Family struggles to find housing for nine in Lawrence area
Jerry, April and seven children, living in a motel at 800 a month after being displaced from a Lawrence apartment and Ottawa High School area, seek affordable housing. They survive on about 3000 monthly income, with help from ECKAN case manager Abby Estes and Just Food bank. They face barriers of limited affordable housing, food stamps, and gaps in childcare while aiming for stable shelter and employment.
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April
Linda Stout
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Lawrence
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East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation
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Just Food Bank
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Bailey Henry
Ottawa
Heather Hoy
ECEAN
Chelsea
Clinton Lake
Boys and Girls Club
Caden Hunt
Carolyn
Katelyn
Jerry Hunt
Race complicates Indian reservation crime fight
The 9th Circuit overturned Shane Maggi’s 2008 conviction for pistol whipping a Montana couple on the Blackfeet Reservation, saying he did not meet the definition of a Native American. The ruling highlights jurisdictional confusion in Indian country as tribes seek clearer police power and enforcement on reservations.
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Shane Maggs
Blackfeet
Montana
Maggi
9Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Byron Dorgan
D-N.d
Senate Indian Affairs Committee
Dorgan
Sleep deprived teens risk attention and behavior problems
The vice principal notes the shift to earlier end times for juniors and seniors offers flexibility for after school work and activities. Berard sees no need to change the schedule as students appear alert. Concerns about later starts include conflicts with athletic events and class time. Eberhart-Phillips cites studies linking sleep deprivation to attention, memory, and risky behavior.
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Berard
Eberhart-Phillips
Schools reporter Mark Fagan contact line
Mark Fagan is the schools reporter reachable at 832-7188 for assignments and inquiries.
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Teens face biological clock clash with early school bells
Health officer Jason Eberhart-Phillips argues delaying bedtimes alone won’t boost teen sleep. Teens undergo a puberty linked sleep-wake phase delay, causing them to stay up later and wake later unless school start times are adjusted.
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Jason Eberhart-Phillips
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