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Local NAACP leaders ‘disappointed’ in school board South Middle School, and has begun questioning how the district investigated the matter. In a letter to district officials, the president of the Lawrence branch of the National Association
By Joanna Hlavacek jhlavacek@ljworld.com
The local chapter of the NAACP is now criticizing the Lawrence school district’s handling of an alleged racial incident at
for the Advancement of Colored People, said she was extremely disappointed that school board members last month agreed to accept the resignation of a teacher without publicly naming
the teacher. It is believed the teacher is the same South Middle School social studies teacher who was under investigation for allegedly making racist comments to his students. The school board
broke from its past practice of naming individuals who resign from the district’s employment. In addition, the NAACP letter alleges that district officials failed to adequately notify parents that
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their students were being interviewed as part of an investigation into the alleged racist comments. In her letter, NAACP president Ursula Minor
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City to vote again on plan for HERE parking after zoning debate By Rochelle Valverde rvalverde@ljworld.com
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ABOVE LEFT: REP. RON RYCKMAN JR., R-OLATHE, is congratulated by his fellow Republicans after winning the race to become the next Speaker of the Kansas House. ABOVE RIGHT: Sens. Ty Masterson, of Andover, and Susan Wagle, of Wichita, listen anxiously to the vote counts Monday to learn which of them will serve as Senate President for the next four years. Wagle won the contest, 23-7.
Moderate republicans make big gains in Kansas House, Senate By Peter Hancock phancock@ljworld.com
Topeka — Rep. Ron Ryckman Jr., of Olathe, was elected speaker of the Kansas House on Monday, and Sen. Susan Wagle, of Wichita, won another term as Senate president. But moderate Republicans, who scored big wins in the November general elections, showed their
new strength by winning majority leader positions in both the House and Senate. For the House, Rep. Don Hineman, of Dighton, will be the new Republican leader, and Sen. Jeff Longbine, of Emporia, will be the new Senate vice president. Meanwhile, there will be a change in the House Democratic leader position as well. After an initial tie
vote, Rep. Jim Ward, of Wichita, edged out the current minority leader, Rep. Tom Burroughs, of Kansas City, Hineman Ward Longbine 21-19. A m o n g there will be some change Senate Democrats, there in personnel. were no contested races for > LEADERS, 2A leadership posts, although
About two months since it was first proposed, the plan to resolve the HERE apartment complex’s parking shortage is scheduled for final approval by the City Commission. A debate regarding the zoning for the parking lot prolonged the decision, with worries that the zoning recommended by city planners could clear the way for a high-density apartment or dormitory to locate on the site CITY in the future. COMMISSION The commission approved the plan to build a parking lot around the corner from the complex in October. But following the vote, residents of the neighborhood said that decision was based in part on an inaccurate explanation of zoning codes from city planners. City planners originally told the commission that the city’s land development code required the offsite parking lot to be zoned at least as the same density level as the HERE complex it would serve. The eight-story complex, located on Indiana Street near Memorial Stadium, has the city’s maximum zoning level, which allows for 32 dwelling units per acre. > HERE, 4A
Lawrence businessman files plans for gun range near Douglas County Jail
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ried chicken and guns may have something in common in Lawrence. You remember, I’m sure, the recent proliferation of fried chicken restaurants in town. Such a proliferation with gun shops may be coming. Well, it may be a bit
early to go that far, but I do have news of another gun shop that says it plans to open in Lawrence. We previously reported that Lawrence businessman Rick Sells was planning to open a gun shop and indoor gun range in a portion of the building that formerly
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housed Bargain Depot near 23rd and Harper. Now, I’ve also heard from another Lawrence businessman who says he is working on an even bigger gun range project. Steve Robson, who owns both Ace Self Storage and Ace Bail Bonds, said he is working
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on plans to build a new 12,000-square-foot gun range and gun store on vacant property next to the bail bond business. The business would have 10 target practice lanes and would have about 6,000 square feet of space for gun and ammunition sales.
“I think the city should be all about us doing this,” Robson said. “There are no schools or houses or anything like that out here.” In case you are confused about where Ace Bail Bonds is (if you
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