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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 2002
Page
4
The Lawrence Farmers Market closed for winter after a warm Saturday, with about 75 vendors renting space in the 1000 block of Vermont Street. Vendor Tim Coughenour showcased Jerusalem artichokes tubers, valued for salads or baking, as the market scheduled a May 10 reopening.
Kansas University launches Hate Out Week with a Wall of Oppression built by KU Facilities Operations on the Stauffer Flint lawn. Students will tear it down at noon Thursday, then attend events including a 7 30 p m speech in the Kansas Union and a student town hall in Hashinger Hall, plus Brown Bag Diversity and a Colors of KU retreat at Tall Oaks Conference Center.
Gov elect Kathleen Sebelius will join a Veterans Day commemoration Monday. She will address the wreath laying event sponsored by the Kansas Veterans Memorial Advisory Committee with the Adjutant General's Department Korean War Commemoration Partner Program Committee. The ceremony starts at 9 a.m. at the Kansas Veterans Memorial on the State Capitol south walk.
Thomas Brady, a Brownback aide since 2001, will discuss Central Asia's geopolitical significance at Kansas University. The 3:30 p.m. talk in Alderson Auditorium is part of a minicourse run by the Office of International Programs titled Central Asia: The Cradle, Crucible and Cross roads of Civilizations, with other KU scholars and guests listed as speakers.
About 20 former Navy and Marine pilots, members of the Bald Eagles of the Raw, gathered at the Lawrence Country Club for their annual Veterans Day reunion. Founders noted the gathering began about 30 years ago to share old stories and jokes, many too colorful to print, while longtime members joked about their famous lore.
Kansas Attorney General reports about 500 complaints since No-Call Act enforcement began. By Sept. 23 nearly 398 thousand signed up, rising to over 400k. new list activates Feb. 1. Deadline for next version was Dec. 23. AG spokesman urges timely registration to avoid system overload.
Lawrence faces renewed division over issues including American Eagle Outfitters Wal-Mart and the South Lawrence Trafficway as observers warn that the era of good feelings among decision makers may be ending. Planning Commissioner Ron Durflinger notes a shift toward polarized positions despite prior efforts by the Chamber and neighborhood groups.
Donna Shank, a Kansas Regent and former Liberal student who commuted four hours weekly to Wichita State, aims to expand university access in southwest Kansas. The Southwest Kansas Access Group weighs distance learning, community college roles, and a proposed Dodge City senior college to widen degree options. U S Sen Pat Roberts backed the Dodge City plan as discussions continue in Dodge City Garden City and Liberal.
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