City shapes policy on future brick streets in Lawrence
Lawrence plans guidelines for brick street upkeep as city totals 23 miles. Public Works staff weigh when to rebuild with brick or pave with asphalt or concrete. The decision hinges on street direction and resident feedback, with a starting point favored by department leaders.
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Lawrence school board ends push on IB Diploma program
The Lawrence school board on Monday voted not to start an International Baccalaureate Diploma program for now citing high cost and limited student benefit. A teacher committee said the program would be expensive for district and students and would primarily help a small number of already high-achieving students.
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Lawrence's Rick Doll named superintendent of the year
Lawrence's Rick Doll has been named 2014 Kansas Superintendent of the Year by Cheryl L. Semmel at Monday's Board of Education meeting. Doll, superintendent in Lawrence since 2009, previously led districts in Louisburg and Rock Creek and served as assistant superintendent in McPherson. He holds a history and education degree from McPherson College and advanced degrees from Kansas State University. Doll will represent Kansas at the AS.A.S. conference in Nashville and may be named National Superintendent of the Year.
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Basketball match aids Lawrence in courting site selectors
Local leaders view tonight's Duke vs Kansas game as a business outreach. The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce hosts Chicago area site selectors in a United Center suite during the Champions Classic to showcase local opportunities for warehouses, factories, and other projects.
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Effort to curb smoking among Kansans with mental illness
The Kansas Health Foundation launches a program to reduce tobacco use in people with mental illness who smoke at twice the rate of the general population. Jeff Willett notes they also consume more tobacco, making up about one third of overall tobacco use in the state.
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Journal of American Medical Association
Cold and Sunny Forecast From City Weather Office
The forecast calls for cold and sunny conditions with a high near 37 and a low around 13. Subscribers should bundle up as temperatures dip tonight.
After Typhoon Haiyan aid slow to reach Philippines
Four days after Typhoon Haiyan, relief remains scant as authorities warn the death toll will rise. Aid convoys face access issues while rescued survivors describe harsh conditions in flooded communities across the affected regions.
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