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LHS alumna, art critic to give speech at foundation breakfast By Peter Hancock
John A. Myers, sr. John Arlon Myers, Sr., 73, of Topeka, passed away at home Thursday, May 8, 2014. John is survived by his wife Sally; a son John, Jr.; a daughter Kristina, her husband Davin and their sons Keegan and Brodie. A celebration of life ceremony will be at 2:30 p.m., Monday, May 12, 2014 at the First United Methodist Church, 600 SW Topeka Blvd, Topeka, KS 66603. The family will receive friends an hour prior to the service at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Topeka Rescue Mission, 600 N. Kansas Ave, Topeka, KS 66608.
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RobeRt “bobby” Saile Robert “Bobby” Saile passed away May 4, 2014 At Kansas University Medical Center. He was born June 17, 1989 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Jeffrey and Brenda (Shumate) Saile. Bobby grew up in Baldwin City, Kansas. He attended schools in the area and received his high school diploma in 2007. He was employed in the construction industry as a framing carpenter. While still learning his trade, he thoroughly enjoyed the work. He was preceded in death by his infant twin brother, Mitchell Bennett Saile and his grandmother Betty Shumate. Surviving family include his mother and father, Jeffrey and Brenda of Baldwin City; grandparents, Bob and
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A Lawrence High School graduate who is now an art critic at the New York Times will be the keynote speaker Sept. 5 at the Lawrence Schools Foundation’s Community Education Breakfast. Roberta Smith, LHS Class of 1965, is co-chief art critic at the Times and a frequent lecturer on contemporary art, art criticism and art education. She will speak about the importance of visual arts in prekindergarten through high school education.
Smith was born in New York City and raised in Lawrence. After high school, she studied at Grinnell College in Iowa and began her career in art as an intern at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., followed by a fellowship at the Whitney Museum. She returned to New York in 1971 and began writing for the Times in 1986. Before joining the Times, she was an art critic for the Village Voice and wrote reviews for art magazines including Arts,
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Community college Trustees announced File’s a base annual salary of promotion Thursday. File with additional picks new president has been vice president of fi- $130,000, reimbursements. He signed Hutchinson — Carter File, a vice president at Hutchinson Community College, has been promoted to president of the college, beginning July 1. The college’s Board of
nance and operations for the last eight and a half years. He will replace Edward Berger, who became president of the college in 1991. The Hutchinson News reports File will be paid
Assistant District Attorney Eve Kemple said that while “a lot of people tried to make this case about a lot of things,” the case was always about the victim, who returned from Florida to testify a second time. “She thought it was done once,” Kemple said. “She thought it was closed and she thought
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future projects. The decision follows a downgrade by Moody’s of Kansas state bonds last week. Among the reasons for the KU downgrade, Moody’s pointed to state funding issues. In 2013 the Kansas Legislature passed nearly $35 million in cuts to higher education. This year the state government restored half
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HASKELL GRADUATES MOVE THEIR TASSELS Friday at Coffin Sports Complex.
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farewell address to grads was new Haskell president Venida Chenault, who began in the position this spring. ucy LizabEth EavEr Chenault called Haskell “a place where we realArrangements are pending for Lucy Elizabeth ize our potential.” Seaver, 93, of Lawrence, formerly of McLouth, died More than anything Friday, May 9, 201 www.barnettfamilyfh.com
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Donna Saile and Joe Shumate also of Baldwin City; his sister, Kristina (Kris) Kline of Overland Park, Kansas, and aunts, uncles and many cousins. A Celebration of Life service was held on May 8, 2014 at The Lodge in Baldwin City. Memorial contributions may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation c/o Lamb-Roberts Funeral Homes, P.O. Box 64, Baldwin City, KS 66006. Please sign this guestbook at Obituaries. LJWorld.com.
37, died in N.D. A wake will be held on Sunday Graveside services will be held 1 p.m. on Monday in Dewey OK. www.davisfamilyfuneralhome.com
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Artforum and Art in America. Susan Esau, executive director of the foundation, said proceeds from the breakfast help support early childhood education programs in the district, innovative teaching and learning opportunities, recognition of outstanding educators, and encouragement of student achievement in the Lawrence district. The breakfast will be at 7:30 a.m. Sept. 5.
