South Park transforms into outdoor arts festival venue
The 29th Fall Arts and Crafts Festival turned South Park into a bustling outdoor shopping area with over 200 artists and craftsmen. Festival goers like Jen Young of Lawrence praised the event as huge and cool while vendors Tanika Halcrombe Lori Schutter and Patti Concidine described slow sales but high interest. </analysis>
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Jen Young
Tanika Halcrombe
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Lori Schutter
Patti Concidine
Overland Park
Schutter
Miss Matthias
Vic
Chris Sechler
Elise Sechler
Former astronaut Hawley tours KU lecture series on space science
Kansas University professor and former NASA astronaut Steve Hawley spoke at Spooner Hall about the Large Hadron Collider and the Hubble Space Telescope. He urged sustained U S research investment as global science leadership evolves, noting vast unknowns about the universe. Hawley discussed his Hubble missions, displaying a galaxy image to a crowd over 100. He emphasized the importance of astronomy and ongoing exploration.
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Kansas University
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Steve Hawley
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Geneva
Switzerland
Kansas
Spooner Hall
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Hubble
Jessica Roberts
Nathan Roberts
Lisa Roberts
Power line race in Kansas heats up for V-Plan route
Kansas competition to build a 765000 volt transmission line, dubbed the V-Plan, pits Prairie Wind Transmission against ITC Great Plains. The proposed route would run from near Wichita to Medicine Lodge then Spearville, costing hundreds of millions and potentially advancing wind energy. Stakeholders note lack of formal criteria to resolve two-competitor cases, as the Kansas Corporation Commission reviews options.
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David Springe
Citizens’ Utility Ratepayer Board
Wichita
Medicine Lodge
Spearville
Prairie Wind Transmission
Westar Energy
ITC Great Plains
Springe
Kansas Corporation Commission
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