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City wins $53,000 trail grant By Chad Lawhorn @clawhorn_ljw
A hike along the banks of the Kansas River soon will get quite a bit easier. Lawrence City Hall has won a major grant to It will be build an approximately half-mile long trail be- like having tween Constant Park a lakeside near Sixth and Tennessee streets and Burcham walking Park near Second and In- path.” diana streets. “Basically the trail has — Mark Hecker, been there for a long assistant director of time, but it has just been parks and recreation a dirt walking path,” said Mark Hecker, the city’s assistant director of parks and recreation. “This will allow us to make it much nicer.
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FELIX MAWHIRTER, 2, IS GREETED BY LT. TYLER TUCKNESS from Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical during the investigation of a bomb scare Friday at the Douglas County Courthouse. The historic courthouse was evacuated and the Olathe bomb squad was called after a suspicious object at the eastern accessible entrance was reported by an employee. Firefighters responded, blocking off 11th Street from Massachusetts to New Hampshire streets for nearly four hours. Shortly after noon, the object, which turned out to be two plastic bottles taped together, was secured without incident and the courthouse was reopened, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Spokesman Lt. Steve Lewis said. Tuckness gave Mawhirter a fire department medallion during their visit.
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Orman accuses Roberts of doctoring political ad Campaign spot is senator’s first since national consultants were brought in By Peter Hancock Twitter: @LJWpqhancock
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REPUBLICAN SEN. PAT ROBERTS, left, and independent candidate Greg Orman debate Sept. 6 at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson.
Topeka — Sen. Pat Roberts’ campaign released a new video ad Friday that immediately stirred controversy because of an audio clip that independent challenger Greg Orman says was doctored to misrepresent what he said. The web-based ad, titled
“The Pretender,” includes a series of video clips from the Kansas State Fair debate that are spliced together to show Orman saying five times in rapid succession that he agreed with Roberts on several issues. In the final clip, Orman is seen and heard saying, “By the way, just so we’re clear
... ” and then his face disappears from the screen while the voice continues, “... I agree with Senator Roberts.” The video and audio are mixed as if to suggest that was one complete sentence in which the video fades away while the voice continues. But a review of the audio of the Sept. 6 debate in
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Hutchinson reveals that what Orman really said in response to the question about Social Security was: “By the way, just so we’re clear, I agree that both chambers of Congress ... are run in an overly partisan way.” He stumbled slightly over the word “Congress.” The ad suggests that
Lawrence woman’s love for animals leads to monkey bridges in Costa Rica By Giles Bruce Twitter: @GilesBruce
During a recent interview outside a coffee shop in downtown Lawrence, Rachel Kilian got up and started walking into the mid-
dle of the street. “Oh, no!” she said. She was worried about a black lab that was wandering aimlessly around the busy intersection of Massachusetts and Seventh streets. She kept walking toward
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THE MONKEY BRIDGE PROJECT is designed to protect Costa Rican wildlife like these mantled howler monkeys.
it until she saw that some people had corralled the dog and were looking after it. She came back and sat down at the table. It goes to show how much
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The American Studies department at KU is criticizing Chancellor Bernadette GrayLittle’s response to allegations of sexual violence. Page 3A
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