Thad Allender
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Baker University senior running back Richie Bryant runs for a touchdown against Graceland on Saturday in Baldwin City. Bryant ran for 113 yards and two touchdowns, while catching another touchdown from junior quarterback Mack Brown in Baker’s 41-3 victory against Graceland.
Angie keeps a watchful eye on her surroundings as her owner, Roger Boyd, professor emeritus at Baker University, and Mark Wallendorf, refuge manager for the Baker Wetlands, pick seeds from various wetlands plants on Wednesday. Boyd and Wallendorf plan to collect millions of seeds in preparation for spring plantings in the western adjacent corn and soybean fields to help pave the way for an extended South Lawrence Trafficway. The duo collected spikerush, spring avens and arrow leaf on the early afternoon outing.
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain stresses the importance of strong energy and foreign policies during a town hall-style meeting Thursday at Union Station in Kansas City, Mo. More than 900 people attended the standing-room-only event.
Census numbers show a wide range in growth for area communities. Southern Johnson and northern Miami counties, as well as Basehor, experienced the most growth in the area. Lecompton, on the other hand, experienced no growth.
Old German Baptist women, including Dawn Overholtzer, work together peeling potatoes in preparation for lunch on Thursday, May 8, 2008, south of Lawrence.
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