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East 9th design plan gets heated
By Joanna Hlavacek • Twitter: @HlavacekJoanna
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relatively quiet weekend in Lawrence welcomes a dance performance, the 70th birthday of a local icon and one man’s journey “from prison to freedom.” Check out more upcoming events in the Journal-World’s datebook on page 10A.
Lawrence Arts Center School of Dance Gala: Move. Strengthen. Inspire.
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FLOYD BLEDSOE, WHO WAS RECENTLY RELEASED FROM PRISON after DNA evidence showed he’d been wrongfully convicted of murder, speaks at a Statehouse rally calling for repeal of the death penalty in Kansas.
Floyd Bledsoe: “From Prison to Freedom” 7 p.m. Saturday, St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 1234 Kentucky St. Floyd Bledsoe, the Kansas man who was exonerated after being wrongfully imprisoned for 15 years , will share his story Saturday in
“From Prison to Freedom: One man’s journey calls us to forgiveness, reform and an end to capital punishment.”
By Nikki Wentling Twitter: @nikkiwentling
7 to 9 p.m. today, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. This annual event features highlights from the Lawrence Ballet Theatre, as well as Arts Center dance education resident Eleanor Goudie-Averill and guests artists Julie Benirschke and Randy Herrera of the Central Illinois Ballet and Houston Ballet, respectively. A reception will be held before the concert to honor graduating seniors and Carmine Ballere Scholarship recipients. Tickets cost $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and $8 for children. Get yours at www.lawrenceartscenter.org.
Hank Booth’s 70th birthday celebration 7 to 10 p.m. today, The Nest on the ninth floor of The Oread hotel, 1200 Oread Ave.
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Tonight’s shindig pays tribute to Hank Booth, longtime Lawrence radio personality, executive director of the Baldwin City Chamber of Commerce and “man of the millennium,” according to our Datebook. Celebrate his 70th birthday with “smiles, laughs, dancing and music” provided by Lawrence’s own Kim and The Quake. Cover is $5.
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Brewing tensions came out at a public meeting Thursday when those in support of an East Ninth Street redesign showed up to debate those who have attempted to stymie it. In front of a packed room, Lawrence’s Historic Resources Commission discussed — for the second time — a concept design for the proposed arts corridor along six blocks
of East Ninth Street. After hearing from 14 people, eight for it and five against, commissioners voted to send a letter to the Lawrence City Commission expressing their support. “Some passionate thought and comment has been made,” said commissioner Michael Arp. “I heard a comment that we have the opportunity to stop this project, but that’s not our role. We can’t just Please see NINTH, page 4A
Kansas changing interagency policies for voter registration By Roxana Hegeman Associated Press
Wichita (ap) — Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach has told a federal court that he is changing interagency policies to improve the state’s ability to verify proof of citizenship for people who register to vote at motor vehicle offices. The notice, filed shortly before midnight Wednesday, comes a day after a federal court ruled thousands of Kansas residents who did not provide such documents must be added
to voter rolls for federal elections. The judge stayed her ruling until May 31 so the state could appeal, which Kobach has said he plans to do. In his court filing, Kobach contends that the new policies were being implemented prior to Tuesday’s ruling. One policy says motor vehicle offices accept and scan documents proving U.S. citizenship. Another change gives the secretary of state’s office and election Please see VOTERS, page 4A
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