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City’s OK needed for transit hub grant By Nikki Wentling Twitter: @nikkiwentling
PAINTING THE TOWN Photos by Nick Krug
Community members and friends of the Lawrence Intersection Repair group came together to paint a street mural during a “painting party” Saturday at the intersection of Tenth and New Jersey streets. The location was chosen so it can act as an introduction to East Lawrence. The mural, which is believed to be the first of its kind in the Midwest, was painted with traffic-marking paint mixed with hazelnut shells. Pictured at left, Monica Li, of Overland Park, works to fill in a star for the street mural.
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Local woman is top dancer at world’s largest powwow By Joanna Hlavacek • Twitter: @hlavacekjoanna
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onia Hall still isn’t sure how she snagged the coveted role of Head Lady Dancer in this week’s 33rd annual Gathering of Nations, but she’s pretty sure positive thinking had something to do with it. On Friday, the Lawrence resident will lead the Grand Entry into the Albuquerque, N.M., arena known as The Pit, where more than 700 Native American tribes congregate each year at the world’s largest meeting of indigenous people. It’s a huge honor, says Hall, whose selection falls on the heels of a rela-
Looking out over what could be the future site of a transportation hub (a Kansas University parking lot filled with vehicles on a Friday afternoon), the president of the nearby University Place Neighborhood Association explained some of the questions neighbors have about CITY COMMISSION the project. They want to know what kind of noise and air quality the transit hub would produce; whether it would push traffic into University Place; and if the center, which would include multiple levels of parking, would be visible from their homes. Please see TRANSIT, page 7A
Funding next hurdle for mental health court By Elvyn Jones
tively “late start” in the Gathering of Nations dancing circuit. After placing in contests at the powwow — which attracts more than 700 tribes from across the U.S. and Canada, as well as 3,000 Native American traditional dancers — in 2013 and 2014, Hall’s luck seemingly run out at last year’s Gathering. After winning first place just two years before, Hall left the competition empty-handed. Not letting it defeat her, Hall sat with her sister at the top of The Pit and predicted her eventual return. Please see DANCER, page 8A
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As a Lawrence defense attorney, Christopher Coleman has learned there are many ways mentally ill individuals in need of treatment can land in the Douglas County Jail or before district court judges. He has had clients who stopped taking medications, had their medications become less effective, suffered bouts of post-traumatic stress syndrome or endured psychotic episodes. To illustrate the point, Coleman recounted the story of a client who appeared uninvited in a
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Lawrence resident Tonia Hall has been named “Head Lady Dancer” at the Gathering of Nations this week in Albuquerque, N.M.
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