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Winnie Crough, 10, keeps a sewing kit at her school desk, ready to doctor a fellow classmate’s stuffed animal in need. She hosted one of the more than 30 stations Saturday at the library’s annual How-To Festival.
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The Haskell Wetlands, once harmed by detrimental farming practices, are undergoing a revitalization due to the Indigenous stewardship of the Haskell Greenhouse team. More than two dozen volunteers helped during a restoration event Thursday.
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Months into weekly Sunday protests in downtown Lawrence, local activists are standing strong against the ways they say the Trump administration is undercutting democracy in America.
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Hannah Bolton’s brother, Sam, lives on in every square inch of 1046 New Hampshire St. Before his death, Sam struggled to find a sober living home in Lawrence like the one Bolton unveiled Wednesday.
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Art on wheels returned to downtown Lawrence Saturday for the annual Art Tougeau parade.
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Young artists of Van Go celebrated the completion of their latest mural, “Building Community,” on Friday evening with a ribbon-cutting and community gathering in downtown Lawrence.
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Seventeen seniors at Bishop Seabury Academy graduated Thursday evening alongside their peers and loved ones with a Commencement and Stepping Up ceremony.
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Free State High school graduate Elle Cormaney offered a gift of new shoes to the graduating Class of 2025 — not a physical pair, but a pair offering a lesson for the Firebirds to run to create their futures.
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Adele Erickson imparted some advice from a fortune cookie to her fellow Lawrence High School graduates: “One must look back to learn to look forward.” The Chesty Lions Class of 2025 graduated Tuesday night.
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KU Chancellor Douglas A. Girod told the Class of 2025 graduates that they’ve been educated and trained for this moment in time, and they will rise to the occasion.
