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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 2007
Page
2
The Sound Off piece asks whether a Kansas law restricts building height to the Statehouse. The Kansas Department of Administration says no such state law exists, negating any height limit claim related to the Ad Astra statue.
Readers are invited to call 832-7297 to submit questions for the Sound Off segment. A recorded prompt requests callers to leave their query. The notice provides the phone number and instructions for participation.
Massachusetts Street asks Patrick Lang Karl Stratman and Ernesto Lucero about cuisine tastes. Lang of Chicago enjoys Thai and Mexican, with Indian and Chinese as options. Stratman of Lawrence eats globally to understand cultures, while Lucero of unknown origin would try almost anything unless dangerous.
The Tonganoxie Mirror asks Leavenworth County Attorney to investigate whether the school board violated the Kansas Open Meetings Act at a Aug. 28 special meeting. The board met in five executive sessions to discuss attorney client privilege and nonelected personnel before approving an organizational chart.
The 2006 annual report notes a chancellor taught a course tackling poverty and the UN millennium goals. Students debated sweatshops versus Industrial Revolution conditions whileJessica Bergman and Ryan Good highlighted mentorship and an informal setting at the chancellor's home.
Kansas City Kansas man Andrew S. Craig, 28, remained in critical condition Tuesday at University Hospital after his car ran off U S Highway 56 west of Baldwin City and struck a tree. He was not wearing a seat belt and the cause of the crash was not yet known.
Douglas County road 442 known as 10th Street in Eudora will be closed between 8 a.m. and noon today for aerial power line construction by the Eudora Utility Department. The closure affects the stretch between Church and Locust streets.
The Leavenworth County judge accepts letters from friends and community members detailing the impact of Amanda Bixby’s death in the Flores crash. Dennis Bixby lobbies lawmakers to revisit vehicular homicide rules while Flores faces sentencing on Sept. 19, with letters due by Sunday. The crash injured Bas hor teen Shelby Witt and others as Flores, released on bond, remains on the road.
Jefferson County Sheriff officers handled calls at Perry Lake over Labor Day weekend. Two suspected rapes are under investigation with few details. One occurred in Slough Creek Park and another at Paradise Point during the ABATE of Kansas rally. No arrests yet. An intoxicated man arrested for huffing paint in Rock Creek Park wandered off before being found. Fights were broken up, with up to 20 000 visitors reported by the Army Corps of Engineers. Authorities cited better weather as a factor in increased activity.
Lawrence commissioners learned a clerical error inflated Burroughs Creek Trail cost estimates from 3.9 million to about 1.8 million. They endorsed the master plan while seeking more cost data on concrete versus limestone options, and considered phased versus single‑phase construction. They approved a 25,000 grant from Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area, aiming to raise 700,000 privately over two years to promote the Civil War birthplace work and fund offices and staff.
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