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Polls
Should the city ticket property owners with snowy sidewalks?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| No | 53% | |
| Yes | 38% | |
| Not sure. | 7% | |
| Total | 661 | |
All stories
- Kansas’ budget shortfall narrows as revenue picture brightens
- January 10, 2013
- Kansas is seeing its projected budget shortfall shrink because of better-than-expected revenue collections last month, according to a new estimate released Thursday by the Legislature’s research staff. By The Associated Press
- Local groups bring concerns to legislators
- January 10, 2013
- Representatives of local organizations on Thursday brought their requests, concerns and ideas to Douglas County legislators in preparation for the 2013 legislative session that starts Monday. By Scott Rothschild
- Hearings on proposals to change the way appellate judges are selected are scheduled for next week as session starts
- January 10, 2013
- Attempts to change the way appellate judges are selected will be considered during the first week of the 2013 legislative session. The session starts Monday, and the Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled hearings for Wednesday and Thursday on a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow the governor to select justices to the Kansas Supreme Court and judges to the Kansas Court of Appeals, subject to confirmation by the Senate. By Scott Rothschild
- All Kansas counties except one declared disaster areas because of drought
- January 10, 2013
- Nearly all of Kansas has been declared a federal disaster area in 2013 because of persisting drought conditions. By Ian Cummings
- Lawrence debaters headed for state tournament
- January 10, 2013
- Debate squads from both Lawrence and Free State high schools are competing in the state tournament this weekend in Hutchinson. By Peter Hancock
- Barn destroyed by fire east of Clinton Lake
- January 10, 2013
- A barn east of Clinton Lake, already engulfed in flames when fire crews responded about 9:15 a.m. Thursday morning was completely destroyed.
- Report: Kansas ranks average for school finance
- January 10, 2013
- 17th annual “Quality Counts” report shows Kansas spends less, but distributes funding more evenly than national average. By Peter Hancock
- 25 years ago: New construction at KU set back by fire
- January 10, 2013
- Fire from a propane heater this week caused $30,000 damage to the foundation of Kansas University’s new science library.
- 40 years ago: KU has only 10 days of heating fuel, chancellor says
- January 10, 2013
- Nichols added that the university had already spent more than $7,000 for oil this winter.
- Opinion: Freedom to be left alone
- January 10, 2013 in print edition on A7
- Exposed. That, in a word, is how you feel when someone broadcasts your home address without your knowledge, against your wishes. Your correspondent speaks from experience. Six years ago when white supremacists published my home address and phone number on their websites, the first thing I felt was vulnerable.
- Opinion: Fiscal ‘victory’ costly for Democrats
- January 10, 2013 in print edition on A7
- Democrats not allergic to arithmetic must know the cost of their “fiscal cliff” victory. When they flinched from allowing all of George W. Bush’s tax rates, especially those on middle-class incomes, to expire, liberalism lost its nerve and began what will be a long slide into ludicrousness.
- Style Scout: Nick Reid
- January 10, 2013
- What would you like to see more of in Lawrence? A more dominant art scene, more art studios.
- Style Scout: Martha Leonard
- January 10, 2013
- What would you like to see more of in Lawrence? I wish Mass. Street was a pedestrian street.
- How former Jayhawks fared in Jan. 9 NBA games
- January 10, 2013
- A look at how former Kansas University players fared in Wednesday’s NBA games.
- Editorial: Children in need
- State assistance policies that are driving more Kansas children into poverty need to be re-examined.
- January 10, 2013
- Gov. Sam Brownback is defending his administration’s new approach to programs designed to help poor families in Kansas, but the numbers are troubling.
- Horoscopes for Jan. 10
- January 10, 2013
- For Thursday, Jan. 10: This year you make waves wherever you go. Your combination of high energy, strong intellect and charisma draws in many opportunities for you. If you are single, you attract many admirers who want to make you theirs.
- LHS bowlers win
- January 10, 2013
- Lawrence High bowlers took first place in both boys and girls varsity against KC Washington, Shawnee Mission East, and Free State on Wednesday at KC Bowl.
- Our Town Sports
- January 10, 2013
- Horseshoes anyone?: Anyone interested in pitching horseshoes is welcome at 7 p.m. every Thursday at Broken Arrow. Contact Wynne at 843-8450.Horseshoes anyone?: Anyone interested in pitching horseshoes is welcome at 7 p.m. every Thursday at Broken Arrow. Contact Wynne at 843-8450.
- 100 years ago: More than half of KU students pay their own way
- January 10, 2013
- “In the fields through the long summer, behind a desk, in a store, ploughing or peddling, do some 1400 of these young Kansans labor to obtain those funds….”
- Kovel’s Antiques: Roseville Pottery highly collectible
- January 10, 2013
- Roseville Pottery was founded in Roseville, Ohio, in 1890. A second Roseville plant opened in nearby Zanesville in 1898.
- Garden Calendar: Try ZZ plant for easy-to-grow option
- January 10, 2013
- As I admire the glossy green leaves of a Zamioculcas zamiifolia, or ZZ plant, I wonder how I have overlooked this plant previously.
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- City approves Menards store next to Home Depot at 31st and Iowa streets June 18, 2013 · 90 comments
- Kobach considering filing charges against protesters who came to his home June 17, 2013 · 134 comments
- Opinion: Redskins mascot can’t be justified June 16, 2013 · 105 comments
- Consultants raise concerns about proposed LMH wellness center at city's new recreation center June 19, 2013 · 11 comments
- Blog: State seeking proposal to develop resort at Clinton Lake State Park June 18, 2013 · 39 comments
- Armed employees could invalidate school districts’ insurance policies June 20, 2013 · 3 comments
- Letter: Two is enough June 19, 2013 · 28 comments
- Illinois man sentenced to 30 months in prison in case where children were bound and blindfolded in parking lot June 19, 2013 · 10 comments
- Shooting reported Tuesday night during road-rage incident; police looking for driver June 19, 2013 · 12 comments
- U.S. Supreme Court strikes down voter registration law similar to the one in Kansas June 17, 2013 · 76 comments
- Daytripper: We're in the money May 20, 2013
- Professional dancer to flutter through Kansas milkweed to help save butterflies June 19, 2013
- Andrew Wiggins scores seven points in Bill Self campers game June 19, 2013
- Day 2: From the Emerald Triangle to the Sunflower State May 27, 2013
- Consultants raise concerns about proposed LMH wellness center at city's new recreation center June 19, 2013
- Students learn the ropes of summer research project June 6, 2013
- Opinion: Bureaucrats at root of government trust June 14, 2013
- Police investigate string of almost 20 auto burglaries in west Lawrence June 18, 2013
- Construction can't stop St. John's Fiesta June 19, 2013
- County takes no action on controversial rock quarry June 19, 2013
