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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 2013
Page
4
William Lacy, director of the Dole Institute of Politics, says the selection starts with staff discussions, then Lacy presents the idea to Senator Bob Dole for approval. If Dole approves, the winner is chosen. For questions call 832-7297 or email soundoff ljworld.com.
A street scene roundup by Elliot Hughes asks readers about their favorite scary movie on Massachusetts Street. The brief asks for responses and directs readers to page 3A for the full story and prompts at LJWorld.com.
Lawrence police booked 23 year old Willie Kenneth Franklin after a trespass call at 2330 Iowa St. He resisted arrest, had a handgun and crack cocaine, and faces multiple drug offenses and felon firearm possession with $27,000 bond. A second 23 year old, Hunter Radcliffe Wheeler, was jailed after a drug enforcement search on Arkansas Street with three felony counts of drug related offenses and firearm possession, bond set at $100,500.
Linda Brown Lawrence welcomed a boy on Tuesday. Sam and Lauren Thiessen of Baldwin City celebrated the birth of a girl on Tuesday.
The Journal World states its policy to correct all significant errors brought to the editors' attention. Readers are asked to call 785-832-7154 or email news ljworld com to report mistakes.
Industry leaders in Grand Island and Blue Valley back center programs to train students with state of the art equipment. Students gain simultaneous high school and community college credit while projects are industry led and supervised by licensed teachers to ensure academic alignment.
Jack Sheard of the Grand Island Nebraska school district stresses the need for partnerships with local industries to make real world work experiences viable. He notes that placing instructors in satellites within businesses and creating CAPS facilities works only when schools connect with local employers.
DCF cites policy that welfare should be temporary and a bridge to work as outreach funds from USDA food aid programs are cut. Grants to Rice County Wichita Harvesters and Independence were dropped, leaving Catholic Social Service to seek alternate funding while continuing some outreach efforts. About 320,000 Kansans receive SNAP with roughly half of recipients being children.
Wichita officials say the city’s website was hacked over the weekend, potentially exposing Social Security numbers tax IDs and banking details of about 29 000 vendors and employees reimbursed since 1997. The city fixed the problem and is notifying those affected.
City Manager Robert Layton reports law enforcement agencies are investigating the incident. The release states city officials are coordinating with the state's Enterprise Security Office to fix remaining security concerns.
Wichita Police Department creates social media pages for patrol bureaus to connect with neighborhoods. The first page has about three months of activity, with a second launched in August and two more in development. Pages share traffic issues crime trends and neighborhood meeting dates as the department aims to become a real time blotter.
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