Canine coworkers join workers on the job site
A Lawrence foreman and photographer describe bringing dogs to work. Chigger the rat terrier rides in a bulldozer seat while Bunny and Buster keep company in a studio. Owners note safety rules and limited access for pets in offices.
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Richard Gwin
Jim Heiman
Chigger
Heiman
Nowak Construction
18Th
Massachusetts
Herman
Lawrence
Jon Blumb
Beagles
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Buster
Blumb
Canine
Missouri couple tied to possible nearby body in probe
Independence prosecutors say Richard D. Davis and Dena D. Riley may be linked to a second body found in Clay County. The pair, bound in Jackson County Jail, face first degree murder, assault, kidnapping, rape, and sodomy charges over the death of 41-year-old Marsha Spicer.
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Missouri
Independence
Clay County
Ken Evans
Jackson County
Mike Sanders
Les
Richard D. Davis
Dena D. Riley
Marsha Spicer
Parkinson bolts GOP as Sebelius eyes running mate
Former Kansas Republican Party chair Mark Parkinson switches to the Democratic Party in a move that sparks talk he will join Gov. Kathleen Sebelius as her lieutenant governor running mate. Parkinson, 48, from Olathe is an ex-legislator and attorney. Sebelius planned to announce her pick at a Kansas University Overland Park event. The party balance in Kansas politics remains unsettled as Parkinson shifts sides.
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Topeka
Kansas
Republican Party
Mark Parkinson
Kathleen Sebelius
GOP
Parkinson
Olathe
Sebelius
Kansas University Edwards
Overland Park
Kansas Republican Party
Mark Parkinson Kansas Republican leader profile
The record notes Kansas political figure Mark Parkinson 48 married with three children and Catholic faith. It lists his career as lawyer and lengthy GOP service including chairman 1999 to 2003, Kansas Senate 1993 to 1997 and Kansas House 1991 to 1992.
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Kansas Republican Party
Kansas Senate
Kansas House
Nursing home worker screening questioned after theft case
A Kansas case where Erica A. Bay, a nursing aide at Pioneeer Ridge Retirement Community, stole elderly patients morphine amid questions about pre employment drug checks. Bay faced jail after admitting drug addiction while on probation for cocaine possession in Cowley County. The facility did not require screenings before hiring and learned of her conviction after hire. Please see NURSING HOME, page 4A.
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Kansas
Pioneer Ridge
Erica A. Bay
Cowley County
Bay
Kansas University student recovers from kidney transplant
A Kansas University student who recently underwent a kidney transplant remains in the hospital facing a difficult recovery with ongoing medical treatment and monitoring as doctors assess progress and potential complications.
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Kansas University
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