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else, Chenault said, “I hope Haskell has helped you to see the beauty of who we are as Indian people.” Tonya Azure, Haskell’s Student of the Year, an annual honor that requires perfect grades and strong character, said she also faced Indian stereotypes growing up. “No one in our community expected us to amount to anything,” she said.
Azure, who will graduate this year with a bachelor’s in business admin- WEDNESDAY’S POWERBALL istration, told her peers 17 29 31 48 49 (34) their degrees should be FRIDAY’S MEGA more “than a reward for MILLIONS your hard work” and in10 28 39 51 59 (14) stead an opportunity and WEDNESDAY’S HOT LOTTO SIZZLER an obligation. 31 34 39 41 44 (8) “Do something amazing, WEDNESDAY’S SUPER something extraordinary KANSAS CASH with your life,” she said. — Reporter Ben Unglesbee can be reached at 832-7173.
she could move on with her life. And all of it was reopened. I just hope this time it is closed, nailed shut. She deserves that.” District Judge Michael Malone set Grey’s sentencing for June 20, and Grey’s attorney indicated that she would file motions before then. Depending on his criminal history, Grey faces between 12 and 54 years in prison. Three members of Grey’s family were in the courtroom at the time of the verdict. As it was
read, an older woman said, “No!” and put her face in her hands. Grey was silent throughout the hearing, and tears streamed down his face as he was led out of the courtroom. Grey’s 2009 conviction was overturned last year when a Kansas Court of Appeals panel awarded him a new trial after finding that prosecutorial misconduct had deprived him of a fair trial. After his first trial, Grey was sentenced to 26 years in prison for driv-
ing a Kansas University student from the parking lot of Naismith Hall and raping her in a secluded area near Lawrence High School. The case went cold for 10 years until a fingerprint match was made in 2007 by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation between a small print found on the victim’s car and Grey’s fingerprint. Lawrence police arrested Grey after DNA testing of Grey matched a sample found on the victim during a sexual assault examination.
The second trial began on May 1, and closing arguments spanned late Thursday morning until about 1:30 p.m., when the case was turned over to the jury. The jury reached its verdict about 12:30 p.m., according to the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office. Grey’s attorney, Angela Keck, did not respond to messages left for comment after Friday’s verdict.
of the “salary cap” cuts for KU, but the budget does not restore the 1.5 percent across-the-board cuts from 2013. Moody’s also noted limits on KU’s ability to raise money through tuition revenue. Those limits include declining enrollments at KU in recent years and guaranteed prices through KU’s tuition compacts. At the same time, KU faces rising expenses as it competes with other universities for new faculty, putting upward pressure on salaries, Moody’s said.
A historically underfunded retirement system might also require increased contributions from KU down the road. Along with Kansas State University, KU still has the highest rating among state universities at Aa2. Moody’s also downgraded Emporia State University’s rating this week. KU spokesman Joe Monaco said that given low interest rates, the change will have minimal impact on KU’s borrowing costs and ability to finance capital projects, such as the
McCollum Hall replacement dorms. The Aa2 rating is still relatively good — Moody’s third highest — and indicates an organization has strong capacity to meet financial commitments but is “somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions.” Moody’s gave KU a stable outlook given its position as the state’s flagship university. The ratings agency also noted that KU has a strong debt cushion from financial re-
serves and foundations. Moody’s said that a strengthening in student enrollment and continued solid state support could raise KU’s rating in the future. Last week Moody’s downgraded the state’s bond ratings from Aa1 to Aa2, citing the state’s lukewarm economy and revenue reductions from tax cuts. Gov. Sam Brownback’s office did not respond to a request for an interview for this story.
— Reporter Stephen Montemayor can be reached at 832-7160 or smontemayor@ljworld.com.
— Reporter Ben Unglesbee can be reached at 832-7173.
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