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- 25 years ago: Flory defeats Glover for DA seat
- November 7, 2009
- A record 32,542 Douglas Countians had turned out for the Nov. 6 elections, 81.5 percent of registered voters. The previous mark had been 29,121 in 1980. Poll workers in many cases labored into the wee hours of the morning before they completed their tabulations.
- 40 years ago: KU falls to 1-7
- November 7, 2009
- The Kansas University homecoming theme was to barbecue the Colorado Buffaloes, but the notion turned sour when CU won 17-14. The loss left KU with a 1-7 record under Pepper Rodgers. The year before, KU had gone 9-2 and had gone to the Orange Bowl.
- 100 years ago: Chancellor voted president of state teachers organization
- November 7, 2009
- From the Lawrence Daily World for Nov. 7, 1909: A great honor was conferred upon university chancellor Frank Strong yesterday when he was elected president of the state teachers organization. He was chosen at a local meeting of more than 3,000 teachers and it is a good indication of his popularity and high standing with teachers.
- Baker announces benefits to fight spread of malaria
- November 7, 2009
- Malaria kills more than 1 million people every year and sickens 500 million more. Folks at Baker University are trying to do what they can to stop the top killer of African refugees.
- Preserving penmanship in the Computer Age
- Teachers afraid cursive might become a lost art
- November 7, 2009
- Susan Niedenthal has taught third grade for 15 years at Deerfield School.
- City police welcome 6 graduates after 23-week ‘grueling academy’
- November 7, 2009
- Six new law enforcement officers were officially welcomed Friday night into the Lawrence Police Department during a swearing-in ceremony.
- CritiTech leader has stake in lab building
- November 7, 2009
- New details emerged Friday about a multimillion-dollar city-county proposal designed, in part, to keep a promising pharmaceutical company from leaving Lawrence.
- Former House speaker has vital message for America
- November 7, 2009
- Whether or not an individual would vote for former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich as a GOP candidate for the U.S. presidency, like and admire him or not, it is important for all Americans to hear his message.
- State recommends broadband projects
- November 7, 2009
- Two Lawrence companies are among 22 applicants statewide to win state recommendations for projects that would extend and improve broadband service to rural residents.
- County jails’ precautions keep swine flu at bay
- November 7, 2009
- Though crowded living conditions make correctional facilities a potential breeding ground for contagious illnesses, Kansas prisons and local county jails have so far been spared a widespread outbreak of H1N1 flu cases.
- Honors bestowed on veteran officers
- November 7, 2009
- Three veteran police officers were honored for their service during an award ceremony Friday night in Downtown Lawrence.
- New traffic plan for sand facility proposed
- November 7, 2009
- A Manhattan-based company seeking to build a sand-dredging operation on part of 310 acres north of Lawrence has changed plans for how trucks would access the site.
- Kansas organist rests after 58 years
- November 7, 2009
- Harry Huber spent a summer studying on the same organ that Mozart once played a recital on before turning to his audience and saying, “Truly, the organ is the king of instruments.”
- Old cell phones can be recycled for seniors
- November 7, 2009
- The community services department of Douglas County Senior Services is recycling old cell phones.
- Police: Teacher made up assault story
- November 7, 2009
- Garden City police say a teacher made up a story about being stabbed in the leg, beaten and robbed in his classroom.
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