Lawrence Datebook highlights local events and services
City of Lawrence hosts a compost giveaway at the 901 E Eighth Street facility. events include Sierra Club hike, woodcarvers show at Holiday Inn Holidome in Topeka, library and youth programs, mental health screenings, peace vigil, acoustic jam, and youth lock-in. Several government meetings planned plus immunization clinics and caregiver classes.
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Bamel
City of
A.m. Lawrence
Temple Church of God In
Christ
Seventh St
Lawrence Coalition For Peace and Justice
Tith
Massachusetts
Lawrence Public Library
Americana Music Academy
Aimee's Coffee
East Lawrence Center
E. 15Th St
Two Local Injuries Reported in KU Med Hospital Status
Jason Barker, 19, remains in critical condition at KU Med after a Wednesday night crash on Iowa Street near University Drive when his car hit a bus. Joshua L Walton, 20, released from KU Med after injuries from an October crash on Kansas Highway 10 west of Eudora. Emergency calls logged multiple false alarms and a gas leak, with the Journal World noting limits on reporting police incidents and births recorded as Jay and Betsy Armbrister, Eudora, a girl born November 16.
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Jason Barker
KU Med
Kansas City
Kaw
Iowa Street
University Drive
Joshua L Walton
Kansas Highway 10
Eudora
Journal-World invites corrections for significant errors
The Journal-World states its policy to correct all significant errors brought to editors, inviting readers to report via phone at (785) 832-7154 or email news@world.com.
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Journal-World
Jworld.com
Nation/World news
Lawrence
Newspaper contact and subscription guidance and staff list
A city newspaper page provides subscription hours and redelivery guarantees plus a long roster of contact numbers and staff emails for departments and editors including City Editor Mike Shields and Sports Editor Chuck Woodhing. It lists general contact options for news, business, living, and obituaries.
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Call City
Mike Shields
News
Ijworld.com
Iiworld.com
Richard Brack
Ljworld
John Taylor
Taylor
Mshields
L Jworld
Ann Gardner
Gardner
Chuck Woodhing
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Federal prosecutors seek stiff sentence for druggist Courtney
Federal prosecutors urge the maximum 30 year term for pharmacist Robert R. Courtney who diluted chemotherapy drugs Gemzar and Taxol, claiming his actions hastened a cancer patient's death. Defense notes plea cooperation and argues 17½ years suffices, with sentencing set for December 5.
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Kansas City
Robert R. Courtney
Courtney
Evelyn Coates
John C. Weed
Mark J. Batain
Coates
Batain
Gemzar
Taxol
Difference between KU Med and KU Medical Center
Clarifies that the Journal-World uses KU Medical Center to denote Kansas University’s Kansas City Kan campus, including the School of Medicine Nursing and Allied Health and KU Med the affiliated hospital no longer under state control.
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KU Med
Kansas University Medical Center
Journal-World
Kansas University
Kansas City, Kan
KU Medical Center
School of Medicine
School of Nursing
School of Allied Health
Call Sound Off Line For Audiences Inquiries
Instructions urge listeners to call 832-7297 to submit questions via an answering recording that requests the caller to leave their query. The notice details the process for participating and emphasizes using the dedicated line.
On the Street by Abby Mills
Abby Mills presents a column exploring city life and social scenes with observations on daily routines, local personalities, and urban culture. The piece highlights scenes from neighborhood avenues, markets, and coffee houses, capturing a snapshot of street-level interactions.
Miss World pageant faced with Nigeria riots debate
Ed Hickey says proceed with Miss World despite Nigeria unrest to show resilience. Darla Lilley argues cancellation is necessary to protect human life. John Kriss counters that others should not be deterred by others' misbehavior.
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Nigeria
Ed Hickey
Lawrence
Darla Lilley
KU researchers win $158000 grant for groundwater education
Kansas University and Kansas Geological Survey researchers secure a two year NSF grant to develop an interactive Web site for high school and community college students focusing on groundwater movement and human impact. The project uses role playing to solve environmental problems and will be tested in KU Math Science Center programs and Kansas schools.
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Kansas University
National Science Foundation
Kansas Geological Survey
Upward Bound
KU School of Education
KU Math Science Center
Kansas City Community College
Kansas
Lawrence High School
Baldwin High Students Enter 2002 High Q Academic Contest
Baldwin High School students will take part in the 2002 03 High Q competition at Washburn University on December 7. The event, co sponsored by WIBW TV and Washburn, pits Kansas high schools against each other in questions on art literature history math and science. Top 16 scores advance to finals. Contenders include Eric Jorgensen senior and Ed Lam Baldwin with Kate Lammers senior daughter of Jana Jorn.
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Baldwin
Washburn University
Wibw-Tv
Washburn
Kansas
WIBW
Sunflower
KTWU
Eric Jorgensen
Dane
Kathy Jorgensen
Lawrence
Kate Lammers
Jana Jorn
Ed Lam
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Haliday Inn Holidome
S.W. Fairlawn Road
Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department
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Living Solutions
City Hall
E. Seventh St
Paradise Cafe
Sixth
Massachusetts Streets
Wakarusa
31St St
Aimee's Coffee House
Lawrence-Douglas County
Lawrence- Douglas County
Health Department
Babcock Place
Datebook
P.O. Box
Lworld.com
Lawrence Douglas County
N.H
Engel Road
Jayhawk Blvd
Walnut St
Jay
Betsy Armbrister
Liworld.com
al Bonner
Iworld
Joe Lewis
Lewis
Iworld.com
By Abby Mills
John Kriss
Jenny O'Brien
Ance
KPR Comedy Troupe
George W. Bush
Saddam Hussein
Winona Ryder
Dr. Phil
al Gore
Martha Stewart
Kansas Public Radio
Right Between the
Liberty Hall
Ticketmaster
Mers
Ottawa
Daniel Musgrave
John Musgrave
Chris Wang
Springfield
Annika Greenfield
Mark
Jackie Greenfield
Jeff Hill
David
Pamela Hill
Carl Brooks
Wichita
Bobb Wiley
911
Wiley
Matt Daugherty
Journal-World Photo
Eudora High
Chris Gabriel
Bryan Schiller
Francis Dressler
Cardinals
Fort Scott
Baldwin High School
MissLus
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Sant
Dim Sum Buttat
Sun
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