Area honors veterans on misty Veterans Day ceremony
In Lawrence a ceremony at the American Legion in northwest Lawrence drew members of the American Legion Disabled American Veterans and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Lenora Crumet expressed gratitude for those who served and memory of her husband Donald Crumet who served in Europe during World War II. The program included the Pledge of Allegiance, God Bless America, a rifle salute and taps. Speakers urged recognition of families and promised government support for retirees, while calling younger generations to appreciate active duty service.
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American Legion
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U.S. Army
Europe
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Northwest
Lawrence
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Ihil A.m
Jerry Hanson
Dorsey-Liberty Post No. 14
Hanson
United States
Daniel Fisher
Disabled American Veterans
Lawrence interchange closure delayed to 2010
Rex Fleming, project engineer, said the East Lawrence interchange at exit 204 will close for reconstruction later than planned, now slated for late spring or early summer 2010 to allow time to finish a nearby Kansas River bridge. The $130 million project also updates the West Lawrence interchange and several other bridges, with completion targeted for 2011.
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Kansas Turnpike
East Lawrence
North Lawrence
Rex Fleming
Kansas River
Exit 202 Turnpike to reopen by Thanksgiving
Exit 202 known as the West Lawrence interchange on the Kansas Turnpike is set to reopen to all traffic by Thanksgiving, about a month ahead of schedule. It has been half operational since April after ramps on the northern side were closed for improvements into Lawrence from Kansas City and toward Topeka. Contractors led by Hamm Construction Co. Inc. of Perry have accelerated work, according to Rex Fleming the turnpike project engineer.
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West Lawrence
Kansas Turnpike
Lawrence
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Topeka
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Perry
Rex Fleming
City considers panhandler curbside ordinance in downtown
Lawrence city commissioners may draft an ordinance to bar verbal requests for money on public sidewalks downtown while allowing charitable groups to continue sidewalk fundraising. A staff attorney warned the rule must treat panhandlers and groups equally to pass constitutional muster.
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Lawrence
Sue Hack
Obese children show arteries aged like 45-year-olds
New Orleans doctors report ultrasound studies at an American Heart Association conference finding that obese children as young as 10 have arterial walls as thick as 45-year-olds. Lead researcher Dr. Geetha Raghuveer notes vascular age about 30 years older than real age, linked to left atrial enlargement and higher heart disease risk.
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New Orleans
Geetha Raghuveer
Children's Hospital
Kansas City
American Heart Association
Raghuveer
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