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GOP leaders, KU disagree on use of cash reserve By Scott Rothschild srothschild@ljworld.com
TOPEKA — House Republican leaders who are calling for a 4 percent state budget cut to higher education say that public universities had $422 million dollars in various funds that could be redirected
to pay for other expenses. “Obviously utilizing these funds would require foresight and planning on the part of university officials; the unencumbered funds are not like petty cash,” said House Appropriations Chairman Marc Rhoades, RNewton.
“But I would like to see the universities look at all their funding options, not just always automatically going to students and taxpayers,” Rhoades said. But Kansas University officials on Wednesday disputed the meaning of the cash balance list circulated by top
GOP officials in the House. “I’m confused as to why this keeps being brought up as an option, when it clearly is not,” said Tim Caboni, vice chancellor for public affairs at KU. “No business would operate as is being suggested by going months without the funds needed to pay its employees
and vendors. The university is following sensible and universally accepted business practices,” Caboni said. House GOP leaders are fighting for a higher education cut as fellow Republican Gov. Sam Brownback tours Please see CASH, page 2A Caboni
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Banned books project makes Lawrence stand out By Sara Shepherd sshepherd@ljworld.com
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ELEANOR WOODYARD, LEFT, AND MARY DOVETON discuss the progress of construction at the new site of Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive. To build the new facility, Theatre Lawrence raised about $6.5 million. In addition to private donors, the Lawrence City Commission and the Douglas County Commission each pledged $100,000 to the project over the next five years. The venue is expected to open in early June. Doveton is executive director of Theatre Lawrence. Woodyard and her late husband, George Woodyard, and his sister, Mabel Woodyard, helped lead the fundraising effort with a gift of $1 million.
Banned books, original art and collectible trading cards came together last fall and hooked book lovers around the world. The Lawrence Public Library’s banned books trading card project also hooked what’s considered the nation’s most prestigious award for library public relations and marketing. The American Library Association announced this week that the Lawrence Public Library was one of eight libraries nationwide to win a 2013 John Cotton Dana Award. The award, which has been bestowed continually since 1946, comes with a $10,000 award and plaque. “We were able to engage artists’ imaginations, so it was something that was really community-based,” library director Brad Allen said of Lawrence’s project. “We wanted to do something that was unique that highlighted banned books in a different way.” Lawrence stood out in a field of “outstanding” entries from libraries nationwide, award
Rare Washington papers on display in Abilene By Tim Unruh The Salina Journal
ABILENE — Encased in glass with the light and humidity closely controlled, a rare piece of printed United States history is on display at the Eisenhower Presidential Museum. President George Washington’s personal, signed copy of the Acts of Congress, with his handwritten notes, is available for public viewing through May 3. “This book from 1789 is of the first session of Congress as we know it today,” said William Snyder, the Eisen-
hower museum curator. “This is pretty meaningful, important history,” he said. Colonists d e c l a r e d Washington their independence, won it in the Revolutionary War and then set out to mold a country in the United States’ first Congress. The book, which is less than a half-inch thick, includes the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The book’s stop in Abilene
day, along with several citizens who were just passing through. The museum “markets” to students. “Kids are part of our constituency,” said Karl Weissenbach, director of the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum. Washington was given seven copies of the Acts of Congress, but the one on display is the only one he signed and put his nameplate in, and includes his handwritten notes, Snyder said, with penciled in brackets referring to certain passages.
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Spring library sale starts this week By Ian Cummings icummings@ljworld.com
The annual spring Friends of the Lawrence Public Library book sale opens Thursday afternoon at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, where it has been moved while work continues on the library’s permanent home at Seventh and Vermont streets. Thousands of books, audio books and DVDs will be on sale in Buildings 1 and 2 at the fairgrounds, 2110 Harper St., said Susan Brown, marketing director for
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is its fourth in a tour of the 13 presidential museums and libraries. The tour ends Sept. 21 at the Truman Library in Independence, Mo. Beginning this fall, the book’s permanent home will be at the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington at Mount Vernon, Va. The museum in south Abilene will be open longer hours — 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. — through May 3 and until 10 p.m. April 27. To learn more, go online to eisenhower.archives.gov. At least two school groups viewed the exhibit Mon-
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