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Should students be subjected to Breathalyzer tests at school events?
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes. | 54% | |
| No. | 45% | |
| Total | 11 | |
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- Schlitterbahn waterpark offers sneak peek today
- July 15, 2009
- Schlitterbahn Vacation Village Waterpark will open for a sneak peek beginning at 10 a.m. today. Finishing touches are still being made to the park, but visitors will have the opportunity to play on available rides and attractions.
- Police calls, July 15, 2009
- July 15, 2009
- Shawnee police reports filed from July 8 to 14, 2009.
- Commuter Forecast for July 15, 2009
- July 15, 2009
- Temperatures will start off warm and humid, and we’ll have to contend with thunderstorms during the commute today.
- Northwest Class of 1989 reunion turns into fundraiser
- July 15, 2009
- Rather than only planning a typical reunion cocktail party, the Shawnee Mission Northwest High School class of 1989 intends to give back to one of its classmates this summer when the group gathers for its 20th reunion.
- Career certificate programs abundant in area
- July 15, 2009
- A change in careers doesn’t have to be as scary, or take as long, as one might think.
- Resources plentiful for adults making return to school
- July 15, 2009
- For adults going back to school for a secondary or graduate degree, awareness of the resources offered by their college is key.
- Financial aid office a must stop for returning students
- July 15, 2009
- The decision has been made to go back to college, but now here comes the big question: How will you pay for this new, expensive endeavor?
- Considering career change? Take time for research
- July 15, 2009
- Starting a new career requires time and thorough research, advises department heads at several area schools.
- Community colleges offer options for adult education
- July 15, 2009
- From job clubs to personal interest courses to acquiring skills to attract employment continuing education divisions have plenty to offer those searching for a new career or getting back into the workforce.
- Small Business Development Centers offer adult education for entrepreneurs
- July 15, 2009
- Before opening her restaurant on Lawrence’s Vermont Street, Hilary Brown found help two doors away at the Kansas University Small Business Development Center.
- Yellow Ribbon Program to help veterans with college tuition costs
- July 15, 2009
- The program is a provision to the Post 9-11 G.I. Bill.
- Online programs offer a good fit for professionals
- July 15, 2009
- Kenzlow Scott outlined a few factors to keep in mind when searching for an online program of study.
- New waterpark provides entertainment, jobs to the area
- July 15, 2009
- Riding a tube around an 1,800-foot river and sliding down a completely black, enclosed water slide were the most popular experiences to be had last week during a sneak peek of the new Schlitterbahn Vacation Village Waterpark.
- Immune efficient
- July 15, 2009
- Nancy Tausz, director of disease containment with the Johnson County Health Department discusses new immunization requirements.
- Copperhead bites worker in western Shawnee
- July 15, 2009
- A man was taken Monday to a local hospital after being bitten by a copperhead snake in extreme western Shawnee.
- Sunflower House receives $9,400 grant from Verizon
- July 15, 2009
- Shawnee-based Sunflower House was among three social service agencies in the Kansas City area receiving a total of $28,400 in grants from Verizon Wireless through the Verizon Foundation.
- Armed robberies in Lenexa, Shawnee possibly related
- July 15, 2009
- Shawnee Police continue their search for a man who robbed an area gasoline station last week.
- MBA programs cater to working adults’ needs
- July 15, 2009
- With a national unemployment level at nearly 10 percent, and with no foreseeable end to the trend, some people have stopped thinking about their briefcase and started thinking about a backpack.
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Do you do anything to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day?
“We are all Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. My family won the best in family floats in Shawnee’s St. Patrick’s Day parade a few years back. We got to have a big trophy for the year. My sons love throwing out candy on the parade route.”
