- Simons’ Saturday Column: Menards again reveals city’s stunted retail thinking
- April 27, 2013
- Here we go again. As soon as Menards officials announced their plans to enter the Lawrence market, the usual debate opened up about what stores should be allowed to build in Lawrence.
- Faith Forum: What has been the most faith-defining experience of your life?
- April 27, 2013
- Deacon Godsey and Charles Gruber answer.
- The Fashion Column: Staples for spring
- April 22, 2013
- Sundresses, sandals, oversized sunglasses and colorful accessories instantly pop into my mind when I think of spring. By Emily Kennedy
- Faith Forum: Would Jesus recycle?
- April 20, 2013
- The Rev. Matt Cox answers.
- The Fashion Column: Make the most of shopping at second-hand stores
- April 15, 2013
- Some may turn up their nose at thrift or second-hand stores, but little do they know that these underrated shops can be gold mines for fashion enthusiasts. By Emily Kennedy
- Faith Forum: How is paying taxes different from tithing?
- April 13, 2013
- The Rev. Rob Baldwin and the Rev. Mitch Todd answer.
- Opinion: U.S. must re-engineer its health care system
- April 13, 2013
- Today, there is increasing worry and frustration with the cost and variation in health care quality, as well as the apparent lack of plans to resolve this in the near future. From the White House to Wall Street and main streets, from corporate board rooms to the small business owner, to families raising small children and retirees, there is a well justifiable fear that escalating health care costs will result in mediocre health care and increased health care rationing. Most proposed solutions to the health care crisis focus largely on making consumers share some of the financial responsibility for health care bills. Our analysis documents there is not enough money available today or tomorrow to support our present, fragmented health care delivery system.
- Simons’ Saturday Column: Universities should put spotlight on academic stars
- April 13, 2013
- How long has it been since the university called a news conference to announce a student, faculty member or dean was leaving KU or that an all-star recruit was coming to the campus as a student, faculty member or dean? T
- Opinion: Mental health centers need support
- April 12, 2013
- In the wake of the Sandy Hook tragedy, the national conversation has turned to ensuring the health and safety of our children, with an emphasis on mental health care. Unfortunately, community mental health centers have lost $15 million in funding (a 50 percent cut) for grants to serve the uninsured since 2007, while the number of people without insurance served has increased 19 percent over the same period.
- Delicious/Nutritious: Bring on the garlic!
- April 8, 2013
- This month’s Delicious/Nutritious ingredient is garlic, so get your breath mints ready.
- The Fashion Column: Weather will dictate your outfit, so always be prepared
- April 8, 2013
- There’s no disputing the fact that we all have eventful social calendars where we spend the bulk of spring outside, so you’ll want to be dressed to impress with the always-practical element in mind. By Emily Kennedy
- Behind the Lens: The best of times, the worst of times
- April 7, 2013
- In competitions, somebody always wins and somebody always loses, and a photographer documents both.
- Opinion: Economic schemes likely to hurt Kansas
- April 6, 2013
- Kansas has no mountains, great lakes, forests, deserts, sea coast, tropical climate or large cities to attract people. Kansas agriculture and energy sectors are far too efficient to support a large workforce. Manufacturing continues to decline in the U.S. and Kansas. We get some synergistic growth from Kansas City, Mo., but it is limited by fragmentation of the metro area. Consequently, for over a century, Kansas population has grown slower than the rest of nation.
- Simons’ Saturday Column: Kansas should work to repeat early KBA successes
- April 6, 2013
- The early success of the KBA should serve as an example of what can be done to improve the economic development of the state — if there is visionary leadership.
- Style for the Ages: Smart shopping
- April 1, 2013
- It’s the oldest cliché in the book: Men hate shopping.
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- House Republican leaders propose 1.5 percent cut to higher education for each of next two fiscal years May 21, 2013
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