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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 2010
Page
1
Free State High School senior Hanna Marie Angelone is October's ArtStar winner. Washington Post columnist David Broder discussed election prospects in a Monday talk. A federal judge weighed delaying an order halting the ban on openly gay troops.
Marine Lance Cpl. Benjamin Long recalls how Taliban fighters blend with farmers in Afghanistan, making them nearly invisible to U S troops until combat erupts. The piece notes the seasoned nature of the fighters and the difficulty of detecting them before clashes.
New York Times columnist Ross Douthat will speak at Woodruff Auditorium tonight as part of the Humanities Lecture Series at Kansas University. He will discuss “The Obama Presidency in the Shadow of the Midterms” and its political implications.
One person died and another was injured in a K‑10 crash near De Soto as a wrong way driver in the westbound lanes possibly tied to an earlier vehicle run off near Eudora. Authorities closed sections from De Soto to Eudora while Kansas Highway Patrol investigated. No further details available.
Mabee Foundation awards 497000 to Theater Lawrence to help fund a 6.2 million, 300-seat west Lawrence theater near Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive. The grant lifts fundraising to 4.2 million with 2 million still needed by September 2011, as organizers plan a fall 200 to break ground and add a youth education wing.
Kansas officials acknowledge room for improvement after the ACEEE scorecard lists Kansas at 46th, with Nebraska Missouri and Oklahoma among the ten worst. Douglas County Lawrence sustainability coordinator Eileen Horn and Kansas Corporation Commission spokeswoman Cara Sloan Ramos cite lagging targets and codes while noting ongoing programs and stimulus aid. Horn highlights a $100 energy audit rebate and over $34 million in stimulus funds for homeowners and small businesses to reduce energy bills.
U S senators and representatives from Kansas who criticized the 787 billion economic recovery act later sought approvals and grants under the bill. Brownback Moran Jenkins Roberts wrote to federal officials backing road rail and battery projects including Victory Electric Exide Sunflower Broadband and a Gardner intermodal facility. The Center for Public Integrity tracks how critics lobbied for tens of millions in stimulus funding.
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