Rhubarb signs spark spring recipes and town chatter
Lawrence resident Charles Snow sells pounds of rhubarb as locals crave tart flavor in cobblers and seasonal dishes. The piece notes rhubarb as a key ingredient and ties to spring dining in the community.
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Planned Bravo reality show sparks debate on sexuality
Andrea Lafferty of the Traditional Values Coalition says the new Bravo series "Boy Meets Boy" represents a new low in television. The gay dating show has drawn strong comments as discussions about representation continue.
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Landowners sue city over Wal-Mart moratorium
Law suit filed by 6 Wak Land Investments LLC and partners against Lawrence City Commission following a temporary ban on construction near Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive. City officials schedule a hearing with Douglas County District Judge Mike Malone. officials defend the action amid ongoing legal debate.
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Bill Newsome
Doug Compton
Mike Wildgen
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Wildgen
Mike Rundle
Beating Targeted Disabled Teen at Clinton Park
Josh Graves, a West Junior High student with cerebral palsy and epilepsy, was attacked by a group of five or six youths at Clinton Park in Lawrence. The assailants taunted him as retarded and punched and kicked him, leaving a black eye and triggering seizures, vomiting, and migraines. His mother Teri Snell demands accountability and justice.
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Supreme Court narrows Miranda rights in police interrogation
A split Supreme Court ruled that a suspect not charged with a crime may not claim Fifth Amendment self incrimination protection when police aggressively question him. The decision leaves open a 14th Amendment due process claim for potential torture like coercive interrogation. Martinez, shot repeatedly in Oxnard in 1997, remains blind and paralyzed as he sues the department.
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Hormone therapy linked to higher dementia risk study
The Baltimore Sun reports two Journal of the American Medical Association articles showing that postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy doubles dementia risk and may cause mental decline. Researchers warn combination estrogen plus progestin should be limited to short relief, as risks outweigh benefits.
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Journal of the American Medical Assn
Jennifer Hays
Center For Women’s Health
Baylor College of Medicine
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