Navy grants honorable discharge to WWII veteran once labeled undesirable
Melvin Dwork, 89, had been expelled in 1944 for being gay. The Board for Corrections of Naval Records, citing his exemplary service, changed his discharge to honorable and announced eligibility for benefits including medical care and burial. The decision follows a broader shift after don’t ask don’t tell repeal.
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Washington
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Libya clash as Gadhafi loyalists defend Sirte and Bani Walid
Gadhafi's fighters fend off a Friday assault by Libya's new government, driving revolutionary troops into retreat in the mountains and turning Sirte into an urban battlefield with snipers in mosques and heavy weapons on main boulevards. The defense signals a stubborn insurgency that could echo Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan
Trader Adoboli charged with fraud at City court
Kweku Adoboli, a 31 year old trader linked to UBS losses, faced fraud and false accounting charges dating back to 2008 at the City of London Magistrates' Court. He did not enter a plea and remains in custody until a Sept 22 hearing, with his lawyers declining comment.
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London
City of London Magistrates’ Court
Violent crime in US falls 12 percent in 2010
The Bureau of Justice Statistics says violent crimes dropped to 3.8 million in 2010 from 4.3 million in 2009, a sharper decline than the 2001 to 2009 average. Experts cite a 15 percent fall in simple assaults, which made up about two thirds of all violent crimes that year.
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Heinz School
Brownback rally heats up in the Capitol crowd protests
About 250 people gathered at the Kansas Capitol to oppose Gov. Sam Brownback’s budget plan. Organizers Kansans United in Voice & Spirit said they aim to form local chapters statewide. Critics cited cuts to schools and services, noting a $232 base-state aid per student reduction and the loss of teachers and staff across districts.
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Sam Brownback
Kansas
Crystal McComas
Lawrence
McComas
Tamara Werth
Brownback
Kansans United
Voice & Spirit
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Kansas National Education Association
Quail Run
Oncology Center marks decade of local cancer care
Lawrence Memorial Hospital’s Oncology Center celebrates ten years serving about 600 new patients annually and delivering roughly 18,000 treatments. Patients like Carol Eller McCaffrey, 66, say local care saves travel for Stage 4 lung cancer chemo, with sessions every three weeks over three days.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Carol Eller McCaffrey
Lawrence
Open House Celebrates Lawrence Memorial Oncology Center Ten Years
Lawrence Memorial Hospital marks the Oncology Center’s 10th anniversary with a 5 to 7 p.m. open house in the parking lot south of the center at Arkansas and Fourth streets. Refreshments tours and a 6 p.m. program with Dr. Ronald Stephens and LMH President Gene Meyer. Free and open to the public.
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Journal-World Photo
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
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LMH
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Gene Meyer
Lawrence hospital expands oncology services past 1990s demand
LMH faced rising patient load in 1996 as Stein struggled to meet oncology demand. Part time oncologists from Kansas City and Topeka treated new patients, while many traveled outside Lawrence for care. Gene Meyer cited limited chemotherapy and no local radiation. Patients rode buses to Topeka for radiation. hospital planned further action in 2000.
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Topeka
Lawrence
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Gene Meyer
Dems in Legislature lash Brownback on jobs policy
Kansas Democrats criticized Gov. Sam Brownback and a Republican-led legislature after a new unemployment report showed the jobless rate rising to 6.9 percent, the first increase since 2009, arguing focus on social issues harmed the economy while Brownback touted gradual gains in private sector hiring and overall state finances.
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Kansas
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Senate
Anthony Hensley
Topeka
House
Paul Davis
Lawrence
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