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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 2014
Page
1
Lawrence schools narrow the graduation gap among top and bottom performers through targeted classes and curricula. The racial and ethnic gap fell from 41.6 to 13.3 percentage points from 2009 to 2014, while the socioeconomic gap dropped from 27.2 to 10.3 percentage points. Superintendent Rick Doll credits policy adjustments and district efforts.
City public works director Chuck Soules said major work at the 23rd and Iowa intersection is done with only minor tasks left such as pouring concrete around manhole covers and adding pavement markings. He noted all four approaches now have dual left turn lanes and that by contract there should be no lane restrictions by Thanksgiving. Most lanes are open, with one to two lanes closed at times for remaining work.
A 48 year old Eudora man was arrested on suspicion of first degree murder in the death of a Lawrence man in September. Lawrence Police Department spokesman Trent McKinley said neighbors reported investigators asking about the dead man’s health care attendants. Ronald Eugene Heskett was booked into the Douglas County Jail around noon Monday after transfer from Osawatomie State Hospital.
The Supreme Court could decide within days whether Kansas will allow same sex marriages. Legal scholar Carl Tobias notes the holiday and recent October ruling complicate expectations as the court weighs possible action on this case.
Lawrence police investigate possible homicide after a woman's body was discovered at Cedarwood Apartments. Details about the death and person identified remain pending as detectives examine the scene.
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