Former KU professor Calder Pickett remembered as journalism historian
Former Kansas University journalism professor Calder Pickett, a near four decade instructor and longtime Journal-World columnist, died Tuesday at Neuvant House in Lawrence at age 92. Born July 26, 1921 in Providence Utah, Pickett earned a Northwestern journalism master's and a Minnesota American studies PhD. He taught at Utah State and Denver before joining KU in 1951 and served as active dean in 1962 while receiving the William Randolph Hearst Foundation Award.
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Baldwin City fiber optic plan gains county approval
Douglas County commissioners backed Baldwin City plans to issue 5 million in industrial revenue bonds to fund a fiber optic broadband network. Dawn Fiber Design LLC and Free State Broadband aim to connect Baldwin City to Lawrence networks, with the city owning the system and leasing it back. Potential tax exemptions were noted amid concerns from a competitor about using public incentives for infrastructure.
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State seeks to take control of reservoir recreation areas
Kansas officials press to end federal management of select reservoir recreation areas operated with the Army Corps of Engineers. Gov. Brownback sent Oct. 16 letter to Jo-Ellen Darcy asking for divestiture and clearer funding priorities, while noting efficiency goals and overlapping state federal duties.
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