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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 2015
Page
4
International Walk to School Day arrives Wednesday with district maps showing each elementary and middle school safest walking or biking routes. The guides mark crossing guards all-way stops traffic signals and sidewalk status including improved cross walks existing sidewalks or missing sidewalks for students and families.
Denise Johnson notes city health department and Lawrence Public Schools encourage walking to school via safe routes. Teachers will accompany students along routes in Well Commons as maps and safety tips become available on the health department site.
Kansas counties will spend weeks reviewing and canceling incomplete registrations from residents who have not shown proof of citizenship. Secretar y of State Kris Kobach requires canceling records older than 90 days, but the cancellations remain visible in databases. The effort affects about 31,000 to 37,700 records across 105 counties, with Sedgwick County at the front.
Four Kansas state judges have filed a lawsuit challenging a Legislature and governor action that defunds the judiciary by stripping appointive power, tying funding to policy changes. The case moved to U.S. District Court in Topeka before Judge Daniel Crabtree, amid ongoing debates over judicial independence.
KU professor and former provost Vitter stayed focused on KU initiatives while calling Arkansas chancellor candidacy a special opportunity. He highlighted Arkansas’ strong corporate presence, strategic plan experience, and Bold Aspirations as pivotal for KU’s future.
Konigsberg highlights Free State Library's new section as crucial for reflection through reading. He recalls lacking references for gay sports fans as teens and notes LGBTQ youth face higher suicide risk per CDC data. The tour promotes crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBT youth nationwide.
The piece recalls Konigsberg's 2001 ESPN.com essay Sports world still a struggle for gays and notes his prior sportswriting. It mentions his public coming out and reflects on his impact as a mentor. Hopkins University librarians catalog 200 donated books for display and checkout at the library front.
The Kansas City Missouri Health Department reports 143 plus shigella cases this year with 173 confirmed by Friday and estimates over 190 as of Monday. Most cases involve day care children and caregivers, with three cases in Douglas County. Antibiotic resistant patterns are appearing, including sonnei. The piece ties local outbreak data to broader vaccine research and global health issues raised by Sara Shepherd's Heard on the Hill column.
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