Lawrence teacher Andrea Kelly hadn’t known anyone with the same rare genetic disorder she has until a fearless 5-year-old walked into her kindergarten classroom.
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Open adoption has given Rachel Henderson the opportunity to develop a relationship with the couple she chose to parent her baby a decade ago. Over time, Henderson has also forged a friendship with the child who ties all of them together.
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On the last Monday morning of the school year at Lawrence High, the building is mostly quiet as bleary-eyed students and educators prepare for finals. Then Lizzie the therapy dog interacts with a human. Suddenly the space lights up.
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If Lawrence Humane Society pets could sing and play instruments, what would their songs sound like? Emily Boedeker has some ideas and she’s creating tunes to bring attention to the shelter’s longest residents.
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John Mathis, the firefighter who has played Santa Claus during an annual holiday event in Lawrence for more than a decade, has been battling throat cancer, just months before he is set to retire.
It’s all about perspective, Curtis Marsh says. His new book, “KU-phoria,” compiles stories about KU’s history and traditions — but he says the stories would be nothing without the way people felt and experienced them.
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Over the past couple of years, Hope Thommen and Jason Hall have been the only constants in each other’s lives. Everything has changed for the better in sobriety, and they’re putting broken pieces back together.
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With a zest to learn the ins and outs of community organizing and civic engagement, two human rights advocates from the Balkans have made Lawrence their temporary home for four weeks.
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When Tay’Jah Franklin, 13, walks the stage at pageants, she never feels like she’s walking alone. She knows her family is beside her. She’ll soon compete as Miss Lawrence in the National American Miss Pageant.
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Jamie Ulmer, the new executive director of Theatre Lawrence, has a tough act to follow. Here he discusses his experience coming from small-town Beatrice, Nebraska, the new season, and his plans for the community theater.
