Death notices for Dickson West-Meek and Swanner in Kansas
Funeral services for Charlotte Ann Dickson 75 Lawrence and memorials for Debra West-Meek 59 Lawrence at De Soto Baptist Church and Warren-McElwain Mortuary. Earl Wesley Swanner 85 Lawrence KS funeral at Warren-McElwain with burial later Hartford Cemetery. includes life dates birth June 24 1926 and survivor details. Memorials to KSDS. condolences at Warren-McElwain site.
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Charlotte Ann Dickson
Lawrence
Warren-McElwain Mortuary
Debra West-Meek
de Soto Baptist Church
Church St
de Soto
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Earl Wesley
Bill” Swanner
Hartford Cemetery
Hartford
Hickory Pointe Care & Rehabilitation Center
Oskaloosa
Earl
Ottawa
John Wesley and
Marvel Elisabeth (Stebbins) Swanner
Lila Baysinger
Hutchinson
Rita Hardesty
Fietkau
Lee
Kansas Specialty Dog Service
KSDS
Warrenmcelwain.com
KU professors earn Fulbright grants to study abroad
Three Kansas University professors receive Fulbright awards to teach and research overseas. Debra Hedden will consult on a Lithuanian music education curriculum in Vilnius in fall 2012. John Janzen will study in the Democratic Republic of Congo January to April 2013 and lecture on health production. Burdett Loomis will be Fulbright Chair in American Politics at Flinders University in Adelaide researching Australian interest groups and social conservative politics.
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Kansas University
Debra Hedden
Vilnius
Lithuania
Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences
John Janzen
Democratic Republic of Congo
Free University of Laozi
Burdett Loomis
Adelaide
Australia
Flinders University
Tax cuts slowly trim 4.9 percent in 2018 plan
The package would phase in elimination of taxes on non wage income for businesses over six years affecting about 191000 entities including LLCs and S corporations. It would cut the Earned Income Tax Credit while allowing both credits, with negotiation leader Rep Richard Carlson backing House approval amid Democratic criticism of Brownback era gridlock.
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Richard Carlson
St. Marys
House
Conference Committee
Donovan
Brownback
Paul Davis
Lawrence
Regents mull raises for faculty amid tuition talks
Kansas Board of Regents heard tuition proposals from state universities on Wednesday that include merit based raises for faculty and staff. KU plans about half of its proposed increase to fund retention with $6 million targeted at top educators and a broader distribution to high performing staff. Regents expressed concern about rising tuition and shrinking state support, while KU officials emphasized merit based allocations and a focus on performance rather than across the board raises.
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Toppeka
Kansas Board of Regents
Kansas
Kansas State
Kirk Schulz
Kansas University
Lawrence
Jeff Vitter
Vitter
Janie Perkins
Regents consider automatic admissions changes at KU
The Kansas regents discuss new automatic admission standards for Kansas University including GPA and ACT or SAT thresholds plus a review committee option. Officials note Feb 1 applicants historically yield higher return rates, and the plan aims to boost applications while not shrinking enrollment. The board plans a June vote with a 2016 effective date.
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Regents
Gray-Little
Kan
Sas University
Kansas University
Dan Lykins
Kenny Wilk
Gray Little
Slaughter debate grows as horses face overpopulation
Sheriffs seek homes for abandoned horses as high costs and economic strain push families to give up. Activists warn against slaughter, while advocates propose humane, regulated options or domestic slaughter with reforms to ease the burden and spare horses from cruelty.
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Mensch
Villalon
Lawrence and Douglas County plan retiree budget and aging initiatives
City and county commissioners will craft a 2013 retiree budget this summer while establishing two action steps to fund and market Lawrence Douglas County as a retirement destination. An advisory board will study senior issues and expand Lawrence's retirement image, with broader recommendations on transportation and housing, including a potential intergenerational living community near KU on about 100 acres to attract alumni and their families.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
The
Kansas University Alumni Association
John Glassman
Kansas University
Hugh Carter
Subscriptions and contact details for Lawrence Journal-World
Subscriptions and billing information with phone numbers and hours for The World Company. Delivery redelivery guarantee for in-town papers. Publisher address Lawrence Kansas and postal details. Includes AP and ABC memberships and post office information.
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