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After helping Baker grow, president now retiring
‘For the love of community and the love of music’
By Ben Unglesbee bunglesbee@ljworld.com
The presidents of large state universities are usually lucky to get to know even a small fraction of their many thousands of students. On the other side of things, Baker University President Patricia Long estimates she knows about 90 percent of the names Long of her students graduating this summer. Since beginning at Baker in 2006, Long has seen students go on to become lawyers, doctors, nurses and school administrators. That, she said, has been perhaps the biggest point of pride in her time at Baker, which will come to an end this summer as she heads into retirement. Please see LONG, page 2A
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Experts: Charges of corruption are Orchestra to have Mother’s Day debut difficult to prove John Young/Journal-World Photo
MARY TUVEN, A LONGTIME LAWRENCE RESIDENT who retired from the Kansas City Symphony is now the lead violist for the new Lawrence Community Orchestra. She rehearses Friday at Lawrence High School. Top photo: Orchestra co-conductor Matthew Smith is also the associate director of bands at Kansas University.
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orget that guitar in the garage. Turn your attention to that oboe in the attic. I know you have one up there. This is Lawrence, and we have lots of things that many other communities don’t have: for example, a community orchestra. This afternoon the new Lawrence Community Orchestra will debut with a Mother’s Day concert
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The Lawrence Community Orchestra will have its debut concert at 4 p.m. today at Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive. Tickets, $15 for adults and $10 for students, are available at the door.
as violas, flutes, clarinets, violins, oboes and several other instruments, too. Please see ORCHESTRA, page 8A
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Chad Lawhorn
For the past two weeks, reports have been swirling in Kansas that the FBI is investigating allegations of influence peddling and pay-to-play practices involving former officials in Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration. The FBI has a longstanding policy of neither confirming nor denying the existence of an investigation. But on its website, the agency describes public corruption as its “top criminal investigative priority,� and in recent years it has been cracking down
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at Theatre Lawrence. On stage will be approximately 40 community members with any number of instruments such
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What did attendees think of their selections at the Food Truck Festival on Saturday? Find out. Page 4A
Let’s Talk About It: Bladder Control & Aging Senior Supper & Seminar
Tuesday, May 20 (Supper, 5 pm & Seminar, 6 pm) Lawrence Memorial Hospital Presented by Jon Heeb, MD, Lawrence Urology Each month, LMH Community Education and LMH Dining Services (Unidine) are bringing to you a delicious three-course supper and a health seminar, presented by local physicians. Reservations are required, 24 hours in advance. The cost is $5.50 for the meal and the seminar is free.
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