Staffing dispute at Larned State Hospital over perfunctory standards
In west central Kansas the state agency and Kansas Organization for State Employees clash over hospital staffing. Officials cite fluctuating census while the union says chronic vacancies and high overtime harm morale. Nearly 30 percent of posts sit vacant with nurses at 20 to 25 percent and mental health technicians 13 to 15 percent. Overtime soars near 1.8 million dollars in six months.
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Dole Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Former Kansas senator and 1996 presidential candidate Bob Dole is back home in the Washington area after a three week hospital stay for low blood pressure. Spokeswoman Marion Watkins said he was discharged from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Thursday. Dole, 94, tweeted he was happy to be home and thanked caregivers and staff.
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Bill Clinton
Congressional
Forum candidates favor paraprofessional unionization
At a forum, candidates including Jones and Lister voiced support for unionizing district paraprofessionals to raise pay and benefits and attract stronger applicants. They urged focus on reducing suspensions and improving due process, with discussions on LGBT guidelines, district administration size, and educator training.
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South Dakota
Gordon-Ross and Johnson
Lister
Kansas
Gordon-Ross
Lawrence High School
Gretchen Sister
Lawrence School Board
Kelly Jones
Melissa Johnson
G.R. Gordon-Ross
James Hollinger
Union Pacific
City mulls citywide single stream recycling for businesses
Lawrence officials discuss viability of a city run commercial recycling service. A business plan could be reviewed by December or January, with a staged rollout possibly starting spring 2018 using current staff and trucks, pending additional resources.
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Matthew Herbert
Richardson
Hamm
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Herbert
Mike Amyx
Notice to submit story ideas and contacts at Lawrence Journal-World
Readers are invited to share story ideas via email and via listed department contacts including Arts and Entertainment, City Government, County Government, Courts and Chimes, Dat DOOK, Lawrence Schools, Letters to the Editor, Local Mews, Obituaries, Pholo Eprints, and Sociology, with several phone numbers shown for each department and the University of Kansas listed among the contacts. The text also includes garbled strings and misaligned labels.
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Postmaster address change notice for Lawrence journal
Lawrence Journal World lists updated contact path for readers to mail address changes to P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 0888 and provides social media handles Facebook and Twitter for the publication.
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Births in Lawrence and Berryton noted this week
Colin and Juli Kastrup of Lawrence welcomed a girl on Monday. Chelsea Mae Cooley and Adam Michael Lynn of Berryton welcomed a girl on Monday. Brian and Christy Imel of Lawrence welcomed a boy on Monday. Emily Edmonds Natasha Hernandez and Mickey Matthews of Lawrence welcomed a boy on Tuesday.
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Juli Kastrup
Lawrence
Chelsea Mae Cooley
Adam Michael Lynn
Berryton
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Christy Imel
Emily Edmonds
Natasha Hernandez
Mickey Matthews
Journal-World Policy On Corrections Policy Notice
The Journal-World states it corrects significant errors brought to editors and invites readers to report mistakes by calling 785-832-7154 or emailing news ljworld com for corrections.
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