Volunteer Karen O Keefe brightens Audio Reader broadcasts
Karen O Keefe, 43, a Kansas University Audio Reader volunteer for 11 years, reads National Enquirer headlines and fiction to 6 000 blind and disabled listeners across Kansas and western Missouri. She credits therapy and Bert Nash Center support for improving her mood and career prospects while pursuing vocational training.
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Texas alamosaur finds hailed as best ever bones
University of Texas at Dallas paleontologists report more than a thousand Alamosaurus bones and bone fragments unearthed in Big Bend National Park. The site yields femurs shoulder bones and vertebrae from juvenile dinosaurs, suggesting a multi‑animal deposit with potential for an Alamosaurus skull discovery. They aim to map the hillside bone bed further and expand finds. the alamosaur helps trace sauropod spread across North America.
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Southern Methodist University
Park programs and notices at South Park Recreation Center
Enrollment continues for fall leisure activities at the South Park Recreation Center and across Lawrence facilities. Fall classes in fitness swimming and aerobics are underway with brochures at city hall libraries and recreation centers. Notices include Halloween Beggars Night October 31, Turkey Trot November 2, and several ongoing senior and youth programs with contact numbers for details.
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Popular Guides Help Fearful Break the Ice
A critic discusses the widespread appeal of The Dummies book series by IDG Books. The text highlights their practical, accessible style with simple language, broad topic coverage, and beginner friendly explanations that reduce jargon and foster confidence for new readers.
Dummies books offer plain path to computing basics
The piece notes the consistent layout of Dummies guides and icons marking tips and concepts. It lists titles like Microsoft Word and AutoCAD, covers broader topics such as TCP IP and UNIX, and highlights pricing around $20. Doug Heacock of the Kansas Research and Educational Network urges readers not to fear computing and invites questions to his Lawrence Journal-World contact.
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Worming remedy for failing septic systems proposed by Delaware expert
Delaware state soil specialist Lyle Jones says preliminary tests indicate earthworms can help restore failing septic systems. The article suggests using worms to address failing drainage and mentions Elm trees returning to a previous landscape.
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Elms Spread Across States After Disease Losses
Since 1983, 250000 of the disease resistant American Liberty elms have been planted in 750 communities across all states except Hawaii and Alaska. The spread aims to shade Main Streets, town squares, and parks as the towering trees return after the blight felled their predecessors.
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