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Budget cuts hit the arts

KCUR
Published October 15, 2002 at 3:23 PM CDT
Anthropology Museum at Spooner Hall, University of Kansas, Lawrence
Anthropology Museum at Spooner Hall, University of Kansas, Lawrence

Financial troubles continue to plague Kansas and Missouri. Arts and cultural organizations are starting to feel the pinch. By Laura Spencer

Lawrence, Kansas – Financial troubles continue to plague Kansas and Missouri. Arts and cultural organizations are starting to feel the pinch. As KCUR?s Laura Spencer reports?a museum in Lawrence has just closed to the public.
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