Lawrence Journal-World 10-30-13

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Developer confirms 11th and Mass. plans 7-story apartment proposal may include national drug store chain sachusetts Street, and it may end up including a national drug store chain to serve the A seven-story apartment growing number of downbuilding is being planned for town residents. a prominent corner of MasLawrence developer Doug

By Chad Lawhorn

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Compton confirmed Tuesday that he has entered into a partnership to develop the former Allen Press properties near 11th and Massachusetts streets.

Compton said his plans call for a seven-story building that will include space for 120 apartments above retail space on the ground floor. Underground parking for

at least 120 vehicles would be constructed beneath the building. Compton said he is close to finalizing an agreePlease see COMPTON, page 2A

Frightful sights await trick-or-treaters Worker loses job after bringing gun to school ———

District attorney to decide whether former employee will face criminal charges By Peter Hancock phancock@ljworld.com

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LAWRENCE RESIDENT DANA DYER, who lives at 1755 E. 1310 Road, has spent the past three weeks getting his half-acre “Halloween Haunts� together. He braved the rainy weather Tuesday morning to put the finishing touches on before Thursday.

HEALTH CARE OVERHAUL

Sebelius to testify today about troubled website By Jennifer C. Kerr Associated Press

WASHINGTON — As the public face of President Barack Obama’s signature health care program, Kathleen Sebelius has become the target for attacks over its botched rollout. Republicans want her to resign and even some Democrats — while not mentioning Sebelius — say someone should be fired. The secretary of Health and Human Services has been lampooned on late-

Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas, Pat Roberts of Kansas and others have called for U.S. Health and Humans Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to resign. Roberts voted for her confirmation in 2009 to lead HHS, but has now changed his assessment. night comedy shows, from “The Daily Show� to “Saturday Night Live,� in which a stand-in Sebelius last week offered tips to people having trouble signing into the new

Please see SEBELIUS, page 2A

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health care website: restart your computer, send a postcard to Washington with the word “help� or buy an airline ticket to Canada. For months, Sebelius had

projected steady confidence that the online health insurance markets would open Oct. 1 as scheduled in all 50 states and that a website that’s the key to public enrollments would be ready. How much she knew about the website’s problems, and when, are key questions she’ll face today at a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. So far she appears to have Obama’s backing. Officials

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An employee of Sunset Hill School has been fired for bringing a concealed handgun into the building on Monday, Lawrence school district officials said, and the case has been turned over to District Attorney Charles Branson to determine whether misdemeanor charges will be filed. School officials so far have The employee had a not identified valid permit to carry the employee, a concealed weapalthough district on. The Lawrence spokeswoman Julie Boyle said school district, today that it was however, does not a “nonteaching allow anyone other staff member� who has since than law enforcebeen terminated. ment officers to The Lawrence carry weapons onto Police Depart- school property or ment also has not identified to school-sponsored the person be- events, regardcause no arrest less of whether the was made at the time, police person has a valid spokesman Sgt. permit. Trent McKinley said. Instead, McKinley said, the employee was escorted off the property and the case was referred to the district attorney’s office. Officials in Branson’s office said Tuesday afternoon that they had not yet received the report. According to police and school district officials, an employee at Sunset Hill first reported to the school district late Friday afternoon that another employee had brought

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Fiber-optic for Baldwin

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Douglas County commissioners will be asked today to give their blessing to a proposed $5 million bond issue to bring fiber-optic Internet connections to Baldwin City. Page 3A

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