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A Day Away
Whether you prefer to travel by car, motorcycle, bicycle or maybe even horse — there's something for nearly everyone's taste to check out in Kansas. Let "A Day Away" be your guide to investigating the nooks and crannies of the Sunflower State.
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- Fourth of July weekend leads to unprecedented crowding at Humane Society
- July 6, 2009
- A busy Fourth of July weekend has the Lawrence Humane Society on the brink of capacity.
- Driver’s license brings back bad hair memories
- July 6, 2009
- Someday, I hope my child will come to me and say, “Daddy, what’s a mullet?” And I’ll be able to calmly pull out my 1995 driver’s license, from when I was 16, and say, “See that hair? That is a textbook mullet.” I’m not exactly sure why I kept that driver’s license. Maybe it’s because it was my first license that brought full driving privileges. Maybe it just makes a good story. Maybe it’s a reminder to never, EVER try that hair style again.
- Family first: Bank president reflects on hardship, career path
- July 6, 2009
- Tough economic times, heeding fatherly advice and a temporary assignment led Cindy Yulich, 49, into a banking career.
- Farm boy rollin’ like a celebrity in Beverly Hills
- July 6, 2009
- Traveling has always been a hobby of mine. Growing up a farm boy in rural Valley Falls, I always wanted to explore places beyond Kansas. This year my summer travels took me to the epicenter of food, fun and film: Beverly Hills.
- Field trip: Lawrence teen headed to Uganda for mission trip helping children
- July 6, 2009
- While most students her age are spending their summer going to the lake or studying for the SATs, Kara Evans, an incoming senior at Free State High School, will be spending her summer before senior year in Uganda.
- Say cheese (or don’t): How to look good in your driver’s license photo
- July 6, 2009
- As if we needed another challenge. Many people aren’t too pleased with the way their driver’s license photos look anyway. But some states now have adopted a “no smile” policy, since some technology used to verify IDs works better with somber faces. So we in Kansas can smile. But what else can we do to look good ?
- Pasta pairings: Barbecue adds heft to summer dish
- July 6, 2009
- Pasta salad and barbecued chicken are a natural pairing for summer celebrations. They’re even better in the same dish. This fast and easy take on pasta salad starts with a traditional base of pasta and diced vegetables. But instead of mayonnaise, which can be cloying, it is tossed with sour cream. Low-fat versions would be fine, but regular is best for unbeatable creamy richness.
- Grilled S’mores-Stuffed Banana
- July 6, 2009
- A recipe for grilled s’mores stuffed with banana.
- Baby names that are off the beaten path
- July 6, 2009
- Looking for unusual names? With everyone flocking to Ava and Aiden, or even Avery and Atticus, there are so many names like this hiding in plain sight.
- Fit to ride pain-free
- July 6, 2009
- This is about the time of year more than a few cyclists find the excitement of Bike to Work Week and early-season charity rides replaced by the soreness of overworked knees and shoulders. Long days in the saddle can lead to injuries caused as much by an ill-fitting bike as a lack of cycling fitness.
- Donated shoes can make a dramatic difference
- July 6, 2009
- Soles4Souls has a simple mission: to affect as many lives as possible with the gift of shoes.
- Master Gardeners offer creative landscapes
- July 6, 2009
- Jess Danner has a theory.“If grass won’t grow, try something else.” Danner, a Master Gardener, has planted plenty of variety to eat up the would-be lawn space at his Topeka home. More than 200 day lilies adorn the backyard, a reflection of Danner’s preference for the perennial.
- Jackson rocked fashion world, too
- July 6, 2009
- Jackson wore pegged pants, blazers and bright-white socks.
- Eliminate bagworms before they eliminate your evergreens
- July 6, 2009
- If you have evergreens in your landscape, you are most likely familiar with bagworms. Bagworms are small caterpillars that feed off needles and leaves, stripping plants of their foliage and causing trees and shrubs to die. Bagworms are easily identifiable by the 1-inch to 2-inch spindle-shaped sack they live in.
- ‘History Detectives’ dismantles long-held Booth assumptions
- July 6, 2009
- Does murderous rage run in the family?
- Materials take the ‘lug’ out of luggage
- July 5, 2009
- Travelers have no interest in lugging their luggage anymore.
- Pack smart for a good trip
- July 5, 2009
- What’s worse than lugging a heavy bag to your summer vacation spot, only to pop it open and find it filled with too many of all the wrong things?
- Jest for Grins: A new commandment: Thou shalt not camp
- July 5, 2009
- If God had given Moses an 11th commandment, I’m convinced it would have been: “Thou Shalt Not Camp!”
- Behind the Lens: Cameras can come in handy for more than just pictures
- July 5, 2009
- Now that most cell phones have cameras, and many models of point-and-shoot cameras are pocket-size, many people are carrying one or the other throughout their day.
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