Housing and Neighborhood Development to Development Services
H A N D e stood for Housing and Neighborhood Development, a Lawrence city department now named Development Services. It runs the home weatherization program and provides building codes, building permits, and contractor licensing information, among other services.
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On the Street By Robert Riley
Readers in Lawrence share favorite political movies at Borders Iowa Street. Perry Adkins cites All the President's Men as outstanding and informative while Linda Farmer prefers both Manchurian Candidate versions and Primary Colors as top picks.
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Kansas faces uncertain path to new transportation program
Kansas officials weigh a new transportation program as the current 13 billion over 10 years ends next summer. Decision makers debate funding methods, project scope, and whether to push a plan in 2010, with Gov. Sebelius ruling out higher fuel taxes and leaders wary of broad consensus.
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Deb Miller
Senate
Derek Schmidt
Kansas
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House
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Miller
Kathleen Sebelius
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Exotic animal collection finds new home after district split
The split of the Kansas City area school districts moved Bubo the Russian owl and more than 60 species of live animals to Bishop Ward High School in Kansas City Kansas. Students like Darius and Ricardo now help maintain terrariums as Alonso, longtime curator, teaches biology and environmental science in a new setting.
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Darius Horn
Darius
Bubo the Owl
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West Independence
Bubo
Bishop Ward High School
Ignacio Alonso
Bishop Ward
Alonso
Nowlin Middle School
Nowlin
Ricardo Madrigal
Don Bell
East High School
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Jim Hinson
Hinson
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Dennis Dorr
Competition to build power line heats up
The Kansas power line clash centers on ITC Great Plains and Westar Prairie Wind bids. ITC partners with Sunflower Electric and Mid Kansas Electric to build W Plan sections while Westar seeks solo action connecting Wichita to Medicine Lodge. Testimony cites $600 million cost for Prairie Wind plan and potential $400 million ITC proposal. Kansas customers face costs but may gain from renewable energy sales and production.
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Wplan
Westar
Wichita
Medicine Lodge
Kansas
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Astronaut Hawley launches KU CLAS ACTS lecture series
U S astronaut Hawley opened KU’s CLAS ACTS series at the Lawrence campus, urging public outreach and urging students to pursue hard courses. He linked science progress to sustained U S investment, noting Europe’s collider success underscores global competition. The dean, Joseph Steinmetz, described the program’s aim to share KU’s intellectual capital with communities.
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Europe
U.S
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Joseph Steinmetz
Lawrence
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