Speakers share Stories ideas frustrations at KU town hall
About 1,000 people attended Kansas University's town hall forum on race respect and free speech in Woodruff Auditorium. Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little moderated as she acknowledged KU's diversity efforts and urged more action.
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Journal-World Photo
Trinity Carpenter
Ottawa
Kansas University
Woodruff Auditorium
Bernadette Gray-Little
Carpenter
University of Missouri System
Tim Wolfe
Town Hall
Kansas Union
Gray-Little
Clinton to speak at KU Lied Center with travel costs covered
Former President Bill Clinton will address the Lied Center at the University of Kansas on November 23. The Dole Institute of Politics will cover about $30,000 of his chartered plane travel. no appearance fee or Secret Service costs are paid by KU. The event marks Clinton as recipient of the 2015 Dole Leadership Prize.
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Pittsburg State University
U.S
Bill Clinton
Clinton
Dole Institute of Politics
Dole Institute
Makayla Hipke
Hipke
Dole
Lied Center
Kobach registers two suspended voters in suit move
Secretary of State Kris Kobach's office said it completed Alder Cromwell's voter registration the day of a federal filing and Cody Keener's registration on Oct 6, six days after their lawsuit against purges of suspended voters was filed. The action followed a suit seeking to halt removal from the list.
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Kris Kobach
Douglas County
Kobach
Alder Cromwell
Cody Keener
Sustainability board to pursue plastic bag ban proposal
Lawrence's Sustainability Advisory Board, a 10 member group, voted unanimously to work with environmental groups on a proposal restricting single use plastic bags. Ian Spomer will meet with the Sustainability Action Network, the Sierra Club Wakarusa Group, and SETUS to consider taking up the issue.
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Sustainability Advisory Board
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Sustainability Action Network
Sierra Club Wakarusa Group
Lawrence Environmental Teams United For Sustainability
SETUS
Legion Post Adds Green Programs And Online Presence
Lawrence American Legion post adopts modern touches to better serve veterans. Initiatives include green programs and a strengthened online presence to reach members and the community.
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American Legion Post
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