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Haskell’s economic impact: $23 million By Sara Shepherd Twitter: @saramarieshep
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ABOVE LEFT: A PATRIOTIC FLYOVER TRAILS RED, WHITE AND BLUE SMOKE FROM ONE PLANE with a second plane leading, during Memorial Day services Monday at the Veterans Plot at Oak Hill Cemetery. The service was presented by American Legion Dorsey-Liberty Post No. 14. TOP RIGHT: Vicci Erwin, president of American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 14, lays a wreath near the Eternal Flame at the Veterans Plot during Memorial Day services. ABOVE RIGHT: A member of the American Legion Color Guard stands at attention during the services.
Veterans urge community to remember holiday’s roots By Sara Shepherd
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To me, Memorial Day is remembering the deceased and the people that came before you and after you in the military who Norman Estelle, formerly of Law- helped keep this country free. It’s not all about going out and rence and now of San Leandro, Cahaving barbecue.” lif., said he comes back to Lawrence Twitter: @saramarieshep
for Memorial Day every year. The 29-year veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps was in attendance Monday at a ceremony in remembrance of fallen service members, which Lawrence’s American Legion Dorsey-Liberty Post 14 organized at Oak Hill Cemetery. “To me, Memorial Day is remembering the deceased and the people
— Norman Estelle, 29-year Marine Corps veteran that came before you and after you in the military who helped keep this country free,” Estelle said. “It’s not all about going out and having barbecue.” Dozens of people attended Monday’s ceremony at Oak Hill, where
red flowers and American flags decorated the graves of veterans and other colorful flowers had been placed at headstones throughout the cemetery. Please see VETERANS, page 2A
A study recently commissioned by Haskell Indian Nations University aims to assign a dollar figure to the school’s contribution to Lawrence and the area. Haskell’s annual economic impact amounts to a total of $23.1 million in gross regional product, according to an analysis of the university’s economic impact and return on investment of education, completed in December and shared this month at Haskell’s spring board of regents meeting. “Haskell creates value from multiple perspectives,” authors of the study concluded. “The university serves a range of industries in Douglas County, supports local businesses, and benefits society nationwide from an expanded economy and improved quality of life.” Haskell is a federal uni- Chenault versity, operated by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Education, and must adhere to federal protocols for many of its operations. Haskell officials and regents in the past year have stated goals including growing partnerships with the local community, finding nonfederal revenue streams such as private donors and doing more business with local contractors. “All of our major services have to be contracted through a pretty rigorous and time-consuming process,” Haskell President Venida Chenault said. “As a result of that, a lot of our current contracts aren’t being bid out to the local Lawrence community, which we would like to change, and the state, which we would like to change.” Chenault said it’s hoped that the new
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Political experts see upcoming election as referendum on Brownback By Peter Hancock Twitter: @LJWpqhancock
Topeka — The 2016 election season in Kansas is about to get into full swing, and political experts in the state see the upcoming races for the Kansas Legislature as a referendum on Re-
publican Gov. working majority Sam Brownback. they had during That means the era of Govs. there is a big opBill Graves and portunity for Kathleen Sebelius Democrats and remains an open moderate Requestion. publicans to gain And much of seats in the Legis- Brownback that could depend lature. But whethon how voters reer they can cobble to- spond to the presidengether the same kind of tial race, where Donald
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