Local educators win state and national honors in Lawrence
Laurie McLane-Higginson earns 1991-92 Outstanding Elementary Art Educator and 1998-99 Outstanding Middle School Art Educator awards from the Kansas Art Education Assn. She now teaches at Free State High School. Jane Broers of Sunflower School receives the 1998 National Distinguished Principals award, one of 61 nationwide.
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Lawrence
Laurie McLane-Higginson
Kansas Art Education Assn
West Junior High School
McLane-Higginson
Free State High School
Jane Broers
Sunflower School
Washington, D.C
U.S. Department of Education
National Association of Elementary School
Broers
Cordley School
Notable historical anniversaries from 1944 to 1995
On Oct 2 1944 Nazi troops crushed the Warsaw Uprising with 250000 killed. John Andre hanged in 1780 at Tappan NY. 1835 first Texas Revolution battle near Guadalupe River. Gandhi born 1869 Porbandar India. Groucho Marx born 1890 NY. Wilson stroke 1919. Operation Typhoon 1941 toward Moscow. Peanuts first published 1950. Thurgood Marshall sworn 1967. Rock Hudson dies 1985 Beverly Hills. 1960s Seoul games medals: USSR first East Germany second US third.
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John Andre
Tappan
N.Y
Guadalupe River
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Porbandar
India
Groucho Marx
New York
Wilson
Moscow
Peanuts
Charles M. Schulz
Nine Newspaers
Thurgood Marshall
U.S. Supreme Court
Rock Hudson
Beverly Hills
Calif
Seoul
South Korea
Soviet Union
East Germany
United States
Clean records and a 2000 campaign shape shift
David Shribman argues that Monica Lewinsky’s scandal looms over the 2000 race as Gore, Bush, and others face unprecedented scrutiny. Candidates must be morally clean, as past secrets and potential liabilities will be exposed by supporters and rivals alike, reshaping strategy and candidate selection.
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Clinton
Sen
John Ashcroft
Missouri
Thomas Rath
New Hampshire
Lamar Alexander
Tennessee
John McCain
Paul Wellstone
Arizona
Minnesota
George W. Bush
Ask Lamar Alexander
Dan Quayle
Gov. Bush
GOP
Bill Clinton
Monica Lewinsky
David Shribman
Fosters Foe
Bradley Shaped Los Angeles Identity in 20 Bradley Years
Patt Morrison recalls Tom Bradley’s 20-year mayoralty from 1973 to 1993 shaping a transformed Los Angeles. He credits Bradley with steering the city toward sophistication, an international outlook, and coalitions that defied stereotypes, while noting Bradley’s steady, dignified demeanor and enduring legacy.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Tom Bradley
Aeternus
Los Angeles City Hall
Los Angeles Times
Bradley
Sam Yorty
Los Angeles
Spring Street
New York
Central Casting
L.A
Mount Sinai
Hollywood
California
Whittier Narrows
Spain
Metro Rail
Santa Ana
Patt Morrison
National Public Radio
Critics target 31st Street Project and SLT overdevelopment
Michael Caron argues in a public forum that the South Lawrence Trafficway, dubbed the 31st Street Project, serves developers by feeding commercial growth south of Wakarusa. He claims the project funds a wetlands ramp, benefits land speculators, and harms Native lands and the environment, urging scrutiny amid looming legal actions. The Journal-World lists letters policy and submission details.
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KDOT
South Lawrence
31St Street
Lawrence
Gold Coast
Iowa Street
Wakarusa
Haskell
Johnson County
West 31St Street
Ottawa
Douglas County
Michael Caron
Parkhill
Ter
Journal-World
Ljworld.com
Lawrence aviation board backs airport expansion plan
The Lawrence Aviation Board endorsed the chamber of commerce airport expansion despite higher than expected cost estimates. The 1898 note recalls fire department station upgrades at the court house site with improved horse stalls, feed boxes, and quick hitching to a hose cart, enabling faster response after an alarm.
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Lawrence Aviation Board
Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence Journal
Court House
Henry
Eighth
Vermont
Watkins Community Museum
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Manchester
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Midas
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Bobby
Martin
Yorty
Nation of Islam
Louis Farrakhan
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Pat
Dolph Simons Sr
Word Company
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Kaw
Kansas
U.S
Journal-Worth
Bill Snead
Roger Verdon
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Dolph Simons III
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
Dallas Dolan
Chris Boarman
W.C. Simons
P.O
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Developers’ Haven
Langston Hughes
Kansas University
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