Health dept. gives guidebooks to educate parents on pediatrics
Alicia Erickson at Lawrence Douglas County Health Department found many parents struggle to decide when emergency care is needed for children. WIC clinic workers noted fear of illness prompts trips to ER for non life threatening issues. The guidebooks aim to teach cautious, informed choices for families.
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WIC — Women, Infants and Children — Clinic
Lawrence-Douglas County
Erickson
United Way of Douglas County AmeriCorps
United Way Douglas County profiles featured volunteers
Micki Chestnut, director of communications for the United Way of Douglas County, oversees occasional features spotlighting local volunteers and charities supported by the United Way.
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Micki Chestnut
United Way
Douglas County
Lawrence High School honors alumni at Hall of Honor ceremony
Lawrence High School celebrated its 2013 Hall of Honor class including U.S. District Judge Monti Belot III, Colorado State Senator Nancy Knox Todd, U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Sri Srinivasan, and Brady Tanner a Special Olympian who spoke at the end with the line It s a good day to be alive. Gary Tanner introduced his son Brady as he collected himself at the podium. Srinivasan recalled Lawrence as home and credited the school with jumpstarting his success. Belot admitted he could not recall many specifics from high school.
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Journal-World Photo
Sri Srinivasan
Lawrence High School
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Srinivasan
United States Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Monti Belot
Nancy Todd
Brady Tanner
Lawrence High School Alumni Association
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Gary
Brady
U.S. District
Monti Belot III
Colorado
Nancy (Knox) Todd
U.S. Court of Appeals
India
U.S. Supreme Court
Lawrence
Belot
GOP leader responds to court budget concerns
Senate Vice President Jeff King, a Kansas GOP leader, writes to the court budget advisory council that options exist to prevent cuts in the judiciary. He notes the budget sky is not falling and recalls a 2010 commission's prior recommendations on funding and efficiency. The 10 member council meets in Topeka on Oct. 7.
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Senate
Kansas
Jeff King
King
Senate Judiciary Committee
Kansas Supreme Court
Lawton Nuss
Topeka
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