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KC Currents
12:09 pm
Mon March 25, 2013

Historic Designation Reveals Jewish Roots Of Eudora, Kan.

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Small grave marker, Eudora, KS
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Cemetery Beni Israel
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Headstone with Hebrew
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Hebrew close up
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Cemetery in Eudora, KS
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Urbansky headstone
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This week, during Passover, Jewish communities everywhere will gather together to retell one of the oldest tales in the world: the biblical story of Exodus. 

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Visual Arts
5:00 am
Thu November 8, 2012

An Artistic Slant On Health Care At The Spencer

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Visitors to The Drop-In/Pop-Up Waiting Room Project vote for their favorite superhuman health agent.
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A tableau addressing health care for veterans in The Drop-In/Pop-Up Waiting Room Project at Spencer Museum of Art.
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Part of the veterans' health care tableau at Spencer Museum of Art.
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A collection of visitors' comments collected on postcards at The Drop-in/Pop-Up Waiting Room Project.
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A chair slipcovered in a "social skin" at The Drop-In/Pop-Up Waiting Room Project.
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Like other waiting rooms, this one has a collection of magazines though, here, they're framed on the wall.
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A chair about to drop in to The Drop-In/Pop-Up Waiting Room Project.
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The Drop-in/Pop-Up Waiting Room Project at Spencer Museum of Art in Lawrence.
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Bruce Scherting and Marguerite Perret, collaborators in The Drop-In/Pop-Up Waiting Room Project at the Spencer Museum of Art.
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The state of health care in the U.S. was at the top of the list of concerns many Americans took to the voting booths this week.

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Business & Tech
6:15 pm
Tue October 2, 2012

Hallmark Consolidates Kansas Facilities, Cuts 300 Jobs

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Hallmark Cards, Inc. today announced the consolidation of its manufacturing operations in Kansas to two locations: Lawrence and Leavenworth.

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Central Standard
9:29 am
Thu August 23, 2012

Get Your Busk On

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On this Thursday's Central Standard, an extreme pogo performer, a sword swallower, and a look at this year’s Lawrence Busker Festival.

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Health
1:51 am
Tue August 7, 2012

'Dog Days' Community Workout Heats Up In Lawrence

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Don "Red Dog" Gardner
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The morning workout lasts from about 6:00 a.m. to 6:45 a.m.
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Michael Cordova
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Sometimes Red Dog's workout takes place inside KU's Memorial Stadium.
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KU's Memorial Stadium
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Morning workout inside KU's Memorial Stadium, summer 2011.
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Lawrence Mayor, Bob Schumm
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Keri and Cora Griffin
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Don and Beverly Gardner
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Attending a certain amount of workouts in a season earns you a T-Shirt, often a motivation and source of pride for participants.
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Morning workouts often end with coffee.
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It’s the "Dog Days" of summer, and an unseasonably hot one at that.

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KC Currents
11:00 am
Fri June 29, 2012

Happy Hour Is Back In Kansas

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The liquor shelf at La Esquina in Lawrence, Kansas
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It’s a toast to the happy hour, so raise your glasses Kansans!  As of this Sunday, Kansans will legally be able to partake in the after-work and late-night tradition of happy hour drink specials. 

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