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It’s official: Romney is GOP nominee By David Espo Associated Press
TAMPA, FLA. — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney swept to the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday night, praised lovingly by his wife from their national convention stage as the “man America
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needs” and cheered by delegates eager to propel him into the fall campaign against President Barack Obama. The hall erupted in cheers when Romney strolled on stage and shared a hug and kiss with his wife of more than 40 years. “This man will not fail. This man will not let us
down,” Mrs. Romney said in a prime-time speech that sounded at times like a heart-to-heart talk among women and at times like a testimonial to her husband’s little-known softer side. “It’s the moms who always have to work harder, to make everything right,” she said. And she vouched
firmly for her husband, who lags behind Obama in surveys among women voters: “You can trust Mitt. He loves America.” Earlier, the Romneys watched on television at a Lynne Sladky/AP Photo hotel suite across the street from the convention hall as REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE MITT ROMNEY and his wife, Ann, wave to delegates at Please see ROMNEY, page 6A the Republican National Convention on Tuesday.
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New KU linemen named starters As new KU football coach Charlie Weis released the first regular-season depth chart, offensive lineman Aslam Sterling and defensive lineman Jordan Tavai were listed as starters. Both were able to work their way into the starting lineup in less than a month. Page 1B
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WORK CREWS LAY A LIME SLURRY MIXTURE on U.S. Highway 59 near County Road 458 on Tuesday morning. The slurry helps harden the surface for the asphalt-laying stage.
U.S. 59 project almost done By Scott Rothschild srothschild@ljworld.com
TOPEKA — The nearly threeyear long U.S. Highway 59 realignment project is nearing the end of the road. “We’re hoping to open it the first week of October,” said Kim Qualls, a spokeswoman with the Kansas Department of Transportation.
There is still paving, striping and signage work going on, Qualls said. She said some folks may see a particular part of the project and believe that it’s finished now, but they aren’t seeing the whole thing. The first phase of the project, which began in January 2009, entailed earthwork and construction of bridges for an 11mile four-lane freeway between
Lawrence and Ottawa. That cost $57 million. The second phase is the surfacing and pavement work, totaling $24.7 million. Currently, that is happening on the north end of the project, which is close to the southern city limits of Lawrence. A 7.6-mile stretch of the freeway in Franklin County — costing $63.5 million — was completed and ready for use in 2010.
Read Across Lawrence events scheduled
SELECTIONS for the 10th annual Read Across Lawrence include a children’s book, “The Cabinet of Wonders” by Mary Rutkoski, and an adult book, “Winter’s Bone” by Kansas University alumnus Daniel Woodrell.
By Alex Garrison acgarrison@ljworld.com
This year’s Read Across Lawrence program — the 10th annual — kicks off on Friday. And this year, organizers and sponsors with the Lawrence Public Library and Kansas University libraries also have planned a separate read-
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ing event for children. A small committee picked “Winter’s Bone” from a short list of 25 books because the libraries wanted to feature a living author and a novel that could inspire discussion of relevant social issues, said Rachel Smalter Hall, adult programs librarian at Please see READ, page 2A
Starting on Oct. 15, Lawrence residents may come home to be greeted by a shiny new trash cart at their curb. City officials on Tuesday announced a De Soto-based vendor will start distributing approximately 21,000 trash carts to Lawrence residents on Oct. 15. The final carts are expected to arrive at residents’ homes by Nov. 9. The trash cart rollout is part of a program that will require residents of singlefamily homes in the city to start using city-issued trash carts instead of standard trash bags or cans. City officials are urging residents to keep an open mind about the new carts. “We have definitely heard from other communities that use the carts that at first there may be a little bit of hesitation because it is new,” said Kathy Richardson, operations supervisor for the city’s waste reduction and recycling division. “But we also hear that in a few months residents are giving feedback about how they love their carts. They really are easy to use.” Lawrence city officials will be working hard to convince Lawrence residents. The city has launched a website at lawrenceks.org/wrr/ carts to provide basic information about the program. City utility bills, beginning today, also will include an informational flier about the new carts. Here’s a look at some issues city officials are trying to address:
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