New Lawrence City Commission to be elected today
After an months long search the Lawrence City Commission will pick between geologist Lisa Larsen and editor Scott Morgan. The winner will be sworn in today and join the commission immediately to weigh decisions on a new police facility Kasold Drive reconstruction and retail development near the South Lawrence Trafficway. Public interviews are available at jworld com 2015 commission finalists.
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Two Women May Join Lawrence City Commission
If Lisa Larsen is elected today, Lawrence records would show two women on the city commission simultaneously for the first time in nearly two decades. The 1995-96 and 1996-97 terms previously featured Bonnie Lowe and F Jolene Anderson as commissioners, with Marci Francisco and Nancy Shontz serving in 1982-83. Francisco also was mayor in 1981-82 with Shontz as commissioner.
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Marci Francisco
Nancy Shontz
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Lawrence Sees Record Year in Building Permits
Lawrence reports a record year for construction with $187.8 million in permits issued through August 2015, on track to exceed $200 million for the first time. If pace continues, four months remain to add about $13 million, averaging $3.25 million monthly, signaling a new high in city construction activity.
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Kansas couples seek federal order over birth certificates
Two same sex couples from Kansas ask a federal court to compel the state to issue birth certificates listing them as parents for children conceived by artificial insemination. Lawrence plaintiff also filed a similar Douglas County case last week. ACLU of Kansas says permanent injunction needed to realize Supreme Court recognition of same sex marriage.
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Ex-astronaut Hawley at KU lecture on Hubble finds
Former NASA astronaut and KU professor Steve Hawley spoke on Hubble Space Telescope at 25 and how our understanding of the universe has changed. The event celebrated KU’s first two Astronaut Scholarship Foundation scholars.
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Kansas University
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Kansas University provost finalist for Arkansas chancellor post
Kansas University Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Jeff Vitter is named as a finalist for the University of Arkansas chancellor position. The report notes Vitter’s leadership at KU and his selection among contenders for the Arkansas role.
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Jeff Vitter
University of Arkansas
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