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Kansas will get the world’s first mile-deep nuclear reactor and the groundbreaking is next week

Parsons, Kansas, will be the site of a startup’s first ever 1-mile-deep nuclear reactor, and the groundbreaking is next week.
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‘By hook or by crook,’ the Lawrence Public Library’s collections team gets books, materials in patrons’ hands

Even as the library world experiences turbulence with the closure of a major book distributor, the oft-unseen denizens of the ...
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Crafts, hobby horses and scavenger hunt at Watkins Museum to get kids in the holiday spirit

Although Lawrence’s Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade won’t take to the streets this year, the show will go on for the Watkins ...
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Lawrence Beauty Brands to close later this month

Beauty Brands in Lawrence will permanently close before the new year. The cosmetics retailer, salon and spa at 3514 Clinton ...
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Douglas County seeks input via survey on trash, recycling and other waste management

Douglas County is requesting feedback on its management of trash, recycling, organics and other waste materials.
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Lawrence Humane Pet of the Week: Forget White Fang – La Croix loves prancing in the snow, is house-trained

In spite of her rocky origins as an unclaimed stray, La Croix is a ray of sunshine in Lawrence's snow-ridden landscape.
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University of Kansas joins $3.7 million program to generate more special education doctorates

KU and two other public universities will collaborate on a $3.75 million federal grant to recruit master’s degree recipients into a collaborative doctoral program focused on special education ...