Sound Off
Who is running for school board in Lawrence? How much longer do people have to file for the election?
Four candidates had filed as of Friday. County offices were closed Monday.
Official candidates are: Gordon Longabach, retired U.S. Army officer; Leni Salkind, incumbent board member; Kurt Thurmaier, Kansas University faculty member; and Dale Vestal, Centennial School site council president.
Austin Turney, board president, said last week he plans to run for re-election.
Candidates will compete for three available seats on the board. The terms of Salkind, Turney and James Hilliard end in June.
The filing deadline is noon Jan. 23, at the Douglas County Courthouse, 11th and Massachusetts streets.
If seven or more candidates file, a primary will be conducted March 6. The general election will be April 3.
Marketplace
Arts & Entertainment · Bars · Theatres · Restaurants · Coffeehouses · Libraries · Antiques · Services
- Blog: Kansas science and math teachers easily recruited away May 20, 2013 · 34 comments
- Planning Commission recommends approval of Menards store for south Lawrence May 20, 2013 · 40 comments
- Blog: FreedomWorks urges Legislature to reject Common Core reading and math standards May 21, 2013 · 16 comments
- Opinion: Amid crisis, Europe resists extremism May 21, 2013 · 19 comments
- Crews race to find survivors of Oklahoma twister May 20, 2013 · 34 comments
- Letter: Serious issue May 21, 2013 · 24 comments
- Two men arrested in connection with Sunday morning shooting May 20, 2013 · 51 comments
- Opinion: Benghazi triggers a major credibility crisis May 18, 2013 · 78 comments
- Legislature makes no progress; Brownback leaves state to tout tax cuts May 20, 2013 · 17 comments
- Blog: Lawrence home sales continue rise in 2013, builders begin to pick up pace on new construction May 21, 2013 · 4 comments
- Memphis forward Tarik Black transfers to KU May 20, 2013
- Planning Commission recommends approval of Menards store for south Lawrence May 20, 2013
- Midwifery 101: Options for pregnant women May 21, 2013
- 40 years ago: Outgoing KU chancellor receives tributes from alumni May 21, 2013
- Free State softball draws Derby first May 20, 2013
- They said it ... about Tarik Black May 20, 2013
- Two men arrested in connection with Sunday morning shooting May 20, 2013
- Legislature makes no progress; Brownback leaves state to tout tax cuts May 20, 2013
- When furniture turned into art: Wendell Castle's KU connection May 19, 2013
- KU makes sudden change in Statehouse presence May 20, 2013
Comments
Use the comment form below to begin a discussion about this content.
Commenting has been disabled for this item.