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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSA
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2009
WWW.KANSAN.COM
VOLUME 120 ISSUE 92
Community members discuss budget cut possibilities
LAWRENCE
BY MICHELLE SPREHE msprehe@kansan.com
Lawrence could face a budget cut of $1.1 million for the 2010 fiscal year.
Dave Corliss, Lawrence city manager, suggested preparatory measures in response to the budget Gov. Kathleen Sebelius proposed for the state in January. More than 50 community members were on hand to discuss the plan at the city commission meeting Tuesday night.
Cortisl' recommended cuts would reduce funding for organizations
To view Gov. Sebelius' fiscal year 2010 budget report, visit: http://budget.ks.gov/gbr.htm
To view a list of city manager
Corliss' recommended reductions visit:
such as the Lawrence Arts Center, the Lawrence Community Shelter and the Lawrence Boys and Girls Club. The reductions would also eliminate paid school crossing guards and city band concerts in South Park, as well as close Prairie Park Nature Center
http://www.lawrenceeks.org/web
based_agendas/2009-02-03/09-02/
02-03/hcmo_agency_funding.html
said Mjike Amyx, city commissioner. "But you start preparing early just in case."
He said the Kansas Legislature was debating all parts of the budget.
"We're going through a process now on what the effects will be," Amyx said.
Tuesday was the first time the
cuts had been addressed at a commission meeting since Corliss introduced them on Friday.
The proposed budget would cut about $96,000 from the Lawrence Boys and Girls Club's budget, leaving little money for activities.
April Rand, Missouri Valley, Iowa, graduate student, volunteers with the organization and said she realized how the possible cuts could hurt the club.
"If they received less funding, I think the first thing to happen with children is they would lose art supplies and not go on field trips."
Rand said. "It may get to the pon where they'd have to close a site."
Every Tuesday and Wednesday, Rand coaches basketball at the club, but if the club gets less funding she may have to find another way to keep the kids active.
"We're going to really have to tighten our belts," Leamon said. "It's not just us — everybody is."
David Leamon, executive director of the Lawrence Arts Center, attended the meeting to speak on behalf of the center.
The arts center is facing a potential loss of approximately $29,000
"There will definitely be an impact on us," Leamon said. "Any loss of funding makes it difficult to do what we do well."
from general funding and $13,000
from special recreation funding.
The city commission will make an official decision about the budget cuts after the state budget is set in May.
— Edited by Brandy Entsminger
REMEDY ROOMS
Shannon Sullivan, Ottawa senior, is painting a mural in a children's therapy room at the Elizabeth Layton Center in Ottawa. The bright colors and designs can help increase tranquility in young patients.
Bright walls brush on good moods
Paint schemes can lift spirits and offer a different form of expression
BY KAYLA REGAN
kregan@kansan.com
Students between the ages of 18 and 30 are more susceptible to the depression and stress of Seasonal Affective Disorder, the National Mental Health Association found in its most recent survey of SAD. The Mayo Clinic suggested that those suffering from a case of the winter blues could brighten their lives by brightening their rooms.
in Ottawa, said painting was as much about the process as the finished product. "When, we paint," Drake said, "it's easier to express emotion and to let emotion out. It's therapy."
Diane Drake, executive director of the Elizabeth Layton Center, a mental health service and program center
Shannon Sullivan, Ottawa senior, is painting a fairy tale mural for Chloe's Corner, a
child therapy room in the center. The mural features mostly green and blue, which are commonly associated with tranquility and relaxation. Sullivan said she usually painted with warm, dark colors but she found using
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WHAT COULD COLORS DO FOR YOU?
Turquoise: Insight, progressive thinking, healing.
Red: Self-motivation leadership generosity
Green: Clear perception, self-recognition, compassion
Chartreuse: Flexibility growth expansion
Orange: Quick-thinking, intuition, independence.
Pink: Support, nurturing, sympathetic understanding.
White: Cleansing, protective, simplification
Yellow: Communication, observation, analysis.
Black: Self-sufficiency, individualism, protection
Burgundy: Adventure, emotional play and expression.
Blue: Clear thinking, diligence organization.
Mint: Self-healing, tranquility, time-out
Gray: Need a vacation, acute sensibility, calming.
Indigo: Self-reliance, clear and holistic thought
Purple: Artistry, spirituality, culture.
Tim Webly, St. Louis senior, said the law would be a good change because some people didn't realize they were buying weaker beer.
"They go to a gas station and think they're getting full-strength beer." Webly said, "when they're really getting piss-water."
Yellow-orange: Life-promoting creativity, quickness
mbontrager@kansan.com
The proposed bill would enable grocery and convenience stores to sell 4 percent beer by weight instead of 3.2.
A hearing for those supporting the bill starts today at 10:30 a.m. at the state capitol. The opposition will have a public hearing tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. at the same location.
The Kansas House and Senate will soon vote on a new bill allowing supermarkets and convenience stores to sell beer with higher alcohol content.
Currently, Kansas allows supermarkets and convenience stores to sell only 3.2 beer, which is beer containing 3.2 percent alcohol by weight or 4 percent by volume. The origin of 3.2 beer comes from the Blaine Act.
BY MIKE BONTRAGER
Source: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/
the-psychology-behind-paint-color.html
Months before prohibition ended in 1933, the Blaine Act was approved by the U.S. Senate. The Blaine Act allowed the sale of 3.2 beer as a non-intoxicating liquor and was labeled a cereal malt beverage.
STATE
Kansas may allow more 4 percent beer sales
Bill could permit sales of drinks with higher alcohol content in convenience stores
After prohibition ended, Kansas wanted to remain a dry state and
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