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Article: Bioscience Authority chairman resigns: Board members defend expenses for Blair.
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- Journal-World (Lawrence, Kansas)
- Article date:
- June 6, 2007
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Byline: Scott Rothschild
Jun. 6--TOPEKA -- Clay Blair, who has served as the only chairman of the Kansas Bioscience Authority since its formation in 2004, announced Tuesday he was resigning amid questions raised by a newspaper about his expenses.
In a letter to Bioscience Authority board members, Blair, a Johnson County businessman, gave no reason for his departure.
But he said that in his efforts to steer the state away from complacency, "there surely have been times when I could have done this in wiser or more respectful ways."
Blair said Tuesday night that he timed his resignation to coincide with the Olathe City Council deeding ...