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Rebekka Schlichting (Reporter)
Recent stories
- Go-Getter: Book club
- May 20, 2013
- With summer approaching along with the free time and hot weather it brings with it, it’s the perfect time to join or even create your own book club. By Rebekka Schlichting
- Project Graduation party offers students safe fun and prizes—including an SUV
- May 8, 2013
- Businesses and parents in Lawrence are coming together through Project Graduation to throw a big party for graduating high school students. The party will have a mechanical bull, cash cages, food, a DJ, casino-themed games and chances to win a variety of prizes including a 1997 Ford Explorer. By Rebekka Schlichting
- Go-Getter: Photography
- May 6, 2013
- Spring is a great time to pick up a camera and maybe sneak into a few photography classes that could aid your future reminiscing and impress your friends.
- Operation WildLife to raise money for baby animals at Styx concert
- May 5, 2013
- Operation WildLife, a nonprofit rehabilitation center, will raise money for its incoming baby animals by selling raffle tickets for an autographed guitar at the Styx concert on May 10 at the Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, Mo. By Rebekka Schlichting
- Small World celebrates 45 years of helping women learn English, American culture
- April 29, 2013
- Small World, an international school, is celebrating 45 years of providing women with language skills, new friends and knowledge of American culture. By Rebekka Schlichting
- 8-year-old starts her own museum
- April 22, 2013
- Dried-up baby turtles, antlers, skulls and bones—all of these can be found in Silvia’s Natural Museum. Silvia Liu, an 8-year-old Lawrence resident, started the museum in her parents’ basement as her collection of natural wonders grew. By Rebekka Schlichting
- Go-Getter: Bike polo
- April 22, 2013
- Bored with just riding around on your bicycle? Make a sport out of it and try bike polo. By Rebekka Schlichting
- Taking the cake
- Local decorator headed to national competition
- April 17, 2013
- If you’ve ever walked by the cake display case at the Dillons at 4701 W. Sixth St., you may have been stunned by the detail and elegance of Kelli Coleman’s cakes. By Rebekka Schlichting
- Lawrence resident shows his ewes-ful talent on national TV
- April 15, 2013
- Lawrence resident Rocky Swearingen has “shear” talent when it comes to showing sheep, and his debut on “Tough Grit” will baa-ck it up. Ewe can catch him on RFD-TV at 6 p.m. on April 15. By Rebekka Schlichting
- Go-Getter: Try landscaping
- April 1, 2013
- If you’re not happy with your yard, it might be time to start thinking about a landscaping project.
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- Opinion: Why gay role models matter May 23, 2013 · 43 comments
- Long-term plan suggests toll lanes on K-10 corridor May 23, 2013 · 52 comments
- Senate Republicans approve sales tax increase, cuts in income tax rates, lower food sales tax May 23, 2013 · 60 comments
- Former area Boy Scouts react to decision allowing gay scouts May 24, 2013 · 17 comments
- Club Magic manager says he's trying to turn around a new business at an old, and troubled, location May 25, 2013 · 2 comments
- Blog: GOP tax plans would increase taxes on low-wage Kansans, decrease taxes for high-income Kansans, report says May 23, 2013 · 30 comments
- On the street: Do you agree with the Boy Scouts of America decision to allow gay scouts? May 25, 2013 · 1 comment
- On the street: Should residents or businesses who use too much water be fined? May 24, 2013 · 19 comments
- Wichita might fine residents over use of water May 24, 2013 · 15 comments
- 59 minors, several local businesses, cited for alcohol violations in state regulator's patrols in May May 23, 2013 · 29 comments
- Former Lawrence resident Sri Srinivasan confirmed for prestigious D.C. Court of Appeals May 23, 2013
- Doctor finds 'A Healthier Wei' to treat kids May 14, 2013
- Editorial: Hometown pride May 21, 2013
- Thread of pain ran through Jackson’s career June 28, 2009
- Opinion: Firebirds’ window for state softball title not shut May 24, 2013
- Wildflower Walk set for Saturday May 24, 2013
- Proposed cuts to corrections system could endanger Kansans, secretary says May 24, 2013
- Lawrence man pleads guilty to bank robbery; 52-month sentence recommended May 20, 2013
