Lawrence Journal-World 11-24-2016

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KANSAS WOMEN SNAG 2-OT WIN OVER ORAL ROBERTS, 64-56. 1C

HAPPY

Free LINK dinner this afternoon The annual Thanksgiving meal by Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen is scheduled for today. The event provides a free Thanksgiving dinner and is open to the community. The meal will be served from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the First Christian Church, 1000 Kentucky St.

THANKSGIVING!

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Court to let woman challenge murder sentence

LAWRENCE:

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CHEAP GAS? ——

Prices fell 7 percent this year, according to AAA report

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By Peter Hancock phancock@ljworld.com

Topeka — A Kansas appeals court panel said Wednesday that Shanna Friday may challenge her incarceration for a 2008 murder conviction on the basis that her trial attorney may have been ineffective, Friday and it remanded her case back to Douglas County

By Roxana Hegeman Associated Press

Wichita — The man who seven years ago ambushed and fatally shot one of the few U.S. doctors performing late-term

HOW DOES LAWRENCE COMPARE? Gas prices have fallen an average of 2 percent statewide since this time last year, but Lawrence has seen a much sharper decrease. Here’s how we compare with other Kansas communities, based on Monday’s gas prices.

IN LAWRENCE, WE PAY AROUND KANSAS l Emporia: $1.86, down 5 percent l Kansas City, Kan.: $1.89, down 2 percent l Manhattan: $1.95, down 2 percent l Pittsburg: $1.87, down 2 percent l Topeka: $1.77, down 6 percent l Wichita: $1.89, up 1 percent

$1.81 a gallon, down 7% from Nov. 2015.

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ne thing I’ve learned over the years is that Thanksgiving can be a time when you go through a lot of gasoline. Pulling the trailer full of mashed potatoes to grandma’s house can really put a dent in the fuel mileage. Maybe you are going to do some traveling as well, so here’s a look at some news on gasoline prices. The biggest news is that gasoline prices in Lawrence aren’t nearly what they used to be. Yes, gasoline prices have fallen nearly everywhere in the past year, but Lawrence has seen the largest one-year decline of any Kansas community, according to one Chad Lawhorn recent report. clawhorn@ljworld.com AAA Kansas tracks the average price per gallon in 10 Kansas communities, plus the statewide average. Based on prices from Monday, Lawrence had seen a 7 percent drop in gasoline prices since the same time a year ago. That compares with a 2 percent drop in the statewide average and a 2 percent increase in the national average. On Monday, the Lawrence average was $1.81 per gallon compared with the statewide average of $1.90 and the national average of $2.14. Yet, I still hear somewhat frequently from readers about how gasoline prices are out of whack in Lawrence. Well, here is a number that will cause those folks to have cranberry sauce come out their ears: Lawrence has the eighth lowest average gasoline price of any city in the country, according to the folks at AAA. But the readers who complain about gasoline prices aren’t without some basis. Frequently, they point to gasoline prices in Topeka, or along the turnpike on the way to Topeka, or in small towns between here and Topeka.

Town Talk

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Abortion doctor’s killer resentenced

— Source: AAA Kansas

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CLASSIFIED ..............5C-8C EVENTS...........................6B

High: 56

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Low: 31

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Forecast, 10A PUZZLES......................... 6A SPORTS.....................1C-4C

Happy Holidays! During this time of giving thanks, the Lawrence Memorial Hospital Endowment Association’s Board of Directors thanks you for your donations of time, talent and treasure. Your support is vital to your community hospital. Standing, from left: Kelli Henderson, DDS, Bev Roelofs, Luis Salazar, MD, Bob Bechtel, Charles Yockey, MD, Doris Ricks, Jason Hoover, Gary Sollars, Tiffinie Mercado, MD, Matthew Hoy, Gary Bennett, Teresa Mulinazzi Kempf and Laverne Epp. Seated, from left, Becky Gibson, Jean Shepherd, Todd Sutherland, Cathy Shenoy, Jeff Weinberg, Becki Dick and Starla Jones.

LMH Endowment Association • 325 Maine • www.lmhendowment.org


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