Downtown merchants plan anti panhandling education campaign
Downtown Lawrence Inc with City Hall will launch a spring program to curb cash gifts to panhandlers. A tri fold resource card listing social service agencies will be placed near checkouts to direct customers to help via services. The effort aims to ease guilt and show alternative ways to assist those in need.
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City Hall
Jane Pennington
Downtown
Pennington
Flags cared for by KU crew atop Fraser Hall
Behind the scenes crew at Kansas University maintains daily care for the flags flying over Fraser Hall. The feature highlights the routine duties and quiet, steady work that keeps the campus symbols in orderly display.
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Fraser Hall
University
U S and Taliban May Start Peace Negotiations
The head of Afghanistan's new peace council said some Taliban members are ready to negotiate, and the Obama administration endorsed the effort. The report indicates possible early talks as efforts to end the conflict move forward.
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Afghanistan
Peace Council
Obama
Ghost bike memorial honors cyclist killed in 2009
Alyssa Montoya explains the symbol of a ghost bike on Tennessee Street as a memorial for Rachel Leek who died while biking on October 16, 2009. The item emphasizes cyclist awareness and road safety.
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Alyssa Montoya
Tennessee Street
Rachel Leek
Coming Saturday Late Night Preview
Readers are invited to a Saturday late night event featuring fun games and practice insights. The notice promises coverage of activities, with emphasis on entertainment and athletic prep for attendees.
Kansas State Dominates Jayhawks in Memorial Stadium
A crowd at Memorial Stadium watched Kansas State overwhelm Kansas 59 to 7 in the second quarter. Fans from Ottawa Wellsville Soldier and Hutchinson were pictured cheering as K State scored with Kansas trailing badly. The scene included couples celebrating landmarks, such as John Griffin’s 70th birthday, amid the lopsided result.
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Kansas
Craig Gretencord
Ottawa
Ashley Gretencord
Laura Green
Wellsville
Lucas Straub
Soldier
Kansas State
Memorial Stadium
Wildcats
Jayhawks
John Griffin
Gina Glenn
Hutchinson
Griffin
U.S. tally places Iraqi deaths at nearly 77 thousand in 2004 2008
The U S military posted a little known count listing 76 939 Iraqi security forces and civilians killed and 121 649 wounded from January 2004 to August 2008, with 3 952 U S allied troops killed. The figure falls short of Iraqi Human Rights Ministry estimates and its release drew scrutiny from researchers and officials.
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Iraqi Human Rights Ministry
Baghdad
U.S
Iraq
Samer Muscati
Associated Press
Freedom of Information Act
Lawrence High graduate dies in Lawrence crash
A 19 year old Lawrence woman and recent LHS graduate Mary Paez died in a two vehicle crash at Clinton Parkway and Inverness Drive in southwest Lawrence. Police said it could take days to determine contributing factors including speed or alcohol. Sean Walker of Overland Park was treated at the scene for a head injury.
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Lawrence
Lawrence High School
Matt Sarna
Mary Paez
LHS
Clinton Parkway
Inverness Drive
Paez
Sean Walker
Overland Park
Sarna
Baldwin City Maple Leaf Festival Special Edition
Fall event coverage announces a Maple Leaf Festival feature in Baldwin City. The Baldwin City Signal reports a Maple Leaf guide in today's Journal-World, inviting readers to plans, schedules, and festival highlights.
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Baldwin City
Journal- World
Kansas University basketball preview magazine on sale
The Journal- World and Sunflower Publishing publish a new KU basketball preview magazine now on newsstands in Lawrence and statewide. It features Jayhawks features and an exclusive interview with coach Bill Self.
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Kansas University
Journal- World
Sunflower Publishing
Lawrence
Journal-World
Eusports.com
Jayhawks
Bill Self
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