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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 2013
Page
4
The Maple Leaf Festival began in 1958 as a community event in Baldwin City. It was inspired by Baker University biology professor Ivan Boyd who noted the third weekend in October offers peak fall foliage and harvest celebration. The festival now draws over 30,000 annually.
Readers weigh in from Massachusetts Street and the Kansas University campus as LJWorld asks how Final Fridays could be expanded. Opinions and reactions appear on page 1A.
Tenure Guth goes on administrative leave following a public outcry over a September 16 Washington Navy Yard shooting tweet that blamed the NRA. KU officials review the statement as lawmakers threaten funding. supporters defend free speech and tenure protections amid campus debate.
The story follows Charles Boyd, who earned a bachelor’s and master’s in Latin American Studies at KU in 1975 and 1976 after Army and Air Force service. He reflects on education, the Rotary Institute ceremony at the Dole Institute, a long military career ending in 1995, and his continued love of flying with 3,000 flight hours and ownership of a former jet.
There were no incidents to report Friday according to the law enforcement blotter. No arrests or unusual activity were recorded for the period.
David and Rachel Boucher of McLouth welcomed a girl Friday. Aaron Andrew and Erin McInroy of Lawrence welcomed a girl Friday.
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