Occupy Lawrence protesters stay in park despite warning
Protesters remain in South Park beyond curfew as city officials discuss enforcement. Toni Wheeler of the Legal Department met with two Occupy Lawrence representatives at City Hall to address the contingent staying in the park past 11:30 p.m. and to plan a city response. Wheeler noted no immediate enforcement before closing time, while acknowledging the city’s right to remove campers if needed. The story notes broad local solidarity with the protesters and references a move to page 2A OCCUPY.
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Occupy
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Fossil Believed to Be Ankylosaur at KU Museum
Vertebrate paleontologist Dr. David Burnham works to clear debris from a plaster encasing around a dinosaur skull at the Kansas University Natural History Museum. Fossil hunter Bob Detrich and his brother Alan from Lawrence identified the skull as Likely Ankylosaur. The museum hosts What On Earth: Fossils, Rocks and Meteorites from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday for public identifications.
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Lawrence
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Regents approve hefty pay raises for Topeka KU chancellor
Kansas regents raised the pay of university presidents with market adjustments 12.2 to 14.7 percent, boosting Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little 18 percent and Kansas State President Kirk Schulz 14.3 percent. The raises, effective Jan 1, come with an increased salary cap and are to be paid from endowment funds. state versus private funding details remain undecided.
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Gray-Little
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Pittsburg State University
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Ed McKechnie
Arcadia
Tim Emert
Independence
Library director Bruce Flanders resigns effective immediately
Bruce Flanders, longtime Lawrence Public Library director for 16 years, retires effective immediately after a medical leave. Deborah Thompson, board chair, said the board will search for a replacement after year’s start and Mike Wildgen will serve as interim director. Flanders has been on medical leave since August and was not at the board meeting.
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Lawrence Public
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Lawrence Library design includes garage and terra cotta facade
The Lawrence Public Library plans an expanded 19 million project with a 3.5 story parking garage and a terra cotta facade plus a grassy plaza. Board member Chris Burger opposed the look citing personal preference and cost, while others defend durability and longevity of the material. The board approved the conceptual design but not unanimously, and the project timeline hinges on whether to move during construction.
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