- Court finds Kansan competent for trial on Obama threats
- February 10, 2012
- A federal judge has found a Kansas man competent to stand trial on charges of threatening the president of the United States.
- Town Talk: PepperJax Grill plans to move to Mass. Street; retailers post strong holiday sales numbers; Gould Evans slated to be architects for rec center idea
- 09:50 a.m., February 10, 2012 Updated 11:03 a.m.
- News and notes from around Lawrence and Douglas County.
- AARP asks consumers to contact KCC to oppose Westar rate hike
- February 10, 2012
- As state regulators consider Westar Energy’s proposed rate increase, which would give shareholders a 10-percent profit, AARP Kansas is stepping up calls for people to oppose the decision.
- Ottawa man arrested in connection with a Jan. 10 robbery
- February 10, 2012
- Lawrence police have arrested a second suspect, a 23-year-old Ottawa man, who is charged in connection with a Jan. 10 robbery at a Lawrence apartment.
- Lawrence man charged with eluding police
- February 10, 2012
- Douglas County prosecutors Thursday charged a 23-year-old Lawrence man with eluding police while driving recklessly during an incident reported Wednesday afternoon.
- Employee groups oppose proposed KPERS changes
- February 10, 2012
- Representatives of numerous government employee groups on Thursday urged legislators to reject a move to replace the current public pension system with a 401(k)-type plan.
- Leaving ‘No Child’ law: Obama lets 10 states flee
- February 10, 2012
- It could be the beginning of the end for No Child Left Behind.
- Greek deal to cut spending does not end debt drama
- February 10, 2012
- More than two years after it came clean about its addiction to debt, Greece may finally have begun its long and painful road to recovery.
- $25B foreclosure abuse settlement reached
- February 10, 2012
- A landmark $25 billion settlement with the nation’s top mortgage lenders was hailed by government officials Thursday as long-overdue relief for victims of foreclosure abuses. But consumer advocates countered that far too few people will benefit.
- South Middle School honor roll for fall 2011
- February 10, 2012
- These South Middle School students have been named to honor rolls for the first semester of the 2011-2012 school year:
- Heard on the Hill: NCAA makes changes to $2,000 stipend for athletes proposal; Jayhawks get some love on ‘Wheel of Fortune’; KU looking for new accessibility and ADA education post
- February 10, 2012
- Your daily dose of news, notes and links from around Kansas University.
- Shared burden
- Using federal money to subsidize individual higher-education savings accounts is a plan worth considering.
- February 10, 2012
- With federal and state aid to colleges and universities declining each year and the schools passing some of their financial burden to students and families in the form of higher tuition, attention needs to be focused on ways to keep higher education affordable.
- U.S. should foster Egypt democracy
- February 10, 2012
- What kind of democratic revolution in Egypt is it that brings charges against 19 American NGO workers who have been advocating democracy? The answer is that it’s a confused revolution, looking for people to blame for its troubles.
- Poor evaluation
- February 10, 2012
- So Brownback wants to evaluate teachers based on a one-shot test, among other things, and post the evaluation on the Internet.
- Pummeling KU
- February 10, 2012
- I am now convinced that Dolph Simons Jr. stays up nights, scouring any data source, looking for some way to criticize Kansas University and the chancellor.
- Condemn sin
- February 10, 2012
- As a “religious fundamentalist” (who does not fear homosexuals), I would like to commend Anna Slemmer for her letter (Public Forum, Feb. 3).
- Garden caution
- February 10, 2012
- While fully supporting the idea of city-owned gardens (Journal-World., Feb. 7), I must offer some caution on the implementation of this worthwhile scheme.
- Musical delight
- February 10, 2012
- I just returned from the choral concert by local middle and high school students and it’s going to take a while for me to come down from the clouds.
- Royals, Gordon agree on one-year deal
- February 10, 2012
- Alex Gordon doesn’t know where negotiations stand on a long-term contract. He doesn’t even know how much he deserves to make after a breakout season with the Kansas City Royals.
- Slump busted: Kansas’ Conner Teahan regains trey form
- February 10, 2012
- Kansas University senior guard Conner Teahan, who has made four of his last five three-pointers over the last two games, appears to have shot his way out of a prolonged slump.
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- Town Talk: PepperJax Grill plans to move to Mass. Street; retailers post strong holiday sales numbers; Gould Evans slated to be architects for rec center idea February 10, 2012 · 5 comments
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