Evening Job Fair and Community Events in Lawrence Today
A cluster of events today in Lawrence includes an Evening Job Fair 4 to 7 p.m. at East Lawrence Recreation Center. Also 1 Million Cups 9 to 10 a.m. at Cider Gallery, Books & Babies sessions at Lawrence Public Library, and a Building Code Board of Appeals meeting at City Hall. Community activities feature a University Community Forum, a Junior Author Camp with Mary O Connell, Toddler Storytime, NAMI Douglas County meeting, American Legion Bingo, Goran Fercec reading, Celso Studio Recital, Eudora School Board Forum, and a Lavender Open House in Washington Creek.
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Lawrence Public Library
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Douglas County
Plymouth Congregational Church
American Legion Post
Sixth St
Goran Fercec
Carnegie
Ninth St
Celso
Swarthout Recital
Murphy Hall
Naismith Drive
Eudora
Absences Cloud Campaign For Three City Seats
Stumblingbear defends campaign commitment despite absences for six door knock events weekly and scheduled voter meetings. He cites a Haskell powwow and Sunday forums as causes of two day gaps, while reiterating effort to contact Lawrence residents. Other candidates listed include Larsen Ananda Anderson and Chahine.
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Stumblingbear
Haskell Indian Nations University
Lawrence
Fatal shooting at Doubs bar in Eudora prompts investigation
Witnesses testified that after being asked to leave the Doubs Bar at 10 West Ninth in Eudora on June 24, a man named Queen tussled with a bar patron and later fired twice at Hopson who died June 25 at KU Hospital. Queen then attempted to shoot two others.
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Ninth St
Eudora
Hopson
University of Kansas Hospital
Queen
Crosscheck study warns of purge risk in voter rolls
A Stanford UPenn Harvard Yale and Microsoft Research study finds Crosscheck may purge thousands of legitimate voters. Using Iowa 2012 data, researchers cite 2,500 cases where only the earlier registration voted, vs 7 where both records voted. Indiana Common Cause sues to block on spot purges under a new state law. Kansas administers the system, maintaining a two-cycle confirmation rule.
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University of Pennsylvania
Harvard University
Yale Law School
Microsoft Research
Iowa
Indiana
Common Cause
Kobach
Bryan Caskey
Secretary of State
Caskey
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Douglas County considers attaching Shawnee County land to RWD No 3
Shawnee County residents petition to join Douglas County Rural Water District No 3 with 75 percent signers. The Douglas County Commission must approve due to district territory. A rescheduled 2:30 p.m. Wednesday work session will cover jail expansion and a mental health crisis center. Ad Astra Running offers a free self-defense clinic at 6 p.m. today led by Lawrence President Brenda Groskinsky at 734 Massachusetts St.
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Shawnee County
Douglas County Rural Water District No. 3
Samuel Green
Topeka
Douglas County
Green
Shawnee
County Commission
Commission
Ad Astra Running
Run Lawrence
Brenda Groskinsky
Massachusetts St
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