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Suspended KU professor not returning this year By Ben Unglesbee and Scott Rothschild bunglesbee@ljworld.com, srothschild@ljworld.com
Kansas University journalism Professor David Guth will not return to the class-
room this year, but his administrative leave will end as of today and he will be eligible to teach in the fall of 2014, the university announced Thursday. Guth, who was placed on administrative leave in Sep-
tember after a posting on social media about the NRA and drew a firestorm of protest, issued a written apology Thursday. Meanwhile, the majority leader of the Kansas Senate indicated that the university’s decision not to fire
Guth might not sit well with some legislators. Provost Jeffrey Vitter made the decision about Guth’s future based on the recommendation of a sevenmember committee of faculty and staff. It was approved
by Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little, the university said. “The committee conducted a full review, and their input was instrumental in
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Twitter feedback may be introduced to meetings By Chad Lawhorn clawhorn@ljworld.com
There’s talk of 140 characters at Lawrence City Hall — and not the type of normal City Hall characters who range from neighborhood leaders to developers to pothole complainers. Lawrence City Commissioner Jeremy Farmer wants fellow commissioners to consider an idea to increase public comment at weekly City Commission meetings by using Twitter — the social media Farmer platform that instantaneously allows people to opine about any topic under the sun, as long as the comments are limited to 140 characters. “I think it would be so cool to have different groups of people engaged in Please see TWITTER, page 2A
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AT TOP: FREE STATE HIGH SCHOOL FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT STUDENTS show off costumes they made out of paper bags in the annual Brown Bag Fashion Show, featuring third-level art students. This year’s theme was to fashion costumes based on Sins and Virtues. At left, Free State senior Maddie York dresses as a bear during the fashion show. York was portraying Anger and Wrath. Above: Free State arts instructor Marsha Poholsky, portraying Justice, leads off the show.
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Man killed by train remembered for big heart By Stephen Montemayor smontemayor@ljworld.com
Jerry Claypool’s first name went unknown to many who knew him best. “Anybody that knows my dad — truly knows him — knows him as Squeak,” said Terry Claypool, Jerry’s 27-year-old son. The origin of that name is unknown even to Terry. Jerry D. Claypool, 51, was killed after being struck by
a train near Burcham Park on Tuesday. Those who knew him say Claypool, who lived in Lawrence for about three years, was just beginning to find himself in a better place after decades of hard luck. Claypool was featured in a June JournalWorld story because he was among those to secure housing through The Salvation Army’s Project Able case-management program. After working with case manager Carol Taylor
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to find an apartment of his own, Claypool could barely contain his emotions upon learning that he’d been approved. “I did the jig, I was so happy,” Claypool told the Journal-World in June. “Hopefully I don’t have to go another winter out in the cold.” Before then, ClayNick Krug/Journal-World File Photo pool had been homeless for the better part of 28 JERRY CLAYPOOL, OF LAWRENCE, GETS CHOKED UP in years and often camped a meeting with his Salvation Army case manager, Carol Taylor, earlier this year at the Salvation Army, at 946 by the Kansas River. New Hampshire St. Claypool was killed Tuesday when Please see CLAYPOOL, page 2A he was struck by a train near Burcham Park.
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Impact of tax cuts being felt, officials say ——
Brownback policies focus of KU conference By Scott Rothschild srothschild@ljworld.com
County and education officials on Thursday said the income tax cuts and budget policies of Gov. Sam Brownback are leading to increased property taxes, reduced services and schools being jeopardized. The comments were made during the annual Kansas Economic Policy Conference held at Kansas University, which focused on income tax cuts implemented by Brownback and the Republican-majority Legislature over the past two years. But talk of the cuts quickly led to a discussion on state budget constraints caused by dwindling tax revenue. Please see TAX CUTS, page 7A
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