Maddie Lockett is a social worker employed by the Lawrence Humane Society to assist people in retaining their pets due to a crisis situation. This represents a new role for the shelter, as keeping pets… Read More »Working to Keep People and Pets Together
Ryan Guirlinger, U.S. Department of State, visited Lawrence for several speaking engagements and spoke to LCR on the war in Ukraine. Guirlinger is uniquely qualified as he is head of the Office on Eastern European… Read More »U.S. Policy on Ukraine Reviewed
Dr. Frank Arpan provided an update on the operation and future plans for Haskell Indian Nations University. Arpan was promoted to the Presidency after serving as Vice President of Academics. He previously served as Dean… Read More »New Haskell President Working for Change
Kansas has a history of the presence and contributions of Spanish speaking peoples. The city of Lawrence has La Yarda, a vanished community of Mexican American railroad workers and their families. Araceli Masterson-Algar, Associate Professor… Read More »Remembering La Yarda
Topeka Rotarian Patty Mellard brought home a sobering message about the devastating reality of human trafficking in Kansas communities. Mellard is a 33 year Rotarian and a past President of the Topeka South Club. Currently… Read More »Taking a Stand Against Human Trafficking
