Lawrence hosts breakfast for School-to-Work internship program
Full Citizenship Inc and local groups sponsor a School-to-Work Internship to place Lawrence students with learning disabilities in local jobs. About 40 employers heard that internships will be short and varied, with students paid as regular workers and supervised throughout. The goal is to build resumes and work experience to ease post school transition.
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Allied Signal to sell Bendix King Mobile Communications division
Allied Signal Inc plans market sale of its Bendix King Mobile Communications unit based in Lawrence with 290 local employees and 90 in Singapore. The $12 billion maker says the move aligns with core business focus on aerospace and that operations will continue as usual until a buyer is found.
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Native American panel rescheduled at KU Woodruff Auditorium
A Native American panel featuring Clyde and Vernon Bellecourt Mike Haney Russell Means and Floyd Westerman was moved to 2 30 p m Friday at Woodruff Auditorium Kansas Union University. The event hosted by KU s Native American Students Assn recalls AIM 1970s actions like the Trail of Broken Treaties and the BIA takeover.
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Kansas urged to cut insurance firms and gatekeep care
Author and consultant Dean Coddington told Kansas hospital leaders that the state has too many health insurance companies and fragmented care. He proposed a small number of insurers, bid-based licensing, and primary care gatekeeping to curb costs while noting aging population drives demand.
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Lawrence woman wins $8000 lottery prize
Melissa Vaughn of Lawrence won eight thousand dollars in a Kansas Lottery second chance drawing after submitting a Birth day Game ticket from Dillon’s store on Mass Street. The prize, confirmed by a Topeka office call, will fund a Bermuda trip, bills, and savings for her 16 month old daughter.
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Fire in Wichita claims 2nd life
A four year old girl, Megan L Scheikofsky, died from injuries after a fire that two days earlier killed her younger brother Shawn William Burtnett. Both children suffered burns and smoke inhalation in their parents mobile home when a chair caught fire after they played with a cigarette lighter. The fire occurred around 1130 am Monday and their mother could not reach them as the doorway became blocked. This followed a prior death Monday of Shawn.
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Sunset Hill PTA to host all you can eat pancake breakfast
Sunset Hill School at 901 Schwarz will hold an all you can eat pancake breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday. The menu includes pancakes sausage juice and coffee and proceeds support the Sunset Hill PTA.
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