Douglas County Sends 48,000 Tax Statements by Mail
The Douglas County Treasurer’s Office mailed nearly 48,000 personal property and real estate tax statements. The first payment half is due December 20, with the full year's total due if unpaid. Second half is due May 10. Payments may be mailed, in person, or online at douglas-county.com.
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Kansas University Professor Wins H.O.P.E. Award
Kansas University chemistry professor Paul Hanson is the 2006 recipient of KU s H.O.P.E. Award recognizing an outstanding progressive educator. The winner is chosen by KU students and Hanson was honored at Saturday s football game. The Class of 1959 established the award to honor teaching and student concern.
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Parents push for better community sports facilities in Lawrence
Lawrence residents at a PLAY forum urge upgrades as officials report aging and scarce recreational spaces. Kenneth Click says families may relocate for better options. stakeholders cite overcrowded fields and overuse. Treanor Architects conducts a city funded study with support from the city county school district and chamber of commerce.
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Turkeys Thrive Across Eastern Kansas Ranging Farther Inland
In eastern Kansas wild turkeys are common in fields and forests. Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks notes a population surge since the 1990s with birds expanding from southern origins. Rangers say Clinton Lake area offers top hunting grounds and two season windows run spring and fall.
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Pitman
Lawrence
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Army Corps of Engineers
Haskell dean named state poet laureate
Denise Low was named Kansas Poet Laureate and will start in July. Two welcome receptions are planned, one today at 4 p.m. in the Haskell library and another at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 29 at the Lawrence Arts Center. Low, interim dean at Haskell, will replace Jonathan Holden and aims to elevate homegrown writers. She studied at KU and Wichita State, publishing essays and the book Words of a Prairie Alchemist. Caryn Mirriam Goldberg praised her accessibility and impact on local writers.
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Amy Fleury
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Lawrence
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Free State students use collages to study All Quiet on the Western Front
Free State High School students create collages to illustrate Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front about World War I. Images range from 'blood specks' to war-torn Iraqi landscapes, underscoring parallels with today’s conflicts. Senior Matthew Farrier notes increased detachment as he compares his age to the novel’s lead.
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Then and Now: Education and War Through 1917 to 2006
A compact comparison shows 1917 Kansas high school attendance low and a 2006 graduation rate high, with 25.8 percent earning a bachelor’s degree. The era also contrasts the Selective Service Act’s 1917 draft with today’s no draft, plus shifts in patriotism songs, film fashion, and health concerns from Spanish flu to bird flu fears. KU football rivalry outcomes are noted as well.
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