Immigration labor debate looms over farm bill at Kansas fair
Kansas farmers at the state fair heard House Agriculture Chair Collin Peterson warn that a looming farm labor shortage due to tighter immigration enforcement could push fruit and vegetable prices higher. Peterson said the committee will press immigration issues in the farm bill and may hold hearings with judiciary leaders. He urged a realistic guest worker program to prevent harvest shortfalls and rising food costs, noting politics and broader reform affect momentum. Senator Sam Brownback, a Republican presidential hopeful, called immigration reform the toughest issue in Congress.
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Hutchinson
House Agriculture Committee
Collin Peterson
Peterson
D-Minn
Agriculture Committee
Judiciary Committee
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Congress
Brownback
KU graduate dies after I Mala I 70 wreck
Melissa Beth Evans a 21 year old Auburn native died Saturday morning at Kansas University Hospital after a two vehicle crash on Interstate 70 near the east Lawrence interchange. Evans accelerated a Jeep to highway speed and spun into a semitrailer, pushing the vehicle into a light pole in a roadside ditch. She earned bachelor degrees in history and Latin American studies from KU in May and was an honors student and Global Awareness Program certificate recipient.
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Melissa Beth Evans
Auburn
Kansas University Hospital
Interstate 70
East Lawrence
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Evans
Kansas University
University Relations
Robinson to lead national higher education group
Reginald Robinson, president and CEO of the Kansas Board of Regents and Lawrence resident, was elected chairman-elect of the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association. He praised colleagues for the honor and aims to influence nationwide policy while benefiting Kansas and the broader higher education community. SHEEO operates from Boulder, Colorado as a nonprofit network of state postsecondary leaders.
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Reginald Robinson
Kansas Board of Regents
State
Higher Education Executive Officers Association
Robinson
Lawrence
Kansas
SHEEO
Boulder
Colo
Kansas University Chancellor to chat online with readers
Kansas University Chancellor Robert Hemenway and other KU officials will host online chats at LJWorld.com. Hemenway answers at 2 15 p m Monday. Also on LJWorld com this week Chip Taylor on Monarch Watch at 11 a m Tuesday and Larry Mallett on the Collage Concert at 3 p m Thursday.
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Kansas University
Robert Hemenway
Journal-World
Hemenway
Ljworld.com
Chip Taylor
Larry Mallett
Department of Music and Dance
KU Tailgating Shaped by Construction at Memorial Stadium
KU fans adjust to game day changes as a $31 million Anderson Family Football Complex rises adjacent to Memorial Stadium and practice fields reclaim parking. Tailgating spots shrink, with Don Roberts relocating to a grassy area while others decry loss of Campanile Hill spots. Traffic and noise affect neighborhoods as KU Public Safety redirects cars and shuttles amid ongoing construction.
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Thad Allender
Journal-World
Kansas University
Southeast Louisiana
Memorial Stadium
Anderson Family
Don Roberts
Roberts
Williams Educational Fund
Kansas Athletics
Campanile Hill
Stu
Dents
Robinson Center
Keaton Krell
Lyndon
Jim Marchiong
Dan Mullins
St. Louis
Kathie Hahn
Lawrence
Michelle Haider
Maine Street
Sharon Lodesak
Stadium
KU Public Safety
Lance Meneley
Lth
Mississippi Streets
Schuyler Bailey
Allen Fieldhouse
Tri-State Regional Yoga Competition held in Lawrence
Ruby Mackinnon-Love among 24 flexible competitors from Lawrence Kansas City St Louis and Memphis. Contestants performed named asanas judged on endurance performance grace poise and technical accuracy under a Checkers tent. Winners advance to a national event in Los Angeles February 2.
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Ruby Mackinnon-Love
Lawrence
Kansas City
St. Louis
Memphis
Tenn
Checkers
Mark Kramer
Kramer
Bikram Yoga Lawrence
Rajashree Choudhury
Yoga College of India
Beverly Hills
Calif
Choudhury
United States
India
Los Angeles
49 News contact line for reporter Jesse Fray
The 49 News reporter Jesse Fray can be reached at the Kansas contact line (785) 215 8523 for reporting inquiries.
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Erin Castaneda
Jesse Fray
Regional winners by division and city
Regional junior winner Ruby Mackinnon-Love of Lawrence takes first with Mary Meyers also of Lawrence in second. In men’s division Mathew Alison of Lawrence wins first with Carlo Sanfilippo of St. Louis second. Women’s division sees Carol Stocks of St. Louis first and Lori Givens of Memphis Tennessee second.
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Ruby Mackinnon
Love
Lawrence
Mary Meyers
Mathew Alison
Carlo Sanfilippo
St. Louis
Carol Stocks
Lori Givens
Memphis
Tenn
Area church in Topeka champions diversity and different doctrine
Metropolit an Community Church of Topeka opens with inclusive worship and a standard service routine. Pastor Rev. Patrick Rogers delivers a sermon starting with Alice in Wonderland, signaling a distinctive doctrine from mainstream churches. The piece notes the church’s emphasis on acceptance and diverse expression.
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Topeka
Metropolitan Community Church of
Jesus
Patrick Rogers
Deb Bader
Linda Finch
19Th St
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