Documents 2007

Documents for September 2007

Civics (History and Government) Items for the Redesigned Naturalization Test

September 29, 2007

The United States Citizenship and Immigration� Services department issued an updated version of the U.S. citizenship test.

Gross Domestic Product for the Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Area

September 27, 2007

On September 26, 2007, the BEA introduced prototype estimates of GDP by metropolitan area. This release provided both current-dollar and real (chained-dollar) GDP estimates for 363 metropolitan areas, 61 detailed industries for each area. All of the prototype estimates are retrievable from this page. You will also find links to the news release and a forthcoming Survey of Current Business article. The prototype estimates are based on county earnings by industry estimates from BEA's local area personal income accounts released April 26, 2007 and on the GDP-by-state estimates released June 7, 2007. County earnings data are not available prior to 2001 on a NAICS basis. Therefore, the reference (or base) year for the real (chained-dollar) estimates is 2001.

BEA report

September 27, 2007

Read the complete report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

(Press release) Charges filed in U.S. 59 fatalities

September 26, 2007

Two counts of reckless second-degree murder were filed Tuesday in Douglas County against Ramona Morgan in the Sept. 11 deaths of two highway workers.

Read the charges

September 26, 2007

The complaint against Ramona Morgan: Two counts of reckless second-degree murder.

KU graduate student Jacob Esselstyn has discovered a new species of bat

September 21, 2007

This PDF contains an article written by KU graduate student Jacob Esselstyn, about a new species of bat he discovered. The article recently appeared in Journal of Mammalogy.

Lawrence Public School Enrollment 2007

September 20, 2007

Enrollment numbers from report released September 20, 2007

LMH Doctors Annex in Eudora

September 20, 2007

Lawrence Memorial Hospital's proposed master plan that would accommodate 13 new buildings and more than 140,000 square feet of space for everything from doctor's offices to restaurants. The property is located on the southeast corner of Church Street and Kansas Highway 10.

Dean S. Lesher Award background

September 20, 2007

Background on the Dean S. Lesher Award, and winners of the award since 1982.

Letters regarding proposed hotel project

September 18, 2007

Read letters from two KU leaders regarding the proposed hotel project.

When Generations Collide

September 16, 2007

When Generations Collide," Jana Dobbs' presentation for "bridging the generation gap in your workplace. Jana Dobbs is community bank president for Corner Bank in Lawrence.

H. R. ll - College Cost Reduction Act

September 13, 2007

Text of the College Cost Reduction Act

Retiring in Lawrence

September 13, 2007

By 2030, 20 percent of all Kansans are expected to be age 65 and older. Lawrence is already attracting a growing number of retirees, people with a connection to the university, those with children living here and others who just seem to enjoy the community. Can Lawrence capitalize on this growing population, and at what cost?

Position Paper on Lawrence Airport Business Park

September 13, 2007

Information that developers recently sent to North Lawrence residents regarding a proposed business park development near the Lawrence Municipal Airport.

KUMC-SLH Draft - Exhibit C

September 12, 2007

This document helps make a draft version of an educational and research affiliation between Kansas University's School of Medicine and St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. The affiliation does not cover the cancer center initiative, which is being negotiated in a separate agreement.

KUMC-SLH Draft - Exhibit A

September 12, 2007

This document helps make a draft version of an educational and research affiliation between Kansas University's School of Medicine and St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. The affiliation does not cover the cancer center initiative, which is being negotiated in a separate agreement.

KUMC-SLH Draft - Exhibit B

September 12, 2007

This document helps make a draft version of an educational and research affiliation between Kansas University's School of Medicine and St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. The affiliation does not cover the cancer center initiative, which is being negotiated in a separate agreement.

KUMC-SLH Draft Agreement

September 12, 2007

This document helps make a draft version of an educational and research affiliation between Kansas University's School of Medicine and St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. The affiliation does not cover the cancer center initiative, which is being negotiated in a separate agreement.

NAAG Task Force on School and Campus Safety 2007 Report and Recommendations

September 7, 2007

A task force of 27 attorneys general examined schools and campus safety.

Citation and Notification of Penalty

September 7, 2007

The Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration last month handed out $9,000 in fines to the Kansas University Memorial Union.

The Nature of War

September 7, 2007

Anthropology professors Felix Moos and Bart Dean will be leading a study group at Oxford University, which will address changes in modern warfare.

Request for Drinking Establishment License Hearing

September 5, 2007

View the letter the city sent to Alcoholic Beverage Control Director Thomas W. Groneman regarding Last Call.

"2007 Kansas State of Labor" address

September 3, 2007

Read Labor Secretary Jim Garner's "2007 Kansas State of Labor" address.

2007 Kansas Economic report

September 3, 2007

2007 Kansas Economic report.

Arctic Academics

September 2, 2007

Kansas University leads the way in global warming research.