Lawrence High honors 70 plus seniors at recognition ceremony
Lawrence High School celebrated more than 70 seniors receiving honors, awards and scholarships in a Thursday recognition event. Lora Wedd and Andrew Watkins won the Kansas State High School Activities Association Award for leadership, character and community involvement. Wedd, council president, plans to study education at Kansas University. Watkins, former class president, pursues elementary education with three college options remaining.
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Lawrence High School
Dick Patterson
Kansas State High School
Lora Wedd
Andrew Watkins
Willie Amison
Amison
Wedd
Kansas University
Watkins
Melissa Lacey
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Brownback pushes to curb mounting federal debt
U.S. Senator Sam Brownback frames the federal debt as a top issue citing a $5.49 trillion deficit and rising. He notes Kansans pay heavy taxes and urges public support for debt reduction with online and mailed contributions, detailing a gift option to the Bureau of the Public Debt.
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U.S
Sam Brownback
Brian
Washington
Brownback
U.S. House
Kansas
United States
Bureau of the Public Debt
Capital Area Servicing Center
1300 C St. S.W
Washington, D.C
Lawrence High senior wins 1998 Journal-World Scholarship
Anna Huston, a Lawrence High School senior, who started as a Journal-World carrier at age nine, receives the 1998 Journal-World Scholarship. The award honors former carriers for dedication and academic achievement and supports her early interests in architecture. See Newspaper, page 3B.
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Lawrence High School
Anna Huston
Huston
Journal-World
Journal- World
Hus
Metissa Lacey
Journal-World Photo
Lawrence Journal-World
Center
Anna
Tom Fisher
Julie Bechtel
Neighborhood dog abuse ends in death in Kansas
Maggie the miniature dachshund died after a neighbor allegedly harmed her while her owner Chuck Ammel, a KU technician, offered rewards for tips. The case highlights Kansas cruelty to animals statutes and a string of remorseful local responses from the Lawrence Humane Society as investigators seek a suspect.
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Maggie
Chuck Ammel
Josie
Ammel
Mark Marks
Lawrence Humane Society
Midge Grinstead
Grinstead
Douglas County
Kansas
Lawrence
81 year old graduate defies odds to finish high school
Florine Smith, 81, walked at EL Schlagle High School in Kansas City Kansas while planning to attend Kansas University. She enrolled in 1996, maintained near perfect attendance, and pursued six hour sessions four nights weekly. Her journey inspires classmates and her children, who credit her with teaching resilience and ambition. Her next step is Kansas City Kansas Community College.
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Kansas City
Kan
Florine Smith
EL. Schlagle High School
Kansas University
Mrs. Smith
Heyo
Smith
Schlagle
Prato Florine Smith
Kansas City Kansas Community College
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