Mystery banners donated to Leavenworth museum
Leavenworth’s C W Parker Carousel Museum received two large painted canvas banners donated by Barbara Charles. The 45 and 32 inch tall pieces stretch about 200 feet total, weigh roughly 100 pounds, and depict an Ice Age to dinosaurs creation sequence and a globe spanning travelogue including Jordan’s Petra Cave City.
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Leavenworth
C.W. Parker Carousel Museum
Jerry Reinhardt
Reinhardt
Marilyn
National Carousel Association
Washington, D.C
Barbara Charles
Charles
Leavenworth Museum
Carnival
Abilene
Jordan
Petra
Design for Compassion Drives Drunk Driving Prevention Case
Project aims to reduce drunken driving deaths following a fatal crash near Lawrence on November 23, 2010. Douglas County Sheriff Detective Jay Armbrister, with 14 years on the force, recalls the incident where four Lincoln friends with a designated driver were struck by Zachary Harrison, a 22-year-old Air Force airman, after leaving a Lawrence concert. The case motivates ongoing healing and preventive outreach led by the Freeman family and law enforcement.
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Journal-World Photo
Douglas County
Jay Armbrister
Cameron Freeman
Lincoln
Neb
Cameron
Freeman
Cameroneffect.com
Armbrister
Douglas County Sheriffs
Lawrence
Zachary Harrison
Air Force
Hopeful seeks lighter rules for teaching in Kansas
Steve Roberts, an online tutor known as Mr. X, Mentor of Mathematics, seeks the 2nd District seat on the State Board of Education. He argues policies overemphasize college retraining for second career teachers and favor quick utilization of subject knowledge in math and science. His opponent is Cindy Neighbor, a Shawnee Mission school board veteran and former Kansas House member.
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Mr. X
State Board of Education
Steve Roberts
Roberts
Kansas City
Overland Park
Johnson County
Cindy Neighbor
Kansas House
Shawnee Mission School Board
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