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School push aims to prevent student misuse By Rochelle Valverde Twitter: @RochelleVerde
When some parents think Inside: of teenagers sharing a mes- A beginner’s sage with their entire school, guide to circumstances that run the social media. spectrum between the morn- 8A ing announcements and whispered rumors may come to mind. But in the pockets of most teenagers is a more instant and dynamic way to do so: their smartphones. With teenagers spending an increasing amount of time on social media, officials with the Lawrence school district hope that
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PASTOR ERIC GALBREATH, CENTER, greets members of his congregation during church services Sunday at Ninth Street Missionary Baptist Church, 847 Ohio St. Galbreath, a former Kansas University football player, recently returned to Lawrence.
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rence and taken the pulpit at Ninth Street Missionary Baptist Church. Although Thoren said he didn’t know Galbreath was coming back to town, learning his old friend is a pastor didn’t quite catch him off guard. “It doesn’t really surprise me at all,” he said. “He was always very into religion as a player and the way he always treated people, he always treated people very well. He was always a good person who would figure out his way to help people in life. I think it’s a perfect fit.” Galbreath, 40, said Thoren might not have been the only one who could have predicted his career in the church.
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hen Jason Thoren thinks of his old Kansas University football teammate, Eric Galbreath, he recalls watching the fullback plow through Texas Christian University players during a game in the mid 1990s. “He ran through like six tacklers against TCU one night, and it was really impressive,” Thoren said. “And I remember watching that live and him going down the sideline and how great of a run that was.” The old teammates haven’t seen each other in nearly two decades. And until recently, Thoren said, he was unaware that Galbreath had returned to Law-
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“He’s gonna get me one way or the other,” a domestic violence victim said Thursday. Douglas County “Rachael,” who re- arrests related quested her real name to domestic not be used because of safety concerns, met a violence in 2013, man online two years the latest year ago who she said has reported by KBI been harassing and stalking her since their breakup months ago. She has seen him following her at grocery stores, cruising by her home and even stopping by her place of work. “He’s always right behind me,” Rachael said. “I see him all the time.” Rachael can’t sleep at night. She keeps a switchblade and teargas in her glove compartment. At
500 cyclists tour Douglas County Cyclists took off from the starting line of the 46th annual Octoginta Bicycle Ride on Sunday morning at South Park. The ride featured two scenic routes — an 80-mile trek and a shorter, 40-mile ride — that rolled through Lawrence and the surrounding Douglas County area. Organizers estimated about 500 riders took part in this year’s ride.
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