Kansas board weighs statewide anti-bullying policy
Kansas State Board of Education will consider a statewide anti-bullying policy amid concerns after teen suicides. The state also gains a $9.4 million share of a $38.8 million federal grant to curb violence and drugs in schools over four years, while local districts already require policies.
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Board OF Education
Topeka
Kansas Department of Education
Education Board
Walt Chappell
Wichita
Legislators clash over Kansas children's health care backlog
Republican lawmakers fault the Kansas Health Policy Authority for processing delays in the Children's Health Insurance Program while Democrats say budget cuts and higher demand strain KHPA. Rep. Landwehr calls the 28 000 backlog unacceptable, as Rep. Ward cites cuts harming state functions. KHPA's Andrew Allison defends neutrality and expects backlog clearance by March 1 due to federal grants.
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Kansas Health Policy Authority
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Brenda Landwehr
Wichita
Joint Committee On Health Policy Oversight
Kansas
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Mark Parkinson
Ward
Peggy Mast
R-Emporia
Andrew Allison
Allison
Statehouse reporter contact line
Statehouse reporter Scott Rothschild can be reached at 785-423-0668 for follow up questions and assignments.
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Scott Rothschild
Senor Stan's salsa founder dies at 51
Lawrence man Stan Schneck died of liver cancer at 51. He built Senor Stan's salsa, bottled in Baldwin City and sold from Manhattan to Des Moines to southern Missouri. Christine Schneck, his wife, has run the business since his summer diagnosis, and the brand will continue.
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Schneck
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LINK Community Thanksgiving Dinner Seeks 100 Volunteers
About 100 volunteers are needed for the annual LINK Community Thanksgiving Dinner to be held from 1 p.m. to 2 30 p.m. on November 25 at First Christian Church 1000 Ky. Herman Leon, an organizer, says helpers are needed for food prep serving and cleanup and about 50 drivers are needed for meal delivery Last year 120 meals were served at the church and about 400 were delivered with need expected to rise due to the economy To volunteer call Louise Leon at 843 0579 between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m.
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First Christian Church
1000
Herman Leon
Louise Leon
Kansas University law dean candidates to visit for forums
Two finalist candidates for the KU School of Law deanship, Michael Moffitt of Oregon and Annette Clark of Seattle, will hold public forums at 3 45 p m in Green Hall. They join James Ming Chen of Louisville as finalists as KU seeks a replacement for Gail Agrawal who left for Iowa.
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KU School of Law
Michael Moffitt
University of Oregon School of Law
Green Hall
Annette Clark
University of Seattle
James Ming Chen
University of Louisville
Gail Agrawal
University of Iowa
Gasoline Prices: Low at Stations. See If You Can Beat It
The Journal-World reports gas prices as low as 2.56 at several stations. If you find a lower price, call 832-7154.
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Assignment director contact details noted
The text lists Caroline Trowbridge as assignment director with phone 832-7154 and email drowbridge ljworld.com for contact.
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Drowbridge
Ljworld.com
SATURDAY COLUMN Academic all stars deserve same attention as top athletes
In Lawrence the talk centers on sports, not politics, debating KU basketball strength, K States projected conference finish, and post season prospects. Questions linger on Josh Selbys eligibility and KU football under Turner Gill. No clear verdict on Mangino’s hypothetical impact or Gill’s tenure and cost.
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Kansas University
Kansas State
Josh Selby
Hawks
Mark Mangino
Turner Gill
Gill
Lew Perkins
Nebraska
Education or Athletics Dominates University Spotlight
Commentary notes the persistent focus on sports over education at a college town, questioning whether Chancellor Bernadette Gray Littles contract and academic leadership deserve scrutiny equal to the football coach’s contract. It cites Higuchi Award recognitions for four researchers, two from KU and two from Kansas State University, established since 1981.
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Perkins
Gray Little
Gill
Jeff Vitter
Kansas State University
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