Stores offer discounts on Clinton memoir

Lawrence bookstores are planning various promotions in anticipation of interest in former President Clinton’s book, “My Life.”

The memoir was officially released at 12:01 a.m.

Clinton last month spoke to a crowd of about 12,000 people at Allen Fieldhouse, inaugurating a Dole Institute of Politics lecture series.

Borders, 700 N.H., will open at 8 a.m., an hour early. The store has 220 copies of the book in stock and will be offering it at a 30 percent discount off the $35 cover price.

Hastings, 1900 W. 23 St., will keep its normal store hours of 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. today. The store has 300 copies and will be offering them at a 45 percent discount today only. After that, it will be offered at a 40 percent discount.

The Raven Bookstore, 8 E. Seventh St., and Oread Books, Kansas Union Level 2, will be selling the book but are not offering any special promotions.

Investigation

Subject of photo talks about incident to police

A man who police said was caught on surveillance camera after following a girl at a Lawrence grocery store has surrendered to authorities. But detectives didn’t arrest him and are still trying to figure out whether he committed a crime.

The 31-year-old Lawrence resident turned himself in Friday after seeing his picture in news reports, said Sgt. Mike Pattrick, a police spokesman. The man was questioned by detectives, then let go.

A 14-year-old girl reported the man followed her through Checkers Tuesday afternoon as she shopped with her mother. The girl also told police the man tried to enter her car after she went to the parking lot to wait for her mother.

Pattrick wouldn’t elaborate on what the man told police about the incident.

Kansas University

State legislator to join Dole Institute staff

The small staff at Kansas University’s Dole Institute of Politics has grown from three members to four.

Barbara Ballard will be the institute’s first-ever associate director for civic programming and public outreach starting July 4, interim director Stephen McAllister said Monday.

Ballard will oversee the institute’s efforts to promote bipartisan civic involvement and work to increase the institute’s public service involvement.

The Democratic representative from Lawrence’s 44th District is a senior administrator in KU’s Office of the Vice Provost for Student Success. She has 24 years of experience in KU’s student service division.

“Barbara has enormous appeal and the ability to bring people together,” said Chancellor Robert Hemenway. “The Dole Institute, and indeed the state, will be well served. I look forward to seeing the Dole Institute become an increasingly active player in this state’s civil and educational affairs.”

KU Alumni association

Committee formed to find alumni group CEO

The Kansas Alumni Association has named a committee to conduct a nationwide search for its new president and chief executive officer.

Robert Driscoll, Mission Woods, who led the association’s board of directors during 2002-2003, will chair the search committee.

Other members are: Dr. Linda Duston Warren, Hanover, national alumni chairwoman; Frank Becker, Lawrence, chairman of the KU Endowment Association; Larry Borden, Colorado Springs, Colo., who on July 1 becomes chairman of the alumni association; A. Drue Jennings, Leawood, who served last year as interim KU athletics director; David Shulenburger, KU provost and executive vice chancellor.

Chancellor Emeritus Del Shankel is serving as interim president during the search process. He succeeds Fred B. Williams, who received a letter on May 28 telling him he had been fired.