Lawrence Journal-World 02-09-13

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of space, and each floor is enclosed by 20 4-by-6-foot rectangular panels. The insulation of the house is spray foam, a green alternative to fiberglass insulation. Barry Frank, a photographer in Lawrence, took time-lapse photography of the house going up. He also helped set up the house. Frank said it took five days to set up the outer shell.

TOPEKA — Comments in criminal proceedings by Douglas County prosecutor Amy McGowan have again been questioned by the Kansas Supreme Court. This time, McGowan’s statements led the court on Friday to vacate the 52-month prison sentence of a Douglas County man who pleaded no contest to attempted sexual ex- McGowan ploitation of a child. The court sent the case back to district court. The 2009 sentence of Robert Peterson was vacated because McGowan made comments during sentencing that violated a plea agreement with Peterson, the state Supreme Court ruled in a unanimous decision. “The defendant’s sentence must be vacated and the case remanded to a different judge of the district court for a new sentencing or plea withdrawal,” Justice Carol Beier wrote.

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THIS STITCHED PANORAMA IMAGE SHOWS Dwight and Kimberly Purvis standing in the living room area of their circular home now under construction just south of Lawrence. The home is a Green Round Home Kit from the North Carolina company Deltec Homes. BELOW RIGHT: The couple stand outside the home.

Couple build eco-friendly, unique home By Rebekka Schlichting rschlichting@ljworld.com

There’s a light-blue house on a hill just south of Lawrence that’s round, ecofriendly, and being built from a kit. Lawrence couple Dwight and Kimberly Purvis started building the circular home in November and plan to have it finished in March. “It’s funny to me how badly I think I do want to live in a round house now that I’ve gotten this far with it because it’s pretty cool,” Dwight said. “It’s different enough that you get to use space differently.” The couple, who have been married for 27 years and own Purvis Woodworks, got the idea for the unusual house a few years ago. They toured Deltec Homes in North Carolina and were attracted to the company’s speciality homes.

Deltec also sells traditional, square home kits that are eco-friendly. The kits come with wall panels, doors and windows. As soon as their last child of two moved out, the Purvises purchased a Green Round Home Kit from Deltec for $154,000. The house’s skeleton rolled in on a semitrailer in November, and the Purvises, along with some of their friends, went right to work putting it together. Each of the two stories of the house holds 2,100 square feet

Baker president to retire in 2014 By Matt Erickson merickson@ljworld.com

Baker University President Pat Long will retire in June 2014, the university’s Board of Trustees announced Friday. Long, who became the university’s first female president in July 2006, informed the trustees of her decision Friday afternoon, according to a release.

The trustees also announced they’ll start a national search for a new president soon. Long said in a brief phone interview Friday that she told the trustees she planned on a five- to seven-year stint when she came aboard, and summer 2014 would mark eight years. She said by then the university will have accomplished the goals she had for her tenure, and she want-

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ed to give plenty of advance notice. “You need to start early with this process, to give the university the right time to hire the next person,” said Long, 61. She said her time as president has been dedicated to Baker’s students. “Dr. Pat’s genuine love of students has always been

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