Dr. Barney Graham — widely credited as one of the key researchers who developed today’s life-saving COVID-19 vaccines — knows some people won’t receive the vaccine because they worry it was developed too quickly.
What he also knows is the world is quite lucky to have that worry.
Graham — who received his medical degree from the University of Kansas and recently retired as the deputy director of the ...
It was about 14 years ago that Nicole Campos took a $500 investment and started selling unique clothes to the approximately 4,000 residents of the rural community of Scott City in western Kansas.
Fast forward to this weekend, and there's a good chance that her Lawrence store — her 20th store — will have more than 10 times Scott City’s entire population standing outside its doors.
Granted, Campos’ new ...
No-knock warrants and a controversial style of chokehold no longer will be allowed for use by Lawrence police officers, the city’s police chief announced Saturday.
Lawrence Police Chief Rich Lockhart — who took over the department in January — said he has banned both activities as part of his initial review of the department. Lockhart said he had heard from several community members who wanted the ...
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As Lawrence Public Schools work to identify and implement about $6.5 million in budget cuts, the district’s superintendent is a finalist to become the leader of the Montgomery, Alabama, school district.
Superintendent Anthony Lewis is one of five finalists to become the superintendent of Montgomery Public Schools, according to a report from WSFA television in Montgomery. ...
From a South American fruit to a front-seat cup of coffee, I’ve got news for you about a couple of pending additions to Lawrence’s food and drink scene.
First, let’s do fruit. Fruitful Acai Bowls is in the process of opening in west Lawrence. A vacant space in the shopping center that previously housed Hy-Vee at Sixth and Monterey Way is being converted into a shop that sells all sorts of acai bowls and ...
Rising gasoline prices are causing all types of problems for businesses, but Lawrence’s lone Applebee's restaurant faced a new one this week.
The restaurant on south Iowa Street was closed for large parts of Tuesday because of high gasoline prices, but perhaps not for the reasons you would think. Multiple employees of the chain quit after seeing an email from a regional manager urging the restaurant to ...
