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Fewer police in city’s schools, more on patrol SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER Mike Cobb, right, watches over the cafeteria Friday at Lawrence High School. This year, the Lawrence Police Department has reduced its number of school resource officers from six to four to increase the number of patrol officers.
By George Diepenbrock gdiepenbrock@ljworld.com
Lawrence Police Chief Tarik Khatib says the department in recent years has been trying to juggle too many things. He’s working on a plan to get back more to the basics as he moves some officers with specialty assignments back to pa-
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trolling the streets. That includes two school resource officers and three traffic unit officers. “Having a well-trained, wellequipped and well-resourced patrol response is critical for the health and safety of the community because no matter what’s occurring at any given moment, patrol is the first to respond to it,” said Khatib, who has said since
A sneak peek at the new Dillons
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he took over as chief in February 2011 that the department needs more officers. City leaders agreed to add four officer positions this year and three more as part of the 2013 budget. By the end of the year Khatib also plans to shift officers from other areas of the department back Please see OFFICERS, page 2A
Charges against abortion clinic dropped By John Hanna Associated Press
Through the eyes of a QB coach Kansas University quarterbacks coach Ron Powlus talks about what he examines, from head to toe, in a quarterback prospect. Page 1B
COMING SUNDAY: THE KU EDITION In tomorrow’s JournalWorld, you’ll find a full-color comprehensive guide to the coming school year at Kansas University, including a resource guide, a sports section and updates on academic developments, campus news, professional profiles and more. Don’t miss it!
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It’s heartbreaking to see students who’ve excelled being unable to find a job.” — Mauricio Gomez, retention specialist at the Kansas University Office of Multicultural Affairs, talking about undocumented KU students who graduate but can’t find a job. A new federal program that went into effect this week gives some undocumented immigrants the chance to be eligible to stay in the U.S. and legally work. Page 5A
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WORKERS PUT THE FINISHING TOUCHES on grocery displays Friday at the new Dillons store at 1740 Mass. The store is set to open its doors to the public at 7 a.m. Sunday. See the video at LJWorld.com.
Highly anticipated opening of state-of-the-art store set for Sunday By Chad Lawhorn clawhorn@ljworld.com
Dapper Dillons. As leaders of the grocery store chain work to put the final touches on their new store at 17th and Massachusetts, they wouldn’t mind at all if that becomes the new nickname for what they’re touting as a state-of-the-art city market. “This is going to be a nice store for any part of town,” said Steve Birchfield, store manager for the multimillion-dollar grocery that opens on Sunday. “We know that our previous store here might have been a little maligned and called Dirty Dillons, but I promise we’re turning that around in a big way.” Area residents will get a chance to see for themselves as the store opens at 7 a.m. Sunday. Store officials will host several city and area leaders for a ribboncutting ceremony at 9 a.m. Sunday. At a media tour on Friday afternoon, company officials provided a sneak peek at the store. Among the highlights:
About 10,000 square feet of additional space compared with the 1960s-era store that was razed last year.
New amenities, including a Starbucks coffee shop, a sandwich grill, a Chinese deli, a sushi bar and an outdoor dining area along
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Dillons employee Mike Kutsch helps stock a cold case Friday.
Opening/hours For Sunday’s grand opening, the store will open at 7 a.m., but normal hours will be 6 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week.
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A dedicated organic food section.
An expanded pharmacy with a drive-thru off New Hampshire Street. Store officials will spend most of Sunday’s ribbon cutting — which will include Baby Jay, the Kansas University cheerleaders and free food samples — touting
The vegetable aisle at the new Dillons
Please see DILLONS, page 2A
TOPEKA — A Kansas prosecutor on Friday dropped all remaining criminal charges against a Kansas City-area Planned Parenthood clinic accused of performing illegal abortions, ending what was believed to be the first attempt in the U.S. to prosecute a facility affiliated with the group. Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe announced that 32 misdemeanor charges against the clinic had been dismissed. Those charges were the last part of a criminal case filed in 2007 by Howe’s predecessor. Howe said his decision to end the case came after consulting Kan- The criminal case sas Attorney was filed by Phill General Der- Kline, a Repubek Schmidt. lican who began All three are investigating Republicans. abortion provid“It is an ers as Kansas unfortunate attorney general c o n c l u s i o n in 2003. that I don’t think is going to satisfy anybody, but that is the reality of what we have to deal with today,” Howe said during a news conference at his office at the courthouse in Olathe. “But ultimately, the decision should be about the law and the evidence.” The remaining charges dealt with allegations that the clinic had violated a state law that restricted late-term abortions after a fetus was viable, or could survive outside the womb. The clinic was accused of not properly determining whether a fetus was viable, but Howe said “extensive research” by his office led it to conclude the clinic had met the tests spelled out in the law. Pedro Irigonegaray, a Topeka attorney representing the clinic, praised the decision: “Finally, the truth comes out.” But it frustrated and angered abortion opponents. “Being found innocent and getting away with something are two completely different things,” said Mary Kay Culp, executive director of Kansans for Life. Please see CLINIC, page 2A
Governor: Requested 10% budget cut just a first step srothschild@ljworld.com
TOPEKA — Gov. Sam Brownback on Friday sought to calm fears about budget cuts after his administration called for state agencies to submit to his office budget
recommendations that cut 10 percent. “This is not an unusual exercise,” said Brownback, adding that the directive to agencies was a first step in a process of budget review by his office. Democrats have said the
directive is the opening salvo in what will be years of budget crises caused by Brownback’s tax cuts. “The governor has now proven that he intends to pay for massive tax cuts for the wealthy and big corporations at the expense of se-
niors, the disabled and public safety,” House Minority Leader Paul Davis, D-Lawrence, said Thursday. But Brownback said he will not cut Medicaid spending and do everything he can Please see GOVERNOR, page 5A
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