Lincoln sparks Lecompton interest in Kansas history
In Lecompton residents hope the film Lincoln boosts attention to their town. The movie adapts Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin, exploring Kansas events that led to the Civil War. Lecompton’s role in the 1860 election divides the national Democratic Party and aided Lincoln’s rise. The town also hosts a gingerbread festival by Big Brothers Big Sisters with entries due and a charity auction at Carnegie Building. Two Kansas lawmakers gained leadership roles, Moran chairing the National Republican Senatorial Committee and Jenkins becoming vice chairwoman of the House Republican Conference.
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Lecompton
Lincoln
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Kansas
Paul Bahnmaier
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Douglas County
Carnegie
Ninth St
Carnegie Building
Douglas
Kansasbigs
U.S
Jerry Moran
National Republican Senatorial Committee
Lynn Jenkins
House Republican Conference
Moran
Senate
Jenkins
Gingrich calls for GOP self search after election shock
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich urged the Republican Party to conduct a serious post election analysis at the Kansas University Dole Institute, saying deeper structural problems led to defeats in the presidential race and Senate races. He noted the party’s poor performance with young and Hispanic voters and highlighted a string of five of six presidential popular votes lost recently.
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Newt Gingrich
Kansas University Dole Institute of Politics
Gingrich
U.S. House
Dole Institute
Mitt Romney
Bill Lacy
Senate
Romney
Republican Party
GOP
al Gore
John Young
Journal-World Photo
U.S
HOUSE
Dole Institute of Politics
Ex-lawyer guilty of Stealing KU funds
Former Topeka lawyer Robert M. Tellhorst pleaded guilty to money laundering and wire fraud for diverting nearly $80,000 donated to a KU business school trust and defrauding clients of more than $460,000. Prosecutors seek five years in prison and restitution. Sentencing set for February 19.
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Topeka
Kansas University School of Business
Robert M. Tellhorst
Albert
Bertha J
Telthorst
Tellhorst
U.S. District Attorney
Kansas
Barry Grissom
Tellhurst
Kansas Bioscience Authority seeks to move past controversy
Kansas Bioscience Authority officials told the Kansas Board of Regents they must reaffirm support for bioscience funding and lobby for it. Regents praised the authority for aiding KU Cancer Center’s National Cancer Institute designation and for helping land the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility near Kansas State.
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Topeka
Kansas Bioscience Authority
KBA
Jerry Boettcher
Kansas Board of Regents
Regents
Boettcher
Kansas Uni
Versity
Bernadette Gray-Little
KU Cancer Center
National Cancer Institute
Gray-Little
Kansas State
Kirk
Schulz
Kenny Wilk
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Merickson
Shaun Hittle
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Rothschild
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Tom Thornton
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KU Medical Center
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