$250000 to fix sound in Kansas Capitol court room
The old Supreme Courtroom in the Kansas Capitol is ornate but acoustically poor. House Speaker Mike O’Neal announced a plan to spend about $250,000 on sound improvements, including wall plaster treatments, funded by the Capitol Restoration Project. Additional $37,500 will equip three rooms with cameras for live Internet streaming, aiming to be ready for the 2011 legislative session.
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Jessica Roark Dies at 25 After Rare Cancer Battle
Lawrence obituary notes Jessica Roark died last week at age 25 from a rare cancer. Friends say her drive to make the world better persisted through illness in a fitting memorial piece. Also a brief health column previews natural sugar alternatives for a healthier sweet tooth.
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Jessica Roark
Montana eyes crackdown on drunken driving after lax enforcement
Quotable remarks by Tawny Haynes widow of trooper Michael Haynes highlight a culture of alcohol in Montana. The state plans strict measures to curb drunken driving following a fatal head-on crash caused by a driver who received multiple drinks at a bar.
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Montana Highway Patrol
Michael Haynes
Montana
Downtown block party to open KU football season in Lawrence
Downtown Lawrence hosts a Thursday block party on Massachusetts Street starting at 5 p.m. with a kids zone, Hawk Talk at 6 p.m., and a turnout led by KU coach Turner Gill. The 1,000 block will close 3 p.m. to 9 p.m., with KU Athletics, Downtown Lawrence Inc. and the Chamber co promoting. The 2010 season opens Saturday against North Dakota State at 6 p.m.
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Buffalo Wild Wings
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Spirit
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Texas A&m
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Downtown
Lawrence Inc
Kansas Budget Surplus Signals Budget Stability
Kansas collected 414 million in taxes in August, about 38 million above forecast, led by stronger retail sales and personal income taxes. Over two months, tax receipts ran 35 million ahead of projections, easing fears of deeper budget cuts despite a July sales tax increase. Governor Parkinson framed the result as confirmation of economic resilience, while critics warn of possible dampening effects. GOP leaders cautiously welcomed the upbeat trend.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Department of Revenue
Mark Parkinson
Parkinson
Ray Merrick
Stilwell
Obama ends Iraq combat role and shifts focus to economy
President Obama declared the U S combat mission in Iraq over after seven years, saying it is time to turn the page. He cited more than 4,400 U S troop deaths and vast costs, and pressed by focusing on fixing the domestic economy and unemployment.
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United States
America
Moderate drinkers live longer than abstainers in study
A 1824 participant study from University of Texas at Austin and Stanford finds that older adults who consume one to less than three drinks daily have longer life expectancy over 20 years than nondrinkers. Heavy drinking raises cardiovascular risk and surpasses moderate drinking in mortality.
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Palo Alto
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Alcoholism
Texas
Stanford
Charles Holahan
University of Texas
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