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New executive director of Family Promise of Lawrence resigns
Monique Wahba, recently named director of Family Promise of Lawrence, has resigned from her position because the role does not “align as well with (her) career goals” as she had anticipated, the organization announced Friday.
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KU is in possession of Native American remains
The University of Kansas has remains of Native American people in its museum collections, according to a statement from administrators.
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Lawrence City Commission to consider utility rate increases and weigh options to expand assistance programs
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday will consider water, sewer, solid waste and stormwater rate increases, and assess possible ways to expand a program to help financially stressed residents pay their bills.
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Lawrence police find skeletal human remains on west side of town
Lawrence police are investigating after finding skeletal human remains in a wooded area south of Bob Billings Parkway just east of Kansas Highway 10, according to a social media post from the department.
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Ex-employee alleges Bert Nash supervisor asked her to change her natural Black hair style, discriminated against her
A former employee of Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center alleges that her supervisor asked her to make her hair “more white looking” because her natural Black hair looked “messy and unkempt.”
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Kansas voters to decide on a Republican-backed limit of the governor’s political power
Lawmakers have made a proposal to voters in Kansas: Give us more power. Take away clout from the governor.
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Kaw Valley Almanac for Sept. 19-25, 2022
Monarch migration is in full swing, though south winds this past week have made it difficult to move ahead. This monarch was finding refuge in some goldenrod.
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Native American adoptees resonate with cultural erasure as the Indian Child Welfare Act now faces legal opposition
The United States has a long history of removing Native American children from their families and communities, stripping their cultural identities. Now that a 44-year-old protection is at risk, the threat of regression is ever present.
Three local Native adults who were adopted into white families as children shared their stories about the effects that cultural erasure has had on their identities and senses of community.
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Free State High School orchestra students to perform with KC Symphony at free concert in Lawrence
Free State seniors Morgan Kimuri and Mei Gordon Washington practice cello every day, many mornings before dawn. The community will be able to witness the girls’ and their classmates’ dedication firsthand during a free concert with the KC Symphony’s Mobile Music Box Tuesday at South Park.
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Lawrence City Commission to consider 30-minute total limit and signups for general public comment, among other changes
A revised draft of a city ordinance would limit general public comment during Lawrence City Commission meetings to 30 minutes total and require advance signup, and it suggests that comments won’t be livestreamed. It also adds more specific language regarding decorum and restricts the public’s ability to request that items be removed from the consent agenda.
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‘Tired of seeing friends and community members thrown into crisis,’ Bert Nash clients voice their concerns
Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center has two listening sessions coming up, but some clients are sounding off now. They say unfilled medications, a lack of available appointments, and unresponsiveness are keeping them from staying on track with their mental health care.
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Learn about organized labor in Douglas County at event Saturday
A panel discussion Saturday morning will bring together leaders of several Lawrence and Douglas County-area labor unions.
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Lawrence’s Sexual Trauma & Abuse Care Center celebrates 50 years
The Sexual Trauma & Abuse Care Center honored Lawrence community members and celebrated its 50th anniversary Thursday at Venue 1235.
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DUI saturation patrol planned for Friday in Lawrence
Extra Lawrence police officers will be patrolling for impaired drivers this Friday, Sept. 16.
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As Month of the Monarch continues, butterfly conservation efforts to be highlighted through events this weekend
Monarch butterflies arrive in Kansas mid-September each year, but the renowned species has recently been deemed endangered. Some events scheduled for this weekend in Lawrence will both celebrate and raise awareness of local monarch conservation efforts.
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Have feedback for Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center? Here’s how to share it
Community members will have an opportunity to offer their ideas, opinions and needs about Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center during two listening sessions set for Thursday, Sept. 29.