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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2006
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Dean Davis of Lawrence positions traffic cones to block off a section of Kasold Street near the intersection at 22nd Street. The city of Lawrence contracted with Johnson Excavating, who employs Davis, to partially level Kasold, lowering its peaks and building up the lower portions. With work on the eastern, north-bound lanes complete, demolition and construction will soon begin on the western, south-bound lanes between Bob Billings Parkway and 22nd Street. The project began in May of this year and is slated for completion in October of 2007. Davis said.
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Construction crews will also begin work on a retaining wall along the west side of Kasold. Gorman said that crews would be able to begin work on the wall, but that dirt and pavement work would have to end before inclement weather began.
Work to rebuild the west lanes will begin shortly.
Terese Gorman, city engineer, said the city anticipated the work to be completed sometime during the fall of 2007. Construction will not come to a complete standstill during the winter months, she said.
Patterson said project timelines depended on the weather.
"It's unrealistic to think we can continue when the temperature begins to dip below zero," she said.
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The decrease in construction has lessened the effects the Lawrence Public Transit system felt this summer, allowing the T more freedom of movement.
"There's a room on the third floor," Katelman said. "That's supposed to be where she died."
"A lot of us have experienced things while we're in the sleeping dorms," Katelman said.
Haunting in Lawrence isn't limited to campus.
Cliff Galante, public transit administrator, said since the beginning of fall, transit officials have had to alter fewer routes to adjust because the majority of construction took place during late spring and summer.
Some say the governor's wife killed Virginia. Others say the young woman committed suicide. Her ashes are supposedly hidden behind a fireplace in the mansion.
The New England Society for Psychic Research sent Ed and Lorraine Warren, two experts in paranormal investigation, to study the house in October of 1999, according to a local group that investigates the paranormal.
The Warrens conducted their investigation and determined there was a good chance the house was haunted.
Kansan staff writer Mark Vierthaler can be contacted at mvierthaler@kansan.com.
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Room 506 of the Eldridge Hotel, 701 Massachusetts St., is said to be a portal to the spirit world. With mirrors that fog up after just being cleaned, doors that open and shut on their own and lights that turn on and off by themselves, it has earned its reputation.
Outside of town. Stull Cemetery draws so many people that the Douglas County Sheriff's department sets up a watch on Halloween to prevent visitors from disobeying the "No Trespassing" signs.
Guests have reported cold spots throughout the hotel. Some have even encountered an apparition, a ghostlike image, on the fifth floor. There is even a picture of a ghostly shadow, presumed to be the "elevator鬼" who opens and closes the elevator doors.
Lt. Kari Wempe of the Douglas County Sheriff's department said patrols were increased during the weekend and that officers would be waiting for anyone who planned to stop by Oct. 31.
Kansan staff writer Ben Smith can be contacted at bsmith@kansan. com.
Wempe, who has been with the Sheriff's Department for 31 years, said to her knowledge Satan had never been among the visitors who had been arrested for criminal trespass.
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ELECTIONS
Aside from voters, several state newspapers have endorsed the governor
Sebelius garners contributions
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TOPEKA — Gov. Kathleen Sebelius set a new mark for Kansas gubernatorial politics, raising more than $5.18 million in contributions for her re-election bid, the campaign reported Monday.
She raised four times as much money as her Republican challenger, Sen. Jim Barnett of Emporia, who raised $1.19 million through the reporting period ending Thursday.
Former State Treasurer Tim Shallenburger raised $2.37 million when he faced Sebelius in 2002, she won that race with 53 percent of the vote over Shallenburger, the current GOP state chairman.
"Governor Sebelius is humbled by the support of the people of Kansas and those who share her commitment to growing our economy, strengthening our schools and moving Kansas forward," said Sebelius spokeswoman Nicole
Corcoran. "She's grateful for the thoughts, prayers and financial support from those who share her commitment and want her to serve four more years as governor."
Sebelius had more than $183,000 left to spend a week before the election. Since July 21, she raised more than $2.17 million.
Christian Morgan, Barnett's campaign manager, said 80 percent of the Republican's funds came from within Kansas.
Barnett had $88,039 remaining to spend, but Morgan said the campaign already had purchased broadcast time to air ads leading up to the election.
"We're extremely happy with that number. It's coming from all areas of the state," Morgan said. "Considering that Senator Barnett has been raising money for 11 months, we're pretty happy with that."
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Also Monday, Sen. Karin Brownlee and House Speaker Pro Tem Ray Merrick announced they would introduce bills next session to revisit the use of state aircraft by the governor. The announcement was in response to a weekend news article regarding her aircraft use during her first term.
Michigan to take her to official business, though the governor initially went there on commercial flights.
Corcoran said the governor uses state aircraft for trips for safety reasons. In May 2004, the Kansas
Brownlee, R-Olathe, and Merrick, R-Stilwell, said the governor has other transportation options for personal and political events. They noted her trips to Ohio for fundraising, football games featuring Kansas teams, the NCAA basketball tournament, an October Rolling Stones concert and her vacation home in Michigan.
Corcoran said the state plane picked up Sebelius twice in
Highway Patrol asked Sebelius to do so because of "continued threat to commercial aviation" and the "ability to restrict exposure to danger."
"If it's personal or political in nature, those costs are
reimbursed, even though the statute passed by the Legislature does not require her to do so," Corcoran said.
The legislators questioned whether an agency under the governor's supervision would offer an unbiased opinion. They held their news conference eight days before the Nov.7 election.
"The timing means nothing, as far as I'm concerned," Merrick said. "We think we need to go back and review the bill and put some accountability in for the taxpayers of the state."
Democrats were quick to point out that the Kansas Highway Patrol's request came under a 2001 law passed in response to Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan's death in a plane crash just before the 2000 election. Barnett and Wagle voted for the legislation, as did Merrick, but Brownlee opposed it.