 30. Brett Seacat, 35, was charged Friday and held in Kingman County Jail. He is a police instructor at the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center and a former Sedgwick County sheriff’s deputy.
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Peck condemnation stalls in committee
Kansas lawmakers adjourned in 2011 with a resolution condemning Rep. Virgil Peck’s controversial remarks about illegal immigrants remaining in committee. House Democrats argued Peck should resign after his helicopter shooting joke. Committee chair Clark Shultz said the measure came too late and should have faced a special panel.
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Kansas Budget Splits Republicans Over School Aid Cuts
Budget Hensley of Topeka warns average Kansans lose under a signed budget. House freshmen say cuts aren’t deep enough and Rep John Rubin urges governor to use line-item veto. Speaker O Neal notes a $232 per student cut, with districts allowed reserve flexibility. Brownback touts job creation measures and Rural Opportunity Zones to lure residents and boost investment. Senate leaders cite potential one time revenue as tax policy aims progress.
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Legislature approves bond shift for biodefense lab in Manhattan
Kansas lawmakers send Gov Brownback a bill moving bond issuing power from the Bioscience Authority to the Department of Administration for a 105 million financing package tied to the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility site. The measure aims to protect federal funding amid criticism and an ongoing district attorney probe. The same session abolishes the Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp and folds its duties into the Department of Commerce, a move expected to save 1.7 million annually starting July 1.
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No Child Left Behind waiver rejected for Kansas
Federal education officials refused Kansas a waiver this year to ease No Child Left Behind targets, urging reauthorization. Kansas faces 87.8 percent reading and 86 percent reading targets for AYP, with 86.7 percent K-8 and 82.3 percent 9-12 math goals. Lawrence district met some targets but underperformed overall due to Black students and students with disabilities missing goals.
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Lawrence Journal-World staff contacts and services list
Directory of staff roles including managing editor Caroline Trowbridge community editor Ann Gardner and other editors with contact numbers. Also lists departments for classified ads print and online advertising, news partners Mediaphormedia and general contact email for story ideas. Includes USPS and circulation details and AP membership notes.
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Will you attend a graduation ceremony this year
Voters respond yes for high school or college ceremonies with options for both. The poll mirrors Friday's query about attending a high school prom with percentages: 39 percent yes and fun, 34 percent no, 26 percent yes but not as fun. More responses and voting available at LJWorld.com.
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