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LINCOLN Speakers will focus on history life's impact
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A number of documents were buried, Wilson said, leaving details about his life a mystery. Some of these resources, including testimony about a love affair Lincoln had with a woman named Ann Rutledge, have been discovered within the past 15 years.
After Rutledge died, Lincoln had a breakdown, Wilson said. This evidence was removed from his biography by Lincoln scholars who thought this episode in Lincoln's life was just a myth.
But that story was every bit as credible as the other stories in Lincoln's life, Wilson said.
The four other speakers this week will focus on the impact Lincoln has made in history, from lectures about his personal life to the Civil War.
Earle said the Kansas community could learn more about Kansas and where it stood during the time of the Lincoln era.
The Lincoln Week series is one of the first major events since Richard Norton Smith resigned as director of the Dole Institute in October to become director of the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum in Springfield, Ill.
"This event is more focused on students and faculty and the people interested in history," Earle said.
- Edited by Cindy Yeo
Kerry leads in Maine; others vow to continue
The Associated Press
John Kerry seized an early lead in the Maine caucuses yesterday as the Democratic front-runner sought a three-state weekend sweep to boost his daunting advantage in the primary race.
Based on early returns, the Democratic Party in Maine said the Massachusetts senator had 48 percent of the statewide vote. Howard Dean was second with 25 percent and Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio was third with 14 percent. The results were based on reports from 100 of 400 municipalities.
State Party Chairwoman Dorothy Melanson, in providing the results, said it was too early to declare a winner. At stake were 24
John Edwards and Wesley Clark, who focused their attention on other contests, had 8 percent and 4 percent.
pledged delegates to the Democratic National Convention.
Kerry, campaigning like a front-runner Sunday, ignored his primary opponents and criticized Bush on Iraq. He picked up backing from Virginia Gov. Mark Warner.
Clark, Dean and Edwards, appearing separately on yesterday's television talk shows, all said they would continue to challenge Kerry for the Democratic nomination despite his advantage in the polls and endorsements and his wins in nine of the first 11 primaries.
Dean, the former front-runner and winless since the start of voting, declined in separate interviews to repeat his earlier assertion that he would withdraw from the race if he lost the Feb. 17 Wisconsin primary.
"Real voters are going to
decide who the nominee is," Dean said on CNN's "Late Edition."
Both Clark and Edwards said they expected to run well in the next three primaries _ Virginia and Tennessee on Tuesday and Wisconsin _ but would remain in the race regardless.
Clark, en route to a jobs forum in Racine, Wis., said on CNN that he would run at least through the March 2 "Super Tuesday" primaries, including in California, Ohio and New York.
"We've got a lot of support across this country," said Clark, a retired Army general. "We do expect to go on and do expect to be there on Super Tuesday."
Edwards noted on "Fox News Sunday" that some 75 percent of delegates to the Democratic National Convention will still be up for grabs after Wisconsin votes.
"I view this very much as a long-term process, and we're in this for the long term," said the North Carolina senator, who visited Baptist churches in Richmond, Va., before attending a Democratic dinner in Nashville, Tenn., that Clark also planned to attend.
American Research Group polls give Kerry sizable leads in all three states: 11 points over Edwards and 12 over Clark in
Tennessee: 13 points over Edwards and 18 over Clark in Virginia; and 26 points over Clark and 31 over Edwards in Wisconsin. The margin of error in each poll taken last week was plus or minus 4 points.
Kerry also has more than twice as many delegates as his closest pursuer, with 411 to Dean's 175, according to an Associated Press tally. It takes 2,162 delegates to win the nomination.
Accepting Warner's endorsement in Richmond, Kerry said Bush had not fully answered questions about whether he fulfilled his National Guard Service.
Bush responded on NBC's "Meet the Press" by saying he reported for duty and that his critics were wrong.
BABY: Newborn adjusts to residence hall living
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Because they were dating, Jon and Katie were not allowed to be RAs in the same hall, but when Jon became the desk manager and computer lab manager for Ellsworth in Fall 2001, Katie was allowed to be an RA in Ellsworth as well. They got married that summer and moved in to their Templein apartment the following fall.
Kelly Murphy said even while she was their RA in Lewis, she thought Jon and Katie were meant for each other. The Overland Park graduate student said Katie's bouncy, free-spirited nature complements Jon's quieter, more reserved personality.
Murphy said she wasn't sure how having a baby would change
"The first thing Katie did was pick up her old child development books to see what she was supposed to do at each stage," Murphy said.
the couple, but now it seems like a natural part of their dynamic.
Cori Kramer, Katie's sister, said that like any new parents, Jon and Katie were somewhat overprotective. But their willingness to let Paige socialize with other residents is part of what makes them good parents, the Merriam sophomore said.
"She sees lots of different people all the time, so she has no problem with strangers or anything," Katie said. "She just kind of goes with the flow."
Diana Garcia, desk assistant at Templin, said she thought raising a baby in a residence hall takes a lot of guts. The
Lewisville, Texas, sophomore said that at first, the idea of a baby living in a residence hall setting was strange for some residents, but thought the situation had worked out well.
"They've been really good about keeping it pretty low-profile," Garcia said. "I really don't think it interferes with the dorm atmosphere at all."
Though it may seem unconventional, Katie said living in Templin has actually made their situation more manageable. With Jon in his second year of law school and Katie working on her master's degree in education, she said juggling everything on their plates was tough, but they have even more help than they need from their family and friends.
"We wouldn't be able to do it we didn't live in the halls." Jon
said. "If you move off campus, it's not a central location surrounded by people you've known for years."
The noise in Templin also hasn't been a problem, Katie said. She said Paige was used to the everyday commotion of the residence hall, and it had actually made her a better sleeper.
"She's got a lot of flexibility and adaptability that I don't think a normal baby would have," Katie said.
Now in their second year at Templin, Katie said they have begun to outgrow their apartment, and ion said they planned to move to either Jayhawker Towers or Stouffer Place next year so they would have more space. Regardless of where they lived, he said that they were not worried that living in a college environment would have a negative effect on their daughter.
"Most people are respectful."
Jon said. "Once they figure out there's a baby there, all those bad influences that college students may have kind of just go away."
In the meantime, Jon said Paige motivated him to finish law school and get out into the real world. He said he was looking forward to moving into a house where Paige could have her own bedroom and a yard.
"Right now, she has everything she needs," Jon said, "but we want to get her the things that in a year or two we know she'll want."
Until that time, Jon said a lot of love and support would help he and Katie to manage their hectic schedules while still being good parents to Paige. Especially as full-time students, Katie said, life could get complicated, but the rewards were great.
"It's totally good it," she said
"She's a good, good baby."
Edited by Collin LaJoie
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