Drought creates soybean dilemma in Douglas County
As harvest begins in Douglas County area farmers face half a crop and hard choices. Dry weather likely halves 2012 soybean yields while a late rain adds to headaches for deciding when to harvest. Kansas State Douglas County Extension Director Bill Wood says 2012 is one of the toughest years for farmers with no easy answers.
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KU author hopes common book sparks student questions
Eula Biss, author of Kansas University's first common book Notes from No Man's Land, wants students to ask questions rather than extract broad ideas. She emphasized engaging with questions about our responsibility to others as human beings during her KU Union talk, inviting serious discussion among students.
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Supreme Court to rule on medical malpractice cap case in ovary surgery error
The Kansas Supreme Court will decide whether a state cap on malpractice damages is constitutional after Amy Miller arrowed an incorrect ovary removal by Dr. Carolyn Johnson in 2002. A 2006 Douglas County verdict totaled nearly 760,000 with capped noneconomic and future medical awards. The high court previously heard arguments in 2009 and 2011 amid support from labor groups and plaintiffs and opposition from insurers and doctors.
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