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Davis calls for delay Bad luck strikes wildlife center in further tax cuts ———
Candidate says public education funding must first be restored By Peter Hancock Twitter: @LJWpqhancock
Topeka — Rep. Paul Davis, of Lawrence, the Democratic candidate for governor, on Monday called for postponing any further tax cuts enacted by Republican Gov. Sam Brownback until public education funding is restored to its prerecession levels. Davis also named two former lieutenant governors as senior economic advisers to his campaign: Republican Gary Sherrer, who served Davis under Gov. Bill Graves from 1996 to 2003, and Democrat John Moore, who served under Gov. Kathleen Sebelius during her first term from 2003 to 2007. The announcements came on the heels of a barrage of reports by national news analysts who argued the Brownback tax cuts have failed to Brownback produce the economic stimulus he promised, as well as a new public opinion poll by SurveyUSA showing Brownback
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OPERATION WILDLIFE DIRECTOR DIANE JOHNSON and volunteer Gary Crain lay a newly arrived Great Blue Heron on an examining table as they prepare to treat an injured wing Monday at Operation Wildlife in rural Linwood. Operation Wildlife is facing funding problems after its well and air conditioner went out recently. The center cares for thousands of animals a year, including the baby bird, ducklings and groundhog in the top photos from left. Below is an owl in the center’s care.
Costly repairs crop up at worst possible time By Sara Shepherd Twitter: @saramarieshep
Linwood — Despite a strategically placed box fan, sweat poured from Diane Johnson’s brow Monday as she examined a brokenwinged great blue heron on the surgical table at Operation Wildlife. The air conditioning there has been out for two weeks, the most recent blow in a string of breakdowns at the wild animal re-
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l Revenues $28 million below
Please see WILDLIFE, page 2A
don’t know about your neighborhood, but in mine this is the time of year when approximately 15 dozen kids use a lawn sprinkler to turn my backyard into a high-speed water slide. (Just like a certain water park in K.C., I would prefer not to talk about what happened
expectations for June. Page 3A
to our test dummies.) Well, in Lawrence, you may want to start charging admission to such backyard fun. Water and sewer rates are both set to go up. As we reported in May, commissioners gave preliminary approval to a new rate plan. At their Tuesday evening
meeting, commissioners are set to give final approval and order city officials to begin collecting the higher rates in November. How much your water and sewer bill will increase depends on who you are. Here’s a look at some common scenarios: l A single-family house that
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Sunny Business Classified Comics Deaths
High: 84
Please see TAX, page 5A
City set to approve water, sewer rate increases
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habilitation clinic in rural Linwood. Johnson, the director, said Operation Wildlife faces an unexpected $12,000 in repair costs after its well, washing machine and air conditioner all went out in the past month — the peak of baby animal season.
Low: 57
Today’s forecast, page 8A
2A 5C-10C 4B 2A
Events listings Health Horoscope Opinion
6A, 2C Puzzles 1B-2B Sports 3B Television 7A
3B 1C-4C 8A, 2C
uses 4,000 gallons of water per month will see an increase of $2.62 per month, or a 4.9 percent increase over existing rates. l A single family house that uses 20,000 gallons per month
KU Endowment praised
Please see TOWN, page 4A
Vol.156/No.182 22 pages
For the third straight year, the Kansas University Endowment has been recognized as one of the nation’s top educational fundraising programs. Page 3A
